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Katarzyna Borek was born in Puck, Poland, on 05-01-1980. She started her musical education at the age of five with her mother Regina Borek (professor of piano at Public School of Music in Puck and Public School of Music in Gdynia, Poland, specialisation: primary education, master of piano) and started her career as a professional pianist at the age of 12 with her first performance as a soloist with orchestra. 1986 - 1989: Public School of Music in Puck, Poland, in the piano class of prof. Regina Borek and prof. Mariusz Mankowski |
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At the age of 12, Katarzyna Borek starts to work with the great Polish pianist of Bulgarian origin prof. Katarzyna Popova-Zydron (professor at several Academies and Conservatories of Music in Poland, concert pianist and famous pedagogue who gives master classes in Poland and other countries. Prof. Popova-Zydron is a laureate of many prestigious international piano competitions in the world, for instance the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, ARD International Piano Competition in Munich and others...). Prof. Katarzyna Popova-Zydron takes Katarzyna under her lead for the next 12 years, preparing her piano career and accompanying her at many international competitions and concerts. Katarzyna Borek becomes one of the first laureates of her class and she obtains more than 10 main prizes at international and national piano competitions.
1992 - 1996: Secondary School of Music in Gdansk, Poland, in the piano class of prof. .Katarzyna Popova-Zydron
1996 - 1998: Frederic Chopin College of Music in Gdansk, Poland, in the piano class of prof. Katarzyna Popova-Zydron
1998 - 2004: High Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in the piano class of prof. Katarzyna Popova-Zydron
In 2003, Katarzyna goes to Brussels to study at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music with the great pianist professor Daniel Blumenthal (a very famous American pianist of German origin, laureate of many international competitions, such as: Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition, Feruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, International Piano Competition in Geneva, Leeds International Piano Competition etc ...). Katarzyna Borek has been working under his direction from 2003 until now. As a reward for her studies in Belgium she received a scholarship of the Polish Ministry of Culture and the Flemish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Laurent Tardat was born in France, St Mande, in 1976. At the age of four he started his musical education at the National Conservatory in Lille with Prof. F. Lacu. In the following years he studied successfully at:
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Some statements, made by one of his former teachers and an admirer:
´He is an extremely talented, violin orientated, young artist with very creative opinions. Fresh and unconventional ... He is able to realize anything he wants ... His playing is never boring and he entertains his audience in both directions, towards the depths of music.´
(Prof. Ivan Straus, Professor at the High Academy of Prague, Ist Prize winner of Prague Spring Festival competition 1964, laureate at the Tchaikovski competiton)
´His technical skills are without any limit, he is a natural talent with incredible virtuosity ... Meeting this unusual personality makes always a big impression on the public.´
(Prof. Mikhail Bezverkhni, Ist Prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Concours 1976)
Laurent Tardat has performed as a solist at more than 500 concerts. In France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Canada, The Netherlands and so on. He has also been member of the following orchestras and ensembles:
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