Program

Anton de Kontski (1816-1899)

"Souvenir de Bukoviec". Romance sans paroles, op. 145

"La Chute du Rhin". Morceau de Concert, op. 281  

"La dolce Rimembranza". Mazurka op. 158 

"Souvenir de Dantzic". Romance sans paroles, op. 142 

"Le Rouet" Impromptu, op. 325

Feliks Roderyk Łabuński (1892-1979) 

Two Kujawiaks

1. Moderato cantando

2. Tranquillo

Fryderyk Chopin  (1810-1849)

Nocturne op. 62 no. 2 

Ballade no. 3, op. 47 

Berceuse op. 57 

Ballade no. 1, op. 23

Praised by the Buenos Aires Herald as “one of the best Polish pianists”, Sławomir Dobrzański delights audiences with his expressive touch, intelligent phrasing, and elegant technique. As a soloist and chamber musician, he performed in over twenty countries in Asia, Europe, North and South America.

Dobrzański released several critically acclaimed world-premiere recordings of piano music by Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831), Antoni Kątski (known also as Anton de Kontski) (1816-1899), Wiktor Łabuński (1895-1974), Károly Aggházy (1855-1918), and Feliks Roderyk Łabuński (1892-1979), published by the London-based label Acte Prealable. He is also an author of the first biography of Maria Szymanowska in the English language, published by the Polish Music Center at the University of Southern California.
 
Originally from Wrocław, Poland, he is a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland, and the University of Connecticut. He currently resides in Manhattan, Kansas, where he serves as Professor of Piano and Head of the Keyboard Division at the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Kansas State University.

In 2017, the pianist was honored with the title of “Meritorious for National Culture” by the Government of the Republic of Poland. Recently, he received the Outstanding Teacher Award from Kansas Music Teachers Association.