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Jakub Polaczyk, (born 1983 in Krakow) is a Polish composer and pianist based in New York City. Winner of the American Prize in Composition 2020 [1] and Iron Composer 2013 [2] . Graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied in Poland with: Marcel Chyrzyński, Krzysztof Penderecki, Marek Chołoniewski, in Belgium with Jan van Landeghem and in the USA with Reza Vali. Currently teaching at the The New York Conservatory of Music [3]. Since 2018 Polaczyk has been the New Music Director of the International Chopin & Friends Festival in NYC [4].
References
[edit]- ^ American Prize in Composition 2020 winners, professional chamber instrumental division [1]
- ^ Grant Segall: Jakub Polaczyk whistles to victory in Iron Composer contest at Baldwin Wallace, Berea News, Sept 09, 2013 [2]
- ^ The New York Conservatory of Music faculty [3]
- ^ International Chopin & Friends Festival [4]