EWA POBŁOCKA is one of the Polish most distinguished pianists. She
studied at the Music Academy in Gdansk, and is the holder of top awards
from piano competitions in Vercelli, Bordeaux and Warsaw. Ewa Pobłocka
has performed throughout most of Europe, as well as both North and
South America, Singapore, Korea, Japan, and Australia, appearing in
such famous venues as the Herkules-Saal in Munich, the Musikhalle in
Hamburg, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Barbican Centre and
Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, New York's Lincoln
Center and Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.
She has given concert performances with, among others, London Symphony
Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino, Bayerisher Rudfunkorchester, Niederösterreichisches
Tonkünstlerorchester, Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw,
Polish Chamber Orchestra and the Polish Radio National Symphony
Orchestra in Katowice.
She has been broadcasted widely and recorded for Deutsche
Grammophon, Grüner§Jahr, VICTOR JVC, Pony Canyon, Polskie Nagrania
MUZA, KOS Records, Conifer Records, CD ACCORD and BeArTon. Her recorded
interpretation of Lutosławski's Piano Concerto under the direction of
the composer was named "Record of the Year '96" by the monthly magazine
"Studio", and for her recording of Field's complete Nocturnes she was
awarded the John Field Medal. Her CD with the Piano Concertos by
Andrzej Panufnik, Witold Lutosławski and Paweł Szymański with the
Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra under Kazimierz Kord (edited by
CD Accord) received the title of "The Record of the Year '98" and the
award of the Polish Board of Phonography FRYDERYK '98. Also her
recording of the Songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz with Jadwiga Rappé
(edited by CD Accord) was awarded by FRYDERYK '98. Her most recent
recordings are the Chopin's complete Mazurkas, Fantasia on the Polish
Airs Op. 2 with Sinfonia Varsovia under Jacek Kaspszyk (world premiere
recording based on the Polish National Edition edited by Jan Ekier) for
BeArTon, Bach's complete Partitas and Faure's complete Nocturnes for
VICTOR JVC.
Ewa Pobłocka also enjoys performing chamber music in which
field she works with the singers as Ewa Podleś, Jadwiga Rappé and Olga
Pasichnyk, as well as with violinist Piotr Pławner and the Silesian
String Quartet. |