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prof. Anna GóreckaAnna Górecka - is a pianist interested primarily in the richness and diversity of music of the 20th and 21st centuries (from Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit to Mikołaj Górecki junior's Sonata). Its repertoire also includes works by great classics and romantics (including Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms). Dialogues between creators of different eras and styles are the main trend of her research, which she also undertakes in cooperation with other musicians. Among them are conductors such as: Reinbert de Leeuw, Juozas Domarkas, Jacek Kaspszyk, Antoni Wit, Agnieszka Duczmal, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Mirosław Błaszczyk, David Lloyd-Jones, Roland Bader. With the violinist Krzysztof Bąkowski, he performs repertoire ranging from Mozart to Arvo Part. In 2005, the CD Accord label released their joint album with works for violin and piano by Karol Szymanowski. This recording was named album of the month by the British monthly Classical CD Reviews MusicWeb. An album recorded for the DUX label with the Concerto op. 40 Góreckiego (DUX 0924) was nominated for the "Fryderyk" award for 2013. This nomination was also received in 2016 by another album containing, among others: "Songs about joy and rhythm" by Górecki, recorded with the AUKSO orchestra conducted by Marek Moś.

Anna Górecka studied with Professor Andrzej Jasiński and Wiktor Mierżanow, a famous Russian pianist and teacher. She is a laureate of piano competitions in Senigalia and Hamburg and the Polish Piano Festival in Słupsk. Her concert tours took her through Japan, the USA and many European countries. She has performed in such places as: Berlin Philharmonic, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Bosendorfer Saal in Vienna, Colston Hall in Vienna, Osaka Festival Hall, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, ​​Hermitage Theater in St. Petersburg, National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Studio Concert Names W. Lutosławski in Warsaw, NOSPR in Katowice, etc.

After her recital at Wigmore Hall in London, one of the reviewers wrote: 'Górecka appeared at Wigmore Hall as an extraordinary pianist. Górecka's talent is more than just the result of work since the age of four. It is a God-given ability. Her interpretation of the middle movement of Ravel's masterpiece Gaspard de la nuit was one of the most moving performances I have ever heard.”

Anna Górecka took part in the world premieres of many works by contemporary composers, some pieces were written especially for her (e.g. piano sonatas by Mikołaj Górecki junior and Tomasz Kamieniak). A special place in her repertoire is occupied by the works of her father, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.

Anna Górecka is a juror of national and foreign piano competitions, and also conducts courses for young pianists. He also finds a lot of pleasure in teaching, enjoying the numerous competition successes of his students.