Aleksandra Mikulska
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 17 November 1981
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Instruments | Piano |
Website | aleksandramikulska.com |
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 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]
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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, , 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]
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.[23]
- 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.[24]
References[]
- The information in this article is based in its Deutsch equivalent.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska: Souvenirs". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Die Pianistin Aleksandra Mikulska". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ausnahmepianistin Aleksandra Mikulska brillierte erneut beim besonderen Klavierkonzert im Norddorfer Gemeindehaua". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Überwältigend erklingende Zartheit". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "ÜBER UNS-50 Jahre Chopin-Gesellschaft – eine Gesellschaft mit Tradition und klaren Zielen". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "KLAVIERABEND ZU EHREN DES 150. GEBURTSTAGES VON MARIA SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Artist "Aleksandra Mikulska"". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska- Musikverein Neuruppin e.V." Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Klassisches Klavierkonzert mit Aleksandra Mikulska im Barfüßerkloster in Grünberg". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska-Concert Pianist". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Präsidentin der Chopin-Gesellschaft zu Gast". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska - Klavierkonzert". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "ALEKSANDRA MIKULSKA SZYMANOWSKI-CHOPIN". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska „Liebesträume". Konzert im Brucknerhaus Linz". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Meisterwerke der Klaviermusik I - Aleksandra Mikulska: Scarlatti- Chopin- Szymanowski". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "AKTUELLE KONZERTTERMINE 2021". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Chopin im Exil - Veranstaltung - Nikolaisaal Potsdam". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ausnahmepianistin Aleksandra Mikulska brillierte erneut beim besonderen Klavierkonzert im Norddorfer Gemeindehaus …". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "KünstlerhausKonzert, Freitag, 03.06.2016, 19.30 Uhr, Festsaal". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Effectiveness of Tocilizumab with and without Dexamethasone in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Retrospective Study". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mikulska". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Chopin-Abend mit Aleksandra Mikulska beim MDR Musiksommer". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Music Award Ennio Porrino-The Winners". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Muzyka w barwach jesieni". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Polish classical pianists
- Women classical pianists
- 21st-century classical pianists
- Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition
- 21st-century women musicians
- Musicians from Warsaw