Aleksandra Mikulska Explained
Aleksandra Mikulska (born November 17, 1981, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish classical pianist.[1] [2] [3] [4] She is the current president of the Chopin Society in Darmstadt, Germany.[5]
Biography
Mikulska was born in Warsaw. She began piano education at the age of six. She attended a class for young talent at the Karol Szymanowski Complex of State Music Schools in Warsaw. Mikulska went on to study with Peter Eicher at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe. She subsequently continued her studies at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” di Imola in Italy,[6] where she was influenced by Lazar Berman, Boris Petrushansky and Michel Dalberto. After completing the studies, Mikulska enrolled in Arie Vardi’s postgraduate solo performance class at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, where she received her Performer's Diploma in 2010. She attended numerous master classes taught by well-known piano teachers including Lev Natochenny, Andrzej Jasiński, Kevin Kenner and Diane Andersen, among others.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
She was awarded several times a Polish prime ministerial bursary and a scholarship by the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. Her debut recording was released in 2010 and is dedicated to works by Frédéric Chopin.[12]
Mikulska has performed with renowned orchestras under the batons of Michael Sanderling, Pawel Przytocki, Kaspar Zehnder, Johannes Schlaefli, Stefan Fraas and Philippe Bach at the Musikverein in Vienna,[13] the Brucknerhaus in Linz,[14] the Tonhalle Zürich,[15] the Saalbau Essen,[16] the Nikolaisaal in Potsdam,[17] the Kurhaus Wiesbaden,[18] the Künstlerhaus in Munich[19] and the National Philharmonic in Warsaw.[20]
Mikulska was awarded with many prizes at international piano competitions, among others the prize for The best Polish pianist at the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.[21] [22]
Mikulska was appointed to a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden starting in the winter semester 2021/2022.[23] [24]
Selected discography
- 2010: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata in B Minor
- 2011: Expressions: Piano Works by Joseph Haydn, Karol Szymanowski and Frédéric Chopin
- 2013: Frédéric Chopin: Ballades
- 2015: European Melodies: Aleksandra Mikulska plays Chopin & Franz Liszt
- 2018: Souvenirs: Piano Works by Franz Liszt
- 2020: Reflections: Piano Sonatas by Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt
Awards
- 2000: Second prize in the Concorso Internazionale di Pianoforte “E. Porrino” in Cagliari, Italy.[25]
- 2005: Special prize for The best Polish pianist at the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.
- 2007: Second and audience prize at the Musica Aeterna International Piano Competition in Wavre, Belgium.[26]
References
- The information in this article is based in its Deutsch equivalent.
Notes and References
- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska: Souvenirs. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Die Pianistin Aleksandra Mikulska. 12 March 2020. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Ausnahmepianistin Aleksandra Mikulska brillierte erneut beim besonderen Klavierkonzert im Norddorfer Gemeindehaua. 9 July 2018. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Überwältigend erklingende Zartheit . July 26, 2021 . August 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812012253/https://www.bechstein.com/die-welt-von-bechstein/konzert/ueberwaeltigend-erklingende-zartheit/ . dead .
- Web site: ÜBER UNS-50 Jahre Chopin-Gesellschaft – eine Gesellschaft mit Tradition und klaren Zielen . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: KLAVIERABEND ZU EHREN DES 150. GEBURTSTAGES VON MARIA SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE . July 26, 2021 . January 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020851/https://www.nikolaisaal.de/kalender/gesamtprogramm/alle-veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/klavierabend-zu-ehren-des-150-geburtstages-von-maria-sklodowska-curie.html . dead .
- Web site: Artist "Aleksandra Mikulska" . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska- Musikverein Neuruppin e.V.. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Klassisches Klavierkonzert mit Aleksandra Mikulska im Barfüßerkloster in Grünberg . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska-Concert Pianist . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Präsidentin der Chopin-Gesellschaft zu Gast . July 26, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111064849/https://www.maz-online.de/Lokales/Prignitz/Praesidentin-der-Chopin-Gesellschaft-zu-Gast . dead .
- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska - Klavierkonzert. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: ALEKSANDRA MIKULSKA SZYMANOWSKI-CHOPIN . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska "Liebesträume". Konzert im Brucknerhaus Linz . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Meisterwerke der Klaviermusik I - Aleksandra Mikulska: Scarlatti- Chopin- Szymanowski. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: AKTUELLE KONZERTTERMINE 2021. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Chopin im Exil - Veranstaltung - Nikolaisaal Potsdam. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Ausnahmepianistin Aleksandra Mikulska brillierte erneut beim besonderen Klavierkonzert im Norddorfer Gemeindehaus …. 9 July 2018. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: KünstlerhausKonzert, Freitag, 03.06.2016, 19.30 Uhr, Festsaal . July 26, 2021.
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- Web site: Aleksandra Mikulska . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Chopin-Abend mit Aleksandra Mikulska beim MDR Musiksommer. July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Neue Professorin für Klavier . 28 October 2021 . November 25, 2021.
- Web site: Prof. Aleksandra Mikulska - Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden . November 25, 2021.
- Web site: The Music Award Ennio Porrino-The Winners . July 26, 2021.
- Web site: Muzyka w barwach jesieni. July 27, 2021.