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Education
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Doctor of Musical Arts, summa cum laude
Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY
Primary Instructor: Constance Keene
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2008
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Master of Music, summa cum laude
Mannes College of Music, New York City, NY
Primary Instructor: Jerome Rose
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2003
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Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude
Mannes College of Music, New York City, NY
Primary Instructor: Jerome Rose
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2001
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Teaching Experience
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• Adjunct Piano Faculty
International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York, NY
2006 Duties: teach individual piano lessons and master classes
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2006 - Present
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• Adjunct Faculty, Secondary Piano, Montclair State University, NJ Duties: teach
group piano courses to undergraduate and graduate non-piano music majors, including
preparation for juries |
2005 – 2006
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• Teaching Assistant, Required Piano, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY Duties:
teach group Required Piano courses and individual Elective Piano lessons to non-piano
majors, including preparation for exams and recitals
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2004 – 2006
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• Piano Faculty, Piano School of New York City, Inc. Duties: teach private piano
lessons to children and adults, beginner to intermediate.
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1999 – 2005
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• Guest Instructor/Substitute, Piano and Chamber Music, Manhattan School of Music
Pre-College, New York, NY Duties: conducted private piano lessons and chamber music
coachings to Pre-college students for seven weeks in preparation for a recital.
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2004
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• Guest Artist, Master Classes: Montclair State University, NJ Duties: Taught public
lessons to four Montclair University piano students each year.
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2003, 2004
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• Guest Artist, Master Classes: Montclair State University, NJ Duties: Taught public
lessons to four Montclair University piano students each year.
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2003, 2004
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• Instructor, Piano and Music Appreciation, De La Salle Academy, New York, NY Duties:
taught piano and basic music history to children with excellent academic skills,
coming from financially underprivileged families
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2003 – 2004
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Selected Performances
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• Concerto soloist, Mannes Baroque Orchestra (New York, NY), Silesian Philharmonia
(Katowice, Poland), Opole Philharmonia (Opole, Poland), Szymanowski Music School
Symphonia (Katowice, Poland)
• Recitalist, The United States: Weill Hall at Carnegie
Hall (New York, NY), Merkin Hall (New York, NY), Moores Opera House (Houston, TX),
The Rice University (Houston, TX), Curtis Institute (Philadelphia, PA), National
Arts Club (New York, NY), Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ) Europe: Salle
Cortot (Paris, France), Chateau de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau, France), Muraltengut
(Zurich, Switzerland), The Royal Castle (Warsaw, Poland), The Chopin Society (Warsaw,
Poland), The Chopin Academy of Music (Warsaw, Poland), The Szymanowski Academy of
Music (Katowice, Poland)
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Chamber Music and Accompanying
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• Chamber music pianist, staff, Conservatoire Américaine Fontainebleau, France Duties:
rehearsed and performed sonatas for violin and cello and piano trios
• Orchestra
member, harpsichord and organ Bachanalia Orchestra, New York, NY Duties: rehearse
and perform basso continuo part in works of J. S. Bach.
• Studio Accompanist, students
of Antonia Lavanne and Dan Marek Mannes College of Music, New York, NY Duties: provided
piano accompaniment to lieder and arias during voice lessons
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Awards and Honors
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First Prize, Mieczyslaw Munz Piano Competition, New York, NY
• First Prize, Conservatoire
Américaine, Fontainebleau, France
• First Prize, I. J. Paderewski Piano Competition,
Konin, Poland
• First Prize, International Bach Competition, Gorzow Wielkopolski,
Poland
• Silver Medal, International Chopin Competition, Kosciuszko Foundation, New
York City, NY
• Silver Medal, International Chopin Competition, Szafarnia, Poland
Mention Excellent in Piano, European American Musical
• Alliance Summer Music Program,
Paris, France
• Dorothy McKenzie Recognition Award, International Keyboard Institute,
New York City, NY
• Academic Excellence Award, Theory of Music Award Mannes College
of Music, New York City, NY
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Performance Broadcasts and Guest Appearances
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WQXR Young Artist Showcase, New York, NY
• National Public Radio
• WGTE, Toledo, OH
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Voice of America, Washington, D.C.
• TVP 1, Polish National Television
• Radio 2, Polish
Classical Music Station
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Other
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• Artist Relations Coordinator, Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.
New York, NY
Duties: book and manage events at the the Yamaha Piano Salon, organize master classes and concert series with world-renowned pianist.
• Published Music Critic, New York Concert Review, Inc.
New York, NY
Duties: review
solo and chamber music recitals at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
• Coordinator
and Harpsichordist, experimental Baroque orchestra
New York, NY
Duties: Recruited
musicians, catalogued instruments, took care of maintaining their condition, invited
guest artists to work with the group
• Assistant, Recording Engineer, Patrych Sound
Studios, Bronx, NY
Duties: Selecting takes, basic editing
• Student Advisory Council
Member,
Mannes College of Music, New York, NY
Duties: Proposed and discussed ways
to improve the functioning of school’s community and general facilities in the building.
• Chorus Manager, Mannes College of Music,
New York, NY
Duties: created and catalogued
the choral library, coordinated rehearsals, recruited ringers, arranged contracts.
• Repetiteur, Polish diction and vocal coaching
Mannes College of Music, New York, NY
Duties: Prepared singers for performances of Chopin’s Songs in Polish for the
Chopin Festival commemorating composer’s 150th death anniversary.
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Languages
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• Polish, English (fluent)
• Spanish, French, German (conversational)
• Italian, Russian (basic)
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