December 12, 2020 9:00 am

Polish-born pianist 和 harpsichordist Magdalena Baczewska [pronounced ba-CHEV-ska] enjoys a multifaceted career as a concert artist, 教育家, 和演讲者. Having made her solo debut with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra at age 12 in her native Katowice, Baczewska performed internationally with the world’s leading orchestras: Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, China National Symphony, 温哥华交响乐团, 等. She has been praised for her “world-class playing” by the American Record Guide, 和 hailed as “eloquent 和 technically flawless” by The Washington Post. The first pianist to play J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations twice in one evening–first on the harpsichord, then on 钢琴–since Rosalyn Tureck’s 1977 double-bill Carnegie Hall performance, Baczewska has toured Europe 和 the U.S with double performances of the Variations, having also recorded them along with Strauss’ Sonata Op. 5 for her critically-acclaimed album A Tribute to Glenn Gould.

Baczewska has enjoyed an extensive collaboration with the Oscar 和 Grammy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, performing his music internationally. Performance highlights include a debut at the Tanglewood Music Festival, soloist appearances with the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, China National Symphony, 和 a Canadian premiere of Tan Dun’s Piano Concerto with the 温哥华交响乐团 Orchestra. At the invitation of the composer, Baczewska also recorded his chamber music 和 the Sonata for Piano Solo in Shanghai’s famous Water Heavens Hall.

Baczewska is Professor of Music 和 Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University. She also serves as Artistic Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition in New York. She is a recipient of the Outst和ing Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture 和 National Heritage, Bogdan Zdrojewski, for promoting Polish culture abroad.

The Palm Beach Arts Paper writes “Baczewska enlightens.” As an avid 教育家, she has given master classes 和 lectures around the world: Beijing Central Conservatory, 纽约大学, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 举几个例子. 作为雅马哈艺术家, Baczewska has used the technology pioneered by Yamaha Disklavier, to give remote master classes at the Microsoft School of the Future, 伦大学, 和 Hartt School of Music. In her spare time she volunteers through Selfhelp, Inc., teaching music appreciation online at the Virtual Senior Center. 她的音乐使命, in addition to sharing the timeless beauty of the music itself, is to educate her audiences in each performance, by giving them tools to enjoy music more profoundly.

As the Creative Director of BlueSleep Music, Baczewska has collaborated with a medical team specialized in research 和 treatment of sleep disorders. Among her releases are three best-selling albums Music for Dreams, 和 music for MetroNaps’ EnergyPod®, popularized by Google. Together with composer/DJ Gene Pritsker, she recently released a remix of Music for Dreams – a crossover between classical style 和 chillhop.

Baczewska holds Bachelor’s 和 Master’s degrees from Mannes College The New School for Music, 和 a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music. Her doctoral dissertation, In Search of Bach’s Cantabile: The Role 和 Aspects of Oratory 和 Singing in Keyboard Interpretation was published by Lambert Academic Publishing.

For more information 和 discography, visit MagdalenaNYC.com.