Alicja Fiderkiewicz won the Polish National Bach and Beethoven Competitions and the Chopin Scholarship four years in succession.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from a public performance at the Fourth Chetham's International Summer School and Festival for Pianists in 2004.
Recording & Production
Due to constraints on microphone placement and the live setting, the recording may include ambient noise and sounds from the audience.
Performer Biography
Despite being offered a place at the Julliard School of Music in New York, Alicja Fiderkiewicz chose to study at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, under Professor Ryszard Bakst.
Historical Context
Paul Hindemith, the composer of Sonata No. 3, suffered under the Nazi Party in Germany, similar to how Dmitri Shostakovich fell foul of Stalin's political views in Russia.
Performer Biography
During her studies in Moscow, Alicja Fiderkiewicz played in front of renowned pianists Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter, and participated in Bach masterclasses with Tatjana Nikolayeva.
Performer Biography
Alicja Fiderkiewicz, the pianist on this album, had her outstanding musical talent recognized at the age of three by her elder sister's piano teacher.
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