Marcin Fleszar
Vita
Prize winner of major piano competitions, Marcin Fleszar is a pianist who combines brilliant virtuosity with the poetry of music.
His interpretations are "thoroughly enchanting" (ClassicsToday) – “his music touches your heart“ (Anzeiger Burgdorf).
Fleszar shares his passion through a wide range of musical tradition and keyboard instruments, including historical instruments and the organ.
In his debut album for Rubicon Classics in 2020 he performs the timeless Suite in
A minor of J.Ph. Rameau on the piano instead of the traditional way on the harpsichord, combining the old instrument technique with the modern one.
To refer to Robert Schumann`s 210th anniversary Marcin Fleszar choose for the second half of the album the "Davidsbündlertänze" which were the composer’s secret engagement present for his future wife Clara Wieck.
The improvisational character of the music, its deeper meaning hidden in the rhetorical figures and the different colors and shadings of harmonies are the hallmark of Fleszar`s artistic creation.
Born in Poland, the homeland of Frédéric Chopin, Marcin Fleszar`s fascination with the composer led him to include all of Chopin`s compositions in his wide concert repertoire.
Under the direction of Maria Jõao Pires, Marcin Fleszar was an Artist-in-residence in the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, “… a prestigious international center of excellence for artistic training of exceptionally gifted young musicians…, the musical elite of tomorrow...”
As a devoted chamber musician since 2011, Fleszar performs with Agata-Maria Raatz in Violin & Piano DUO.
"Marcin Fleszar is a pianist who has great sensitivity and notable instrumental abilities"
- Louise Hopkins
Festivals
XI Festival de Música de Cámara
Musiguenza , 2016
Beethoven Music Chapel Festival in Flagey- Brussel , 2014
Murten Classics Festival, 2014
VII Festival de Música de Cámara,
Musiguenza 2013
Swiss Chamber Music Festival in Adelboden, 2012
F. Chopin Festival in Geneve, 2012
Yehudi Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, 2011
La Folle Journée de Varsovie in Warschau, 2010
“Swiss Chopin Festival” - concert series
(Zürich, Basel, Bern), 2010
F. Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdroj, 2009
BEKB After Business Concerts, 2006
Einstein Biennale in Bern, 2005
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Training
Enrico Pace
Maria Jõao Pires
Rena Shereshevskaya
Age 36
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Competitions
1st prize in the International Jean Francaix Music Competition in Paris (Vanves), 2015
Prize winner of "Kiefer Hablitzel Musikpreis" in Bern, 2008 & 2009
4th prize in the Chopin National
Competition in Warsaw, 2008
1st prize in the 9th International
Competition of Musical Interpretations
in Lausanne, 2007
Winner of "Odd Fellows Music Prize"
in Bern, 2006
3rd prize in the 10th International Chopin Piano Competition in Szafarnia, 2001
2nd prize in the 5th National Piano Competition in Zagan, 2000