Saturday, 10/18/14, 7:30 PM
Plymouth Church UCC
2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights OH
Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland) has recorded six CDs to date and performed solo recitals in the world’s most prestigious halls, including London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National Philharmonic Hall, Tshaikovsky Hall in Moscow and Carnegie Hall in New York. He is on the faculty of the Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland. Lukasz is one of the most gifted and natural guitarists in the world and infuses his concerts with immense intensity and emotion.
Meet the performer at a special reception after the concert.
Program:
Rossiniana No. 3 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Ten Preludes by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)
Cadenza by Krzystof Penderecki (b.1933) (ed. L Kuropaczewski)
Prelude et Interlude by Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986)
Sonata para Guitarra by Antonio José (1902-1936)
Lukasz Kuropaczewski is well on his way to becoming a major figure on the worldwide
classical music scene. Born in 1981 in the small Polish town of Gniezno, Lukasz began
studying guitar at the age of ten. At 13 his early talent brought him to the attention of the
distinguished guitar teacher Piotr Zaleski, with whom he studied from 1994 to 2003.
Upon receiving a Masters degree from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, he
came to the U.S. on a full scholarship to study with Maestro Manuel Barrueco at the
Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD, where he was awarded an Artist Diploma in 2008. At
the same time, Lukasz was playing concerts in his native land and around the world,
demonstrating his remarkable passion and precision to enthusiastic audiences. Always in
great demand, he has been invited to perform in France, Spain, Germany, Hungary,
Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Greece, Bulgaria, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Panama,
and the United States. Among his outstanding appearances have been solo recitals in
London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National
Philharmonic Hall, Tshaikovsky Hall in Moscow, and Carnegie Hall in New York. He has
collaborated in chamber music with musicians from his native Poland as well as from the
Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, and the San Antonio
Symphony in works ranging from Vivaldi to Boccherini.
Over the years, he has received an avalanche of praise from critics in America and abroad.
The Nürnberger Zeitung wrote, “Kuropaczewski performed with such passion and
technical perfection that the audience could only fall in love with him.” “The fast and
precise touch of this young musician electrified the audience.” (International Guitar
Festival, Ameria, Spain) “Lukasz gave the most dramatic, dynamic and emotional recital I
believe I have ever witnessed.” (Manuel Barrueco Masterclass, Peabody Institute,
Baltimore, MD) “Kuropaczewski understands music like nobody else does and he seems
to love what he does.” (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland).
Mr. Kuropaczewski served as guitar faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in
Phialdelphia, USA from 2008-2010, and currently teaches at the Academy of Music in
Poznan, Poland. He is also the Artistic Director of the Polish Guitar Academy Festival,
Poznan, Poland. ( www.polish-guitar-academy.com )