SOI Chamber Orchestra with Piotr Borkowski, conductor and Marek Szlezer, piano
In a programme of Chopin: Piano concertos No. 1 and 2
In August 2006, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) formed The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the country’s first professional symphony orchestra, offering a series of concerts in Mumbai over the course of two seasons each year, in September and February.
Marek Szlezer‘s pianistic career started when as a twelve-year old he received Grand Prix at the 4th International Piano Competition in Rome. Since then, the pianist has actively performed in Poland and abroad, participating in many important and prestigious music events. He received a royal scholarship in Belgium for the academic year 2004/2005 to study at the renowned Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel with A. Rahman El Bacha. His consummate performances of Chopin’s music have won him numerous prizes.
Piotr Borkowski was born in Warsaw and is a pupil of Boguslaw Madey. A graduate of the Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, he was awarded a distinction for conducting the Warsaw National Philharmonic for his diploma concert (1989), followed by an assistantship in the Department of Conducting at his Alma Mater and doctorate (PhD in Conducting, 1997). Presently, he is the Music Director of the United Chamber Orchestra and First Guest Conductor of the Kammersolisten der Deutschen