Jakub Polaczyk
Jakub Polaczyk, (born 1983 in Krakow) is a Polish composer and pianist based in New York City. Winner of the American Prize in Composition 2020[1] and Iron Composer 2013.[2] Graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied in Poland with: Marcel Chyrzyński, Krzysztof Penderecki, Marek Chołoniewski (pl), in Belgium with Jan Van Landeghem (nl) and in the USA with Reza Vali. Currently teaching at The New York Conservatory of Music.[3] Since 2018 Polaczyk has been the New Music Director of the International Chopin & Friends Festival in NYC.[4]
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- ^ American Prize in Composition 2020 winners, professional chamber instrumental division [1]
- ^ Grant Segall: Jakub Polaczyk whistles to victory in Iron Composer contest at Baldwin Wallace, Berea News, Sept 09, 2013 [2]
- ^ The New York Conservatory of Music faculty
- ^ International Chopin & Friends Festival
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