​Anna
Ciborowska

​Pianist ​​Extraordinaire

          ​Anna Ciborowska, pianist extraordinaire, studied under the direction of Professor Kazimierz Gierzod and graduated from the Frederick Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland. She studied, as well, under the direction of Evgeni Mogilevski and Jean-Claude Vanden-Eynden as a student at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. Anna attended the piano master-courses in Weimar, Germany, under the direction of Professor Jacob Lateiner of the The Julliard School of Music, and in Luzern, Switzerland, in the class of Ivan Klansky.

          Anna Ciborowska is a pianist who likes to stray off the beaten track. Her concert repertoire contains many works from the pantheon of fortepiano literature, but her recordings primarily are of works that are seldom performed. With Agnieszka Duczmal and the Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra she recorded Rafal Stradomski’s Concerto for Piano, Saxophone Quartet and String Orchestra. In Belgium, she has collaborated with contemporary composer and respected author Gaston Compère, who has dedicated many of his works to her; his music features on two discs recorded by Anna Ciborowska: “Polders” and “Lux Mea”. The Polders suite was used in the soundtrack of a film produced by ARTE and RTBF. Anna’s recording of Julius Zarembski’s Quintet is also in the archives of RTBF (Belgian Radio) . “Piano Works”, her disc with the music of Maria Szymanowska, is the fruit of her passion for seeking new repertoire and contains many works recorded for the first time.
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          One original project which perfectly reflects this pianist’s personality is “Exprezz”. “Exprezz” is a meeting of jazz and classical musicians searching together for new forms of artistic expression by improvising in various styles. The group has played concerts with great success in Belgium, France and Poland. As a soloist, Anna Ciborowska has played with several orchestras, including the Dutch orchestra Amadeus in the chamber music hall of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the chamber orchestra Ricercare in the Concert Noble in Brussels. She has given recitals in many European countries. In addition to her solo performances, she is an active chamber musician. She often gives concerts in duo with saxophonist Cezariusz Gadzina, as the EXPREZZ DUO. THE EXPREZZ DUO has performed in the Bruno Walter Hall in Lincoln Center in New York, and in Rome, Berlin, Brussels, and Paris.

     Recordings of Anna Ciborowska’ performances can be found: Discographie: - „Polders” music of Gaston Compere ; Maelstrom/RTBF; 1998; Malecki/Stradomski with chamber orchestra Amadeus conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal; KOCH Classics 2002; LUX MEA- music of Gaston Compère; Maelström 2004 Maria Szymanowska Piano Works; DUX 2004

Cezariusz
Gadizina
​Saxaphonist, Composer, Conductor

​          Cezariusz Gadzina graduated from Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw - Poland (in the classical saxophone class of American saxophonist David Pituch), Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (in the classical saxophone class of Dutch saxophonist Ed Bogaard) and Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels (in the jazz saxophone class of American saxophonist John Ruocco. At the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, he studied symphonic conducting with British conductor Frank Shipway. Mr. Gadzina has won many prizes and distinctions, the most significant of those being:  First prize in European Jazz Contest in Sorgues/Avignon, France; twice finalist in the  International Jazz Competition in Hoeilaart, Belgium; and the award of the Gold Key to Career within Pomeranian Jazz Autumn. He was a scholar of the Belgian Government, and received a grant from Berklee College of Music in Boston USA. Mr. Gadzina has performed at many music festivals: Festspiele in Salzburg, Ars Musica in Brussels, Brosella Festival, Zagreb Biennale, Bonner Biennale in Bonn, Aca Festival in Majorca, Warsaw Autumn, Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw, Brussels Jazz Marathon, Jazz a Liege, the Jazz Kroegentocht in Gent, Jazz Nord in Lille, International Azawane Laayunne – Morocco.
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          Mr. Gadzina is sought after worldwide and has performed in New York (Lincoln Centre), Singapore, Lisbon, Brussels  (for King Albert II and recently for José Manuel Barosso) , Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Zurich, Palermo, Ljubljana, Bergen, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Prague, Lille, Nantes, Angers, Casablanca, Doha, Addis Abeba, Bucharest, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava etc. He has played as a soloist with many symphonic orchestras, including the Danish Radio Orchestra, Ricercare String Orchestra in Brussels, Baltic Philharmonics in Gdansk, Philharmonics of Bialystok, Kalisz, Walbrzych, Koszalin, Kielce, Opole, and Poznan. He has also worked with National Philharmonics of Warsaw, Orchestra of the National Opera in Warsaw and Orchestra of Opera “De Munt” Brussels, Ictus Ensemble-Brussels, Ensemble of the New Music – Brussels, Urban Sax-Paris, Blindman Saxophone Quartet, and others. He has collaborated with many composers of contemporary music who often dedicated their pieces to him, including Bogusław Schaeffer, Gaston Compere, Wiesław Rentowski, Maciej Małecki, Piotr Moss, Rafał Stradomski, Krzesimir Debski, Edward Sielicki, and Slawomir Czarnecki.
       
          In 2008, Mr. Gadzina founded the European Saxophone Ensemble; the Ensemble holds the honorable title of Cultural Ambassador of European Union. As an artistic director of the European Saxophone Ensemble, he plays many concerts around Europe. In 2011, he founded the Belgian Saxophone Ensemble with whom he has performed not in Europe, Asia and Africa.  Other projects include: The Fifth Element with the Atom String Quartet; Saxafabra – Mosty; Jazz Quartet; and Exprezz Duo, with pianist Anna Ciborowska.

        Cezariusz Gadzina recording are available in the archives of many national radios and TV stations. His CDs have been released by  BMG,  KOCH Classisc, Cypres Records , Not Two, Selles Records, Edition St Paul , B Sharp Records, Ambivalence, Maelstrom, FMR Records, A Shams Records, De Werf, TAK Records.    See www.gadzina.com for more information.