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In June she was featured as soloist in two performances of Chopin s Concerto No. 1 with the Sinfônica do Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil. She also taught a number of master classes in several venues: the Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná, the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane, Australia, the Australian National University in Canberra and the Music Conservatory in Hobart, Tasmania, among others. She appeared in a number of live broadcasts on radio and television, not only in Brazil and Australia but in New Zealand as well. In addition, Anna gave over a dozen solo recitals in Curitiba, Brasilia,Chirstchurch, Te Anau, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Hobart throughout June, July and August.</p> <p>Anna opened the 2010 season with a joint recital featuring acclaimed violinist <a href="http://astralartists.org/our-artists/current-roster/ayano-ninomiya-violin/">Ayano Ninomiya</a>, at the <a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001aqj1QInodGQIahHbDMNuml9NzyeT1G7Pm8JVxu-GQTj327IlbGs8FAP2zckLPUJzhSSvY_RHkUA_5SqNHNFlGk1hcavlz4Xs5kffA-1tRcW9xuHv0o1tKDUCLVuYz1ZnpeZKvw80pY9wSIRKYD4A8j7CJascIwgKl8W-3IK7cItE25G8d4Egc5m6i63xnCYHuJiiWqZM2E55hIxQ_eDfeAciMO_fTofOuW3IF2UOkDQtel-YPNHVlmqPZ7o8zaAzgVgrV1tJ2GlJp7e7ZBBwQ1qJ4WqUDyJSoVitE0KXaCFsjsBTOCnoty_iWuv28i3NvpooI51kilmbLgd8IpHr-m_bkmTb87VXG9eRQCLvWteldnf9bagXmAPyobAOL5Pq2XsEEvdxEZChbBmUYHFZxXEO2v8Cko9efrOfzFfZAgDsLU-igNHRwUdgCE_o1vN4-VFmOBP7df2jjEZ-qMq6ug%3D%3D">Polish Consulate in New York City</a>. The program celebrates Grazyna Bacewicz's music, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of her birth in 2009. The same concert was presented at UNLV in Las Vegas on February 18th, in Doc Rando Hall.</p> <p>On March 21, Anna collaborated with another esteemed musician, pianist <a href="http://www.blairmcmillen.com">Blair McMillen</a> of Da Capo Players. This program included the famous Fantasty in f minor for Four Hands by Schubert, as well as a piece by contemporary composer Fredrick Kaufman titled, "Yin and Yang: A Dialogue for Two Grand Pianos." The concert will take place at UNLV. Later in the summer, Anna presented a solo recital of contemporary music (compositions by Lei Liang, Fredrick Kaufman, Virko Baley, and Jason Thorpe Buchanan) at the La Salle Music Academy in Singapore.</p> <p>Anna celebrated the Chopin Year with solo recitals, lectures and master classes all over the world including the USA and Europe. She gave lectures and master classes at Bard College in NY and for the Music Teachers National Association in Las Vegas, Newport News and Maryland. She was also invited to serve as a juror for the Chopin Competition in Jakarta, Indonesia.</p> <p><b>2009 Highlights</b></p> <p>Anna had a very productive and busy 2008-2009 season. After her successful debut at the National Gallery of Arts in Washington, D.C., she was invited to perform at a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Polish independence at the Corcoran Gallery of Arts, where numerous prominent polish politicians and artists were in attendance. She also performed music by Szymanowski at Harvard University and the Piano Concerto by Gorecki under Maestro Blaszczyk at the Polish Composers' Festival.</p> <p>In the same year, Anna enjoyed another successful Asian tour! She taught and performed in major music conservatories in China, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Other guest teaching engagements included master classes at the Idyllwild Music Academy in California, Arizona and Utah Universities as well as the National Conservatory in Lima, Peru.</p> <p>The highlight of Anna's summer 2009 activities was her appearance at the Szymanowski Festival in Zakopane, Poland, where she gave a world premiere of new pieces by Lei Liang (Lei Liang.com)</p> <p><b>2008 Highlights:</b></p> <p>Anna has been appointed a visiting professor at the UNLV in Las Vegas.</p> <p>In October she celebrated the birthdays of two prominent living composers: Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki and Virko Baley. She performed Gorecki s piano concerto at the Polish Composers Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland and Baley s Klytemnestra at UNLV in Las Vegas.</p> <p>Anna will returned to Harvard University on October 25, to present an evening of music by Karol Szymanowski. There were performances, talks and a documentary movie by Dagnara Drzazga. The same program was once again held in the Polish Consulate in NYC, on October 28.</p> <p>On November 19th Anna celebrated 90 years of Polish Independence at the Corcoran Museum in Washington DC featuring the music of Chopin, Paderewski, Bacewicz and Szymanowski.</p> <p>Anna also appeared on the Ewell Concert Series at the College of William and Mary with the esteemed violinist, Charles Castleman on November 15th.</p> <p><em>News from Asia:</em></p> <p>Anna spent most of the summer of 2008 in Thailand, where she taught, performed and scuba-dived. She appeared on Thai TV and gave master-classes for the Bangkok Chopin Society. She also visited Angkor Watt in Cambodia and was moved by the beauty of the Kingdom and the unspoiled land.</p> <p>In January Anna presented master-classes and recitals in Hong-Kong (Baptist University) and Singapore (Nanwang Academy of Fine Arts).