Fundación Scherzo. Rafał Blechacz

Piano recital by Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz, with works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, part of the Grandes Intérpretes series of the Fundación Scherzo at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.

Rafał Blechacz is a Polish pianist trained at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. His name became known in 2005, when he was the only performer to take all five first prizes at the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition, including first prize. Previously, he had won a second prize at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Bydgoszcz, a second prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and a first prize at the Morocco competition.

His career includes eight albums and performances with orchestras such as the Russian National Orchestra, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra or the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 2014 he received the Gilmore Artist Award, which is presented every four years to support the career of an outstanding artist.

This recital, part of the Grandes Intérpretes series, brings together pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Frédéric Chopin, with Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in the programme. It takes place in the Sala Sinfónica of the Auditorio Nacional de Música and coincides with Polish Independence Day, in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute.