{"id":1617,"date":"2020-03-25T18:21:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/instytut\/ismuz\/?page_id=1617"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:06:27","slug":"wojciech-waleczek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/instytut\/ismuz\/en\/pracownicy\/wojciech-waleczek\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Wojciech Waleczek, DSc, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules reverse\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"section-title section-title_border-bottom\">Prof. Wojciech Waleczek, DSc, PhD<\/h3> \r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                <strong>Prof. Wojciech Waleczek, DSc, PhD<\/strong> \u2013 pianist, chamber musician, pedagogue, and professor at the University of Silesia in Katowice.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated with distinction from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in 2003, where he studied piano under Prof. Zbigniew Raubo. He continued his education in postgraduate studies at the Vancouver Academy of Music under Prof. Lee Kum-Sing. In 2014 and 2017, he obtained the degrees of Doctor and Doctor Habilitated of Musical Arts at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, and in 2022 the President of the Republic of Poland awarded him the title of Professor of Arts in the discipline of musical arts.<\/p>\n<p>Wojciech Waleczek is an artist known for his uncompromising approach to performance. Born in 1980, he has been active as a concert musician for over twenty-five years, giving piano recitals as well as symphonic and chamber concerts in 27 European countries, as well as in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Palestine, Algeria, Kenya, Seychelles, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana, Canada, and the USA. \r\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/instytut\/ismuz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/Bez-kategorii\/Waleczek-13-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"img\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p>He has performed as a soloist with the philharmonic orchestras of Bydgoszcz, Kalisz, Katowice, Kielce, Koszalin, Lublin, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Opole, Rzesz\u00f3w, Szczecin, Wa\u0142brzych, Wroc\u0142aw, Zabrze, as well as with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, the Toru\u0144 Symphony Orchestra, Capella Bydgostiensis, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Krak\u00f3w, the Polish Orchestra \u201cSinfonia Iuventus,\u201d the Elbl\u0105g Chamber Orchestra, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, the Amman Symphony Orchestra, the Kaposv\u00e1r Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the Brest Academic Drama Theatre, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Theatre in Bras\u00edlia, the Paran\u00e1 State Symphony Orchestra in Brazil, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, the State Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n<p>He has collaborated with numerous conductors, including: M. J. B\u0142aszczyk, \u0141. Borowicz, K. Bumann, G. Chmura, S. Chrzanowski, M. Diadiura, M. Dworzy\u0144ski, B. Fromanger, Chang Joon-Gun, M. Gawro\u0144ski, Cz. Grabowski, I. Hobson, G. Kerenyi, R. Klychev, J. Kosek, M. Lebel, M. Nesterowicz, U. Makhmudov, M. Metelska, N. Morozowicz, D. Pavilionis, O. Palymski, M. Pijarowski, W. Rajski, J. Rogala, Z. Rychert, J. Salwarowski, M. U. Sidiq, R. Silva, M. Smolij, A. Sosnowski, M. Sugar, P. Veneri, A. Weiser, T. Wojciechowski, M. Wolniewski, J. M. Zarzycki, M. \u017b\u00f3\u0142towski, B. \u017burakowski.<\/p>\n<p>Discography:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liszt \u2013 Violin and Piano Music (Voytek Proniewicz \u2013 violin), Naxos (2014)<\/li>\n<li>Liszt \u2013 Grandes \u00e9tudes de Paganini, Transcendental \u00e9tudes de Paganini, Capriccio (2017)<\/li>\n<li>Liszt \u2013 Harmonies po\u00e9tiques et religieuses, Naxos (2019)<\/li>\n<li>Schubert \u2013 Rarities and Short Piano Works, Naxos (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Liszt \u2013 Weihnachtsbaum, Naxos (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prizes in piano competitions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Third Prize and the Artur Rubinstein Prize at the 2nd International Competition for Young Pianists \u201cArthur Rubinstein in memoriam\u201d in Bydgoszcz (1996)<\/li>\n<li>Third Prize at the 7th International F. Liszt Piano Competition \u201cPremio Mario Zanfi\u201d in Parma (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Third Prize at the 6th International Seiler Piano Competition in Palermo (2005)<\/li>\n<li>Third Prize at the 3rd International F. Liszt Piano Competition in Wroc\u0142aw (2005)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pianist has received awards and scholarships from the Prime Minister of Poland, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the mayors of Katowice and Gliwice, the Silesian Regional Assembly, the Rector of the University of Silesia, and many other institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Decorations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2017 \u2013 Honorary Badge \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odznaka_honorowa_%E2%80%9EZas%C5%82u%C5%BCony_dla_Kultury_Polskiej%E2%80%9D\">Meritorious for Polish Culture<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>2018 \u2013 Silver <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odznaka_Honorowa_za_Zas%C5%82ugi_dla_Wojew%C3%B3dztwa_%C5%9Al%C4%85skiego\">Honorary Badge for Merit to the Silesian Voivodeship<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019 \u2013 Bronze <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krzy%C5%BC_Zas%C5%82ugi\">Cross of Merit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2023 \u2013 Silver <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krzy%C5%BC_Zas%C5%82ugi\">Cross of Merit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2023 \u2013 Bronze <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_%E2%80%9EZas%C5%82u%C5%BCony_Kulturze_Gloria_Artis%E2%80%9D\">Medal \u201cMeritorious to Culture Gloria Artis\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2025 \u2013 Bronze <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_%E2%80%9EZas%C5%82u%C5%BCony_dla_Nauki_Polskiej_Sapientia_et_Veritas%E2%80%9D\">Medal \u201cMeritorious for Polish Science Sapientia et Veritas\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More information at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waleczek.com\">www.waleczek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]            \r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        <div class=\"gallery gallery_2\" data-images-in-row=\"2\">\r\n                            \r\n                            <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n            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