</p> <p>Anna was invited to present a solo recital at the prestigious <a href="http://www.nga.gov/programs/music/" target="_blank">National Gallery series in Washington</a>, D.C. on June 8.</p> <p>The same program was presented at the College of William and Mary (April 27<sup>th</sup>), Forte s Salon in New Haven (May 1) and the Polish Society at Harvard University (May 2.) <br /> </p> <p> <h5>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Coverage of the Events:</h5> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/internationally-acclaimed-pianist-perform">HamptonRoads.com</a><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://dogstreetjournal.com/story/4147">The DoG Street Journal</a></p> <p>Anna was also invited to perform for the LIKHA'T DIWA Foundation in Las Vegas on May 17. The proceeds will benefit music students in the USA and Philippines.<a></a> <p>Anna was named  one of the world s greatest pianists by the <a href="http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/entertainment/200801056513.htm" target="_blank">Indian PRWire</a>, after an eclectic collaborative performance entitled  East meets West, with Chakrapani Singh on the geet ar and Vinod Pathak on the tabla. The performance and the master class took place at Alliance Francaise in New Delhi, India in January, and <a href="http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMDgvMDEvMjAjQXIwNjkwMA==&amp;Mode=HTML&amp;Locale=english-skin-custom" target="_blank">it was reviewed</a> by the <em>Times</em> of India. </p> <p>On the same trip Anna visited Nepal and the Himalayas, and she successfully reached the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=414392&amp;l=8c60d&amp;id=652776297" target="_blank">Mt. Everest Base Camp</a>.</p> <p> <hr> </p> <p>Anna&#39;s recording of <em>Complete Mazurkas</em> by Karol Szymanowski was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/arts/music/25kozi.html" target="_blank">reviewed</a> by Bernard Holland of <em>The New York Times</em>. Her recording was also named &quot;<a href="http://annakijanowska.com/review_fanfare.pdf" target="_blank">superior to any other interpretations that came before or after</a>&quot; by Adrian Corleonis of <em>Fanfare</em> Magazine. (March/April 2007, p. 235-237)</p> <p>Anna was deeply honored by the visit of esteemed pianist <strong>Christian Zimerman</strong> during her <em> Homage to Karol Szymanowski</em> concert on March 29, 2007 at <em>Merkin Hall</em> in New York. <br /> <br /> </p> <h4>Solo and Chamber Music Performances:</h4> <p>June 13, Sulkowski s Castle, Poland</p> <p>June 8, 6:30 Pm, National Gallery, Washington, D.C.</p> <p>May 2, Cambridge, MA, Polish Society at Harvard</p> <p>May 1, New Haven, Forte s Salon</p> <p>April 27, 7 pm Ewell Hall, <a href="KijanowskaPoster308.pdf">The College of William and Mary</a></p> <p>April 22, 8 pm, with Wind Symphony, World premiere of a piece by Sofia Serghi</p> <p>April 20, 7 pm, Composer s Concert, The College of William and Mary <br /> </p> <p><strong><em>Anna Kijanowska was celebrating Szymanowski&#39;s Year (1882-1937)</em></strong> in the USA, Japan, Indonesia and Poland.</p> <p><b>Tokyo, Japan</b>, <i>Embassy of Poland </i> October 23, 2007</p> <p><b>New York</b>, <i>Weill <a href="http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/EV_Oct07_13.asp" target="_blank">Recital at Carnegie Hall</a> </i> October 13, at 2 PM <br /> Presented by the Kosciuszko Foundation</p> <p><b>Washington DC</b>, <i><a href="szym_PR_washington.doc">Embassy of Poland</a></i> October 6, at 7 PM</p> <p><b>New York</b>, <i><a href="./Szymanowski_Invitation_4.pdf">De Lamar Mansion</a>, Consulate General of Poland</i> October 4, at 7:30 PM</p> <p><b>Jakarta, Indonesia, </b> <i>Gedung Kesenian </i> July 6, at 7 PM</p> <p><b>Kielce, Poland,</b><i>PaBac Biskupów </i> June 20, at 5 PM</p> <p><b>New York</b>, <i>Merkin Hall</i> March 29, at 8 PM</p> <p><a href="http://newyorklawschool.typepad.com/leonardlink/2007/03/two_excellent_p.html" target="_blank">To Read the Review</a> | <a href="http://annakijanowska.com/szymanowski_poster2_1.pdf" target="_blank">To View the Poster</a></p> <p><b>Williamsburg</b><i>, The College of William and Mary </i> March 24 at 8 PM</p> <p><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>Orchestral Appearances:</b> </font><br /> </p> <p>Anna performed the <b>LutosBawski Piano Concerto</b> three times this year during the 7th International Festival, Siverski Music Nights in Chernigov, Ukraine and during the 11th International Festival, Musical Nights in Kiev.</p> <p>She was also invited to perform<b> Rhapsody in Blue</b> by Gershwin with the YRSO at the Ferguson Center at Christopher Newport University, VA, as part of the America&#39;s 400th anniversary celebration. <br /> </p> </p> </p> </div> </td> <td width="361" valign="top"><img src="images/anna_pic.gif" width="359" height="327" alt=""><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> /*********************************************** * Fading Scroller- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com) * This notice MUST stay intact for legal use * Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code ***********************************************/ var delay = 5000; 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