Joanna Domanska
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Joanna Domańska is a Polish
classical
pianist
and music teacher from Gliwice
.
in Kraków
with professor Jan Hoffman, and she graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Katowice
, in the piano class of professor Andrzej Jasiński
in 1982. She continued her piano studies with Livia Rév in Paris 1986-1987 on a grant from the Government of France. She is an outstanding interpreter of Karol Szymanowski’s
works, and highly appreciated for her interpretation of Brahms
, Ravel
, Mozart
and Chopin.
Domańska is a laureate of international piano competitions:M. Long – J. Thibaud in Paris 1981 and A. Casagrande in Terni, Italy 1982, as well as of the Young Stage at the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk 1982.
She has been invited to participate in music festivals worldwide, such as the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Festa Musica Pro in Assisi, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Festival de Radio France et de Montpellier, Warsaw Autumn, the Cracow Composer Days, Karol Szymanowski Music Days in Zakopane, the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk and the Chopin Festival in Duszniki.
Domańska recorded three CDs with Karol Szymanowski
works. The first one was recorded in 1995 by British record company Olympia (OCD 344). The album was received enthusiastically and was twice nominated for the “Fryderyk” award given by the phonographic industry in Poland.
In 2007 the Polish record company DUX published Domańska's second album (DUX 0576), recorded with Andrzej Tatarski: the first ever performance of a piano version of Szymanowski’s music to ballet "Harnasie
", adapted for two pianos.
In the same year she recorded her third CD published at DUX with piano works of Karol Szymanowski (Metophes op.29, 12 Studies op.33, IIIrd Sonata op.36, 4 Polish Dances). This CD was honoured by "Pizzicato” with "Supersonic Award" – one of the most valuable awards worldwide (DUX 0615).
Domańska has recorded for Polish Radio and Television, Radiotelevisione Italiana and Radio France.
Currently Domańska conducts piano classes at the Academy of Music in Katowice
, she was invited several times as a member of jury at Polish and international piano competitions and lectures at master courses.
Since 2002 Domańska has been deputy vice-president of the Karol Szymanowski Music Association.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and music teacher from Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
.
Biography
Domańska started her piano studies at the Academy of MusicAcademy of Music in Kraków
The Academy of Music in Kraków is a conservatory located in downtown Kraków, Poland.-History:The Academy, until 1945 as a conservatory under the name Cracow Conservatory or Conservatory of the Music Society, was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to artistic...
in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
with professor Jan Hoffman, and she graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice is one of the leading musical schools in Poland. It is located in Katowice, Silesia...
, in the piano class of professor Andrzej Jasiński
Andrzej Jasinski
Andrzej Jasiński is a Polish pianist.In 1959 he graduated with honors from the University of Music in Katowice in the piano class of Władysława Markiewiczówna. The following year he won the Maria Canals Competition, and subsequently completed his training under Magda Tagliaferro...
in 1982. She continued her piano studies with Livia Rév in Paris 1986-1987 on a grant from the Government of France. She is an outstanding interpreter of Karol Szymanowski’s
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.-Life:Szymanowski was born into a wealthy land-owning Polish gentry family in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. He studied music privately with his father before going to Gustav Neuhaus'...
works, and highly appreciated for her interpretation of Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
, Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
, Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
and Chopin.
Domańska is a laureate of international piano competitions:M. Long – J. Thibaud in Paris 1981 and A. Casagrande in Terni, Italy 1982, as well as of the Young Stage at the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk 1982.
She has been invited to participate in music festivals worldwide, such as the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Festa Musica Pro in Assisi, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Festival de Radio France et de Montpellier, Warsaw Autumn, the Cracow Composer Days, Karol Szymanowski Music Days in Zakopane, the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk and the Chopin Festival in Duszniki.
Domańska recorded three CDs with Karol Szymanowski
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.-Life:Szymanowski was born into a wealthy land-owning Polish gentry family in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. He studied music privately with his father before going to Gustav Neuhaus'...
works. The first one was recorded in 1995 by British record company Olympia (OCD 344). The album was received enthusiastically and was twice nominated for the “Fryderyk” award given by the phonographic industry in Poland.
In 2007 the Polish record company DUX published Domańska's second album (DUX 0576), recorded with Andrzej Tatarski: the first ever performance of a piano version of Szymanowski’s music to ballet "Harnasie
Harnasie
Harnasie, Op. 55, is a ballet-pantomime written by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski , between 1923-1931, to a libretto by Jerzy Rytard and his wife and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, the librettist of Symanowski's opera, King Roger....
", adapted for two pianos.
In the same year she recorded her third CD published at DUX with piano works of Karol Szymanowski (Metophes op.29, 12 Studies op.33, IIIrd Sonata op.36, 4 Polish Dances). This CD was honoured by "Pizzicato” with "Supersonic Award" – one of the most valuable awards worldwide (DUX 0615).
Domańska has recorded for Polish Radio and Television, Radiotelevisione Italiana and Radio France.
Currently Domańska conducts piano classes at the Academy of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice is one of the leading musical schools in Poland. It is located in Katowice, Silesia...
, she was invited several times as a member of jury at Polish and international piano competitions and lectures at master courses.
Since 2002 Domańska has been deputy vice-president of the Karol Szymanowski Music Association.