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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Slovak Sinfonietta & Clarinetist Kornel Wolak gave PWYC Concert at THE PHOENIX, MONDAY, MAY 10
Mozart and Weber came to Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre May 10 with clarinetist Kornel Wolak and the Slovak Sinfonietta of Zilina conducted by Kerry Stratton.
The Pay What You Can concert was presented by International Touring Productions and attended by an audience including those who frequent the rock venue as well as patrons who experienced their first concert there. Both the audience and the players had a great time, and future classical concerts in the venue are being planned.
2007 – 2010
Member of Quartetto Gelato, internationally renowned Canadian chamber music group. Eclectic repertoire and genres. The quartet has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
CONCERTO APPEARANCES (selection)
2009
G. Rossini’s Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, Kelowna Symphony Orchestra.2008
Karol Kurpinski’s Clarinet Concerto, Toronto Sinfonietta Orchestra under Maestro Maciej Jaskiewicz, Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto.2008
G. Rossini’s Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, Quebec Symphony Orchestra.2007
Kurpinski’s Clarinet Concerto at the opening gala of the 60th concert season of the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Marek Pijarowski.2007
Kurpinski’s Clarinet Concerto with Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Lukasz Borowicz, performed at the inauguration of Jozef Zeidler Festival of Sacred Music “Sacromontana” in Swieta Gora and in Warsaw at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio.2007
G.B. Pergolesi’s Clarinet Concerto, Niagara-on-the-Lake Festival Orchestra.
2007
G. Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, USA.2005
John Adams' Gnarly Buttons Clarinet Concerto, The Royal Conservatory Orchestra under Alain Trudel. Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Canadian premiere).2002
W.A. Mozart’s Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus" under Maestra Agnieszka Duczmal.
SOLO RECITALS
2007 - 2005
Niagara-on-the-Lake International Chamber Music Festival; The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto; Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto; Creemore Music Festival.2005 - 1999
Indiana University, Sarasota Music Festival, Sarasota Public Library.Up until 2005
Active recitalist in native Poland.
CHAMBER MUSIC
On tour with Quartetto Gelato
(Representative, not inclusive)
2009, Jan - Dec
Extensive tour of Canada, USA, South Korea, and China.
MAJOR AWARDS
2006
Winner, Royal Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition.2003
The Presser Foundation Scholarship, USA.
RECORDINGS & BROADCASTS
2009
Solo appearance on “Live in the Concert Lobby” at Classical FM 96.3, Toronto.2007
“Fryderyki” Award nomination (Poland’s top recording honour) for Kurpinski’s Clarinet Concerto, released by Polish Radio’s Cannel 2.2006
CBC Radio 2 national broadcasts:
Canadian premiere of John Adams’ Gnarly Buttons Clarinet Concerto conducted by Alain Trudel, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto.2006
World premiere of Marc Neikrug’s “Through Roses”, conducted by the composer.
Recorded and broadcast by CBC Radio.2003
Polish Radio Channel 2 Mozart Concerto in A Major for Clarinet, Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus" under Maestra Agnieszka Duczmal.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2005 - 2007
Teaching Assistant at the Glenn Gould School, Toronto, Canada.2002 - 2004
Teaching Assistant at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
EDUCATION
2007
Artist Diploma in Orchestral Studies at the Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada under Mr. Joaquin Valdepeñas.2004
Master of Music, Clarinet Performance. Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, USA2001
Diploma in Clarinet Performance. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, USA
under Mr. Eli Eban.2001
Master of Music in Clarinet Performance. Ignacy Jan Paderewski Music Academy, Poznan, Poland under Mr. Zdzislaw Nowak.
- April 2010
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