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Michał Markuszewski

MARKUSZEWSKI-2 kwadrat

Born in Warsaw in 1980. In 2004 he graduated with honours from the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in organ class – Prof. Joachim Grubich and in 2005 in piano class – Prof. Kazimierz Gierżod.

In 2007 he completed postgraduate studies at Universität der Künste in Berlin (organ improvisation class – Prof. Wolfgang Seifen) and in 2008 Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg (organ master class – Prof. Christoph Bossert).
His greatest achievements are: 2nd prize in Polish Contemporary XX Century Organ Music Competition in Legnica (1998), 1st prize in International Organ Music Competition in Rumia (2000), as well as an honourable mention for the best performance of pieces by J.S. Bach. He also received the prize founded by president of the city of Gdańsk and 3rd prize in International Organ Music Competition in Zürich-Wiedikon (2007).
In 2007 he received a scholarship from Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
In the past ten years he gave over 600 concerts at international festivals: in Poland, Lithuania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Holland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, Finnland, Switzerland, Hungary, Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain (St.Paul’s Cathedral in London) and over 250 recitals in Germany (Gedächtnis-Kirche Berlin, Berliner Konzerthaus, Bremer Dom, Stadthalle Wuppertal, Altenberger Dom, Marienbasilika Kevelaer, Bottrop-OrgelPLUS, Audimax Bochum, Maria Laach, Stiftskirche Tübingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Basilika Weingarten, Ulmer Münster, Abtei Marienstatt) and USA (St Thomas Church in New York) and Hong-Kong.
He made several CD recordings (Organum Classics, Label Harp, DUX, Ars Sonora). His recordings made on historic organs in the Reformed Church in Warsaw (DUX 0707) and on historic organs in Silesia received a nomination for Polish music industry award FRYDERYK in two categories. He also made several radio and TV-recordings.
He is also interested in problems of restoration of historic Polish organs. He is a member of Association for Researches and Conservation of Silesian Organ (VEESO), german Society of Organ Enthusiasts GdO (since 2001). He cooperates with editors of Polish Internet Organ Inventory. He prepared the documentation of over 350 Polish historical organs.
On his initiative, restoration work was carried out on the historical organ (built by Schlag und Söhne) in the Reformed Church in Warsaw (2004-2008), where he has served as organist since 2004.
For several years he has been involved in events and cultural management. He is initiator and artistic director of an international cycle of organ concerts on historical organ built by Schlag und Söhne in 1900 in the Reformed Church in Warsaw.
Since 2012 he teaches organ, organ improvisation and liturgical playing at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

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