Lunchtime Organ Concert

Piotr Maziarz (organ)

Bruhns Prelude in E minor*
Surzyński Capriccio F sharp minor**
Mendelssohn (transcription M. Schmeding) Prelude and fugue in E minor**
Mendelssohn Sonata in D minor**
JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in E flat*

*On the Flentrop organ
**On the Drake organ

Piotr Maziarz is an organist who studied at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow in the class of Prof. Mirosław Semeniuk - Podraza (diploma with honours 2022). During his studies, he participated in numerous organ competitions taking first prizes in international organ competitions in Russia (Vox Polonica Petropolitana 2019) and in Italy (Don Vincenzo Vitti 2021).

In 2021 he began his studies in Italy to hone his skills in organ performance, improvisation and modality in the class of Prof. Juan Paradell-Sole and Prof. Antonella Tigretti in Frosinone. During his stay in Italy, he began researching the artistic work of Marco Enrico Bossi, following in his footsteps by playing the instruments the composer performed on and analysing manuscripts. At the end of his master's studies in Kraków, he wrote a thesis entitled Marco Enrico Bossi - in search of romantic patterns, touching in depth on the problems of registrating and interpreting his works.

In 2022 Piotr began an Erasmus+ internship at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to focus on the works of English composers Byrd, Purcell, Elgar and Howells. In 2023 he received a scholarship from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and The Nicolas Danby Trust and began his MMus studies here in the class of Daniel Moult and Nicholas Wearne.

Piotr has been invited to the most important organ festivals in Poland. He has given concerts in Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Russia and the United Kingdom.

Running time approx. 55 minutes