Mr. Alzin Ryszard

Country of residence Poland

Biography

Born on 21.10.1991, Warsaw (Poland)
Started to play piano at the age of 7 with Prof. Hanna Sawicka

Since 2003 till now has studied at the Complex of State Music Schools no 4 in Warsaw () with Prof. Irina Rumiancewa-Dabrowski

Competitions:

2nd prize winner of the Silesia Piano Competition in Zabrze, Poland, 2007

1st prize winner of the Szymanowski Piano Competition in Warsaw, 2007

1st prize winner of the National Piano Auditions, 2008

Additional info:

Received masterclasses from Professor: John Perry/ Morningside Bridge in Calgary/Canada and Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń in Warsaw International Master Classes

  Concours International de Musique Paris/France March 2004 - 1st Award,
Internationaler Klavierwettbewerb fuer Junge Pianisten Ettlingen/Deutschland Aug. 2006 – Encouragement
Silesia Piano Competition, Zabrze/Poland March 2007 – 2d Award
National Piano Competition "Szymanowski in Memoriam" Warsaw/Poland Nov. 2007 - 1st Award
National Final of the Eurovision for Young Musicians (the II and III round shown on Polish TV), March 2008
National Piano Classes Auditions (organised by the Polish Ministery of Culture) Jelenia Góra/ Poland March 2008 - 1st Award.


Ryszard has performed on the most prestigious stages of Warsaw, has already given several piano recitals, e.g. on the Piano Festival “Music in Flowers” in Warsaw/Powsin Botanical Garden.
He took his chance to play as a soloist with some youth Orchestras (e.g. On the Music Festival in Sandomierz/Poland Sept. 2006) and also as a finalist of the National  Eurovision Contest with the Polish Radio Orchestra.

Competition repertoire:

First round:

1. J.S. Bach. Prelude & Fugue g minor from WK II
2. F. Chopin. Study op.10 #12 in c minor
3. W.A. Mozart. Sonata KV457 in c minor 1st mvt.
4. S. Rachmaninov. Etude -Tableaux e flat minor op. 39 no 5

Second round:

1. L. van Beethoven. Sonata op.110 in A-flat major
2. F. Chopin. Ballade nr. 1 in g minor op.23
3. G. Ligeti. Study nr. 16 "Pour Irina"