Gąsieniec, Franciszek

Poland

Participated in 2026

Group B

Born on 2008-03-28, Wrocław (Poland).
Started to play piano at the age of 4 with Prof. Piotr Gąsieniec.

Since 2014 till 2020 has studied at the Karol Szymanowski Music School with Prof. Elżbieta Nawarecka.

Since 2020 till now has studied at the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Wrocław with Prof. Paweł Zawadzki.

Attended masterclasses of Krzysztof Jabłoński.

Attended masterclasses of Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just.

Received 2nd prize of 4th international Piano Competition „Jeune Chopin”, 2025.

Received 1st prize of 1st International Piano Competition “Piano Talents for Europe” in Dolny Kubin, 2018.

Received 1st prize of 19th Chopin Interpretations of the Young Piano Festival, Konin-Żychlin, 2023.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in A Major WK II, BWV 888

— F. Chopin – Etiude in c minor op. 25 no. 12

— L. van Beethoven – Sonata in f minor op. 57, 1st mov.

— Mel Bonis – Phoebe op. 30

Second round

— W. A. Mozart – Sonata in B-flat Major KV 333

— F. Chopin – Ballade no. 4 in f minor op 52

— F. Chopin – Etude G flat Major op. 10 no. 5

— N. Kapustin – from 8 Concert Etudes op. 40 no. 2 ‘Reverie’

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020