International Cochran Music Festival
International Cochran Music Festival
About the Festival
The International Cochran Music Festival is a series of concerts and events dedicated to the music of Julian Cochran - an Australian pianist, composer and mathematician. Cochran's compositions intertwine the aesthetics of Romanticism and the styles of the early 20th century, creating an original musical language, drawing on the piano heritage of Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev and Ravel. Especially for this special occasion, the composer flies to Warsaw from Adelaide.
The first edition of the Festival under the name "Cochran Days" took place in December 2022. We hosted the world-famous German pianist Tobias Koch.
The second edition of the Festival under the name "Cochran Days: All about the Music of Cochran" took place in June 2023. We hosted outstanding international artists:
Sophia Pileggi (Miami) - piano
Viacheslav Shelepov (Hanover) - piano
Marie François (Antwerp) - piano
Gabriela Graboń (Łódź) - violin
Paweł Popko (Warsaw) - piano
Magdalena Lucjan (Vienna) - soprano
Andrzej Wierciński (Warsaw) - piano
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Julian Cochran
"Cochran marries simplicity with virtuosity to stunning effect. He is clearly in love with the sonorities, rhythms and harmonies of Eastern Europe, and explores the whole range of possibilities they afford."~ Levon Parikian
The great Australian composer, Julian Cochran (b. 1974) was formally trained as a pure mathematician; however, at the age of fourteen, received a scholarship to Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium for advanced piano studies. Following this Cochran taught himself to play many instruments, some of them virtuosically, and this foundation of folk-music and melodic invention remained central to Cochran's compositional approach. Cochran's music is today performed all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and St. Petersburg's Philharmonic Hall, and continues to inspire an increasing number of pianists. The public's affection with Cochran is drawn from the remarkable inner logic interlaced throughout the music, an often present dance-like characteristic, and together its mysteriousness and refined opulence.
Events
November 26, 2024
Hala Koszyki
Concert as part of the “Classics at Koszyki” series, concert open for public
November 27, 2024
Witold Lutoslawski's Polish Radio Concert Studio
A grand gala dedicated to the work of Julian Cochran, which will celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Julian Cochran Foundation. The programme will include world premieres of the composer's latest works and his piano and chamber works
November 29, 2024
Museum of Warsaw
Concert SOLD OUT
Artists
Matteo Cardelli - piano
Italy/France
He got his Diploma at the Conservatory of Ferrara and Master degrees in Piano Performance and Specialized Piano Performance-Soloist with high distinction in Musik Akademie Basel. Finalist at Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and at Concours Géza Anda 2021. He performs regularly both as soloist and in chamber music groups. He played in prestigious venues in Europe, North America and Asia.
Anca Stana - piano
Romania
Anca Stana (Săftulescu) is a lecturer at the Ovidius University in Constanța, at the Faculty of Arts, holds a Doctorate Degree in Music. She completed her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree\ at the National University of Music in Bucharest. In 2006, she was awarded a scholarship for university studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieure de Musique et de Danse de Paris, studying under the guidance of Professor Jacques Rouvier.
Anca Stana has been invited on numerous occasions to participate in national and international music festivals, including the George Enescu International Festival, Cremona Summer Festival and Hungarian Music Festival in Bucharest. Prize winner in numerous international competitions.
Julia Dmochowska-Paech - piano
Poland
Julia Dmochowska-Paech has been fascinated by music since childhood. She graduated with honors from the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. She is the winner of many national and international competitions, including the Julian Cochran Piano Competition 2023.
Her great passion is chamber music - she performs in duos, trios and quartets.
She is employed as a pianist - chamber musician in the bassoon class at the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music. As part of her musical activities, apart from strictly artistic development, Julia is very actively involved in artistic development and in the life of the academic community. She initiates and leads concerts, workshops and student exchange programmes. She also releases herself as a coordinator of artistic projects at the Art Factory Foundation. She is constantly expanding her artistic horizons, believing that music is a space that creates opportunities for development.
