Joanna Trzeciak
With an impeccable taste and a natural and authentic musicality,Joanna Trzeciak’s technique allows her to perform a wide range of repertoire, although she shows a clear predisposition towards performing the music of composers such as Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and others. She possesses an energy which allows her to communicate most diabolical of qualities.
Joanna Trzeciak learned the art of playing the piano from great masters: Professor Zbigniew Drzewiecki in her home town of Krakow and then professor Jan Ekier in Warsaw. To top that, in 1977 she left for Moscow to complete her studies under the guidance of the widely acclaimed pianist and teacher – Leo Vlasenko. Her artistry was also greatly influenced by the many years of friendship and cooperation with Irina Rumiantseva. A thorough education, combining the varied perspectives and aesthetical approaches of her mentors (each one of them emphasizing yet another aspect of piano playing), was crucial in developing the skills possessed by Joanna Trzeciak today, as well as her impressive repertoire.
In 1980, she performed at the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk. Her performance of Szymanowski’s First Sonata brought her the first prize – a chance to record a Szymanowski album containing the Masques in addition the rarely performed First Sonata. Joanna Trzeciak often returns to Szymanowski’s music, saying she values it highly because it’s so expressive – she’s especially fond of the intense, fairy-tale like tone colouring, an example of which can be found in the Metopes or Masques. Another favourite are the Etudes op.37 – “They are extremely well written” – she says – “and comparable with those of Debussy, created around the same time”.
Most recently, Trzeciak takes on the challenges of classical Viennese repertoire (such as Haydn’s concertos) but also, of what has already become the classical repertoire of the 20th century. She has performed the concert works of Bohuslav Martinu, as well as the chamber works of Karol Szymanowski, Aleksander Tansman and Witold Lutoslawski. Her latest achievements include performing at the prestigious Festival Echternach alongside such masters of the piano as Alfred Brendel and Martha Argerich.
