CREEES and the Austin Polish Society are proud to present pianist Dr. Michal Korzistka from the University of Silesia in Cieszyn, Poland, in a solo performance to support UT's Polish Endowment for the study of Polish language and culture. Donations will be accepted by the Austin Polish Society to support the Polish Studies Endowment at UT-Austin. (Donate here ahead of the concert.)

Dr. Michał Korzistka has a special place in his heart for classical and romantic composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Szymanowski, and Chopin. He performed in Poland and abroad, among others, at the revered Chopin Mansion in Żelazowa Wola, Poland, at the famous concert series at the Chopin Monument in Łazienki Park in Warsaw, at “Atma” in Zakopane, at the Pszczyna Castle, in Great Britain, Germany, the Czech Republic, and in the U.S.

Korzistka is currently a full professor of the Cieszyn Branch of the University of Silesia, where he teaches piano and a number of other music courses. He is a Vice President of the Bielsko Music Society. He also organizes international master classes for young pianists, under the auspices of the University.

Over the years, Korzistka has made a number of recordings, including a live recording of his concert with an orchestra in Weston, Great Britain, a “Music in Bielsko-Biala” CD, recordings for the II Channel of the Polish Radio, and archival recordings for his alma mater, the Academy of Music in Katowice.

The concert program will include:

Ignacy Jan Paderewski — Minuet à l'Antique, or Fantastic Krakowiak (Menuet Antyczny oraz Krakowiak Fantastyczny)

Witold Lutosławski — Bucolics (Bukoliki)

Wojciech Kilar — Three Preludes (Trzy Preludia)

Fryderyk Chopin — Polonez A-dur op.40 nr.1, Ballad g- moll op.23, Scherzo b- moll op. 31 i cis- moll op. 39, Polonez As- dur op.53