Maciej Łobos - piano
Poland
Maciej Łobos began learning to play the piano at the age of six. He continued his musical education at the Academy of Music in Łódź, and is currently in his second year of master's studies at the Academy of Music in Kraków. He has participated in many international music courses. Maciej Łobos is the winner of the first prize at the International Art Media Contest ‘Word Art Games’, as well as a special prize at the 7th Inter-University Chamber Music Competition for Instrumental and Vocal Duos in Warsaw, during which he performed in a duet with Łukasz Kózka. During the 17th edition of the Forum ‘Bieszczady without borders’, he was awarded the title of ‘Forum Chamber Musician’ and became a scholarship holder of the Institute of Music and Dance in Warsaw. His daily routine also includes constant cooperation with cultural institutions and extending his professional competence while working for the Ludwig van Beethoven Silesian Festival.
Łukasz Kózka - tenor
Poland
He studied at the Faculty of Performing Arts of the G. I K. Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź. In opera productions, he made his debut in an academic performance in 2018 staged at the Grand Theatre in Łódź. He played the leading role in the Polish premiere of the opera Platée by J. P. Rameau. He made his professional debut with the role of Acis in the performance of Acis and Galatea by G. F. Händel at the Polish Royal Opera. He has sung solo parts in performances of masses by Monteverdi, Mielczewski, Bach's sacred cantatas and Handel's Brockes Passion. A chamber musician, he won one of the special prizes in the 7th Inter-University Chamber Music Competition organised by the UFC.
In the previous artistic season, he made his professional debut at the Teatr Wielki
in Łódź in the role of Ernesto in G. Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale, the Grand Theatre - National Opera in Warsaw in the role of Ferrando in W. A. Mozart's Così fan tutte and the Baltic Opera in the role of Le Dancaïre in G. Bizet's Carmen.
Shoven Quartet
Poland
The Shoven Quartet was founded in 2019 by Wojciech Sojka, Olivia Bujnowicz,
Wiktoria Błaszczak, Wojciech Bafeltowski and it’s one of the most promising young string quartets in Poland. The ensemble performs both early, classical, romantic and contemporary music, with a particular focus on Polish composers. In addition, it regularly collaborates on recordings of soundtracks for Polish film premieres.
During the five years of its activity, the Shoven Quartet has been a guest at prestigious national music festivals, among which can be mentioned: ‘Warsaw Autumn’, the Princess Daisy Festival, the Jan Stanienda Evenings at the Arsenal Festival, the “Strefa Ciszy” Festival , the ‘Three-Czte-Ry’ Festival, the 26th Summer Music Festival in Płock, the ‘Tych Mniej Znanych’ Festival. The Shoven Quartet has been awarded at many competitions, including: 4th prize and two special prizes at the 3rd International Polish Music Competition in Rzeszów, as well as at the Chamber Ensemble Residency Competition as part of the 5th Edition of the Szczecin Classic Festival.
Cuore Piano Trio
Poland
Cuore Piano Trio was founded in 2017 in Warsaw by Zuzanna Budzyńska, Antoni Orłowski and Szymon Ogryzek. Their common goal is to introduce new listeners to unknown works of classical music by less popular Polish composers. The musicians currently live in Vienna and are students at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. The musicians are recipients of scholarships from the Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the “Bridge to the Future” Scholarship from the Globalworth Foundation and the Julian Cochran Foundation, the Bank Société Générale and others.
In January 2024, the Trio's debut album was released as a result of winning the Grand Prix at the Music & Stars International Music Competition in Estonia. “Never Twice the Same” presents an unusual set of Polish, French, American and Argentine pieces. The Trio performs regularly in Poland, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. They have performed at festivals such as the Internationaler Bad Schandauer Musiksommer in Germany, Festival Mlada Praha in the Czech Republic and the Karol Lipinski Festival in Poland. They were the resident band at Canada's PRISMA Festival in Powell River and, after “winning the hearts of the public,” returned to British Columbia for the “Never Twice the Same” BC 2024 Tour and gave 12 recitals in Vancouver and the surrounding area, promoting their debut album.
Workshops with Julian Cochran
The festival will include masterclasses with Julian Cochran. Participating artists will be able to meet the composer in person and work with him on the interpretation of pieces.
The masterclasses will be held at the Pasja Piano Salon in Warsaw.
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