Jakub Polaczyk
Jakub Polaczyk, (born 1983 in Kraków) is a Polish-American composer and pianist based in New York City.
Recipient of many national and international awards: Global Music Awards Silver Medalist (2023),[1] Runner-up of the John Eaton Composition Competition by New York Composers Circle (2024),[2] Winner of the Clouzine Magazine Best Instrumental Album (2024),[3]American Prize in Composition 2020[4] and Iron Composer 2013.[5] Graduated from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied in Poland with: Marcel Chyrzyński, Krzysztof Penderecki, Marek Chołoniewski (pl), in Belgium with Jan Van Landeghem and in the USA with Reza Vali. Since 2020 has been hosting program "Coffees After Bach" in the Polish Radio Chicago AM1030. Currently teaching at The New York Conservatory of Music.[6] Between 2018-2023 Polaczyk was the vice president of the non for profit organization NYDAI and in 2020 - 2023 was the Artistic Director of the International Chopin & Friends Festival in NYC.[7] " Conversations with Jakub Polaczyk" by Dennis Woytek got a Bronze statuette at the 43rd Telly Awards in New York City in 2023.[8] Artist was awarded a Bronze medal by the Minister of Culture of Poland :"Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture" in 2023. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ Global Music Awards winners 2023 [1]
- ^ "John Eaton Memorial Competition". New York Composers Circle.
- ^ Clouzine Magazine Best Instrumental Album Spring 2024 [2]
- ^ American Prize in Composition 2020 winners, professional chamber instrumental division [3]
- ^ Grant Segall: Jakub Polaczyk whistles to victory in Iron Composer contest at Baldwin Wallace, Berea News, Sept 09, 2013 [4]
- ^ The New York Conservatory of Music faculty
- ^ International Chopin & Friends Festival
- ^ 43rd Telly Awards winners [5]
- ^ Gloria Artis recipients [6]
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Jakub Polaczyk on YouTube
- Jakub Polaczyk on Donemus
- Jakub Polaczyk on Albany Records
- Jakub Polaczyk on "No Dead Guys"
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