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Janusz Olejniczak

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Born in 1952,winner 6th award VIII Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warszawa (1970) ....Read more on Last.fm
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Born in 1952,winner 6th award VIII Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warszawa (1970) . He is a Polish classical pianist renowned for his music in the movie The Pianist and he played Chopin in the film The Blue Note of Andrzej Zulawski. His hands appear as the hands of Wladyslaw Szpilman in Adrien Brody's role in the film The Pianist. He began learning piano at age six. His teacher was Luiza Walewska. During the years 1967-69, he was taught by Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki. In 1967, he won the 6th award at the IX Chopin Competition in Warszawa; two years later, he won the 4th award at the Alfredo Casella International Competition in Naples. During 1971-73, he studied in Paris under Constantine Schmaeling and Witold Małcużyński. He performs both solo and as a member of a chamber orchestra with a wide repertoire of Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schubert, and Schumann. He has performed under the baton of conductors such as Witold Rowicki, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Grzegorz Nowak, Charles Dutoit, Wojciech Michniewski, Kazimierz Kord and Jack Kaspszyk in many countries of the world. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Janusz+Olejniczak">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830)

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830)

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Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

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Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1

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Prélude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Prélude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4

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Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38

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Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1

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Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Andante spianato in G Major. Tranquillo — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Andante spianato in G Major. Tranquillo

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Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Grande Polonaise in E-flat Major. Molto allegro — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Grande Polonaise in E-flat Major. Molto allegro

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Polonaise in B-Flat Minor, WN 10 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Polonaise in B-Flat Minor, WN 10

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Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Prélude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Prélude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

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Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

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Nocturne in E Minor, Op.72, No.1 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Nocturne in E Minor, Op.72, No.1

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Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 — cover art by Janusz Olejniczak

Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2

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