1/29/2008 - Polish Library and The Polish Museum of America have the honor to present a piano recital by Michał Korzistka. The recital will take place on February 3, 2008 at 4:30 PM at the Great Hall of The Polish Museum of America. The pianist will present his interpretation of several of Frederic Chopin’s works.


Michal Korzistka began playing piano at the age of five, continued his music education in high school under Professor Tanewski, and later studied with Professor Zmudzinski at the Silesian Academy of Music, where he received an M.A. in Classical Music. He continued his study of classical piano with Professor Sulikowski at the Postgraduate Piano Department of the Academy of Music in Warsaw and with Professor Buchbinder in Zurich. Next, Michal went on to receive two D.M.A. degrees, one in instrument mastery and the other in piano performance.

Michal performed many concerts, both solo and with the accompaniment of the orchestra. He has performed in Poland and abroad, among others, at the revered Chopin Mansion in Zelazowa Wola, Poland, at the famous concert series at the Chopin Monument in Lazienki Park in Warsaw, at "Atma" in Zakopane, at the Pszczyna Castle, in Great Britain, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. He works with the National Concert Bureau in Warsaw and the Silesia Art Agency in Katowice. Over the years, Michal has also made a number of recordings, including a live recording of his concert with an orchestra in Weston, Great Britain, a "Music in Bielsko-Biala" CD, recordings for the II Channel of the Polish Radio, and archival recordings for his alma mater, the Academy of Music in Katowice.

Michal has qualified for many international and national piano competitions. Among others, he played at the International Music Competition in Gallo-Monza in Italy, the 2nd International Music Competition in Japan, the 1st Szymanowski National Piano Competition, and the 42nd Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdroj. He is a recipient of the F. Chopin Society grant, he was awarded the second and the special prizes in the 1st Szymanowski Piano Competition for his performance of the Szymanowski Concerto Symphony, and he also received a prize at the Polish Pianist Competition in Slupsk.

Michal is currently a full professor of the Cieszyn Branch of the University of Silesia, where he teaches piano and a number of other music courses. He also teaches at the Music Grammar and High School in Bielsko-Biala and the Music School in Zywiec and is a Vice President of the Bielsko Music Society. He organizes international master classes for young pianists, under the auspices of the University, and continues his performing career, giving concerts in Poland and abroad.

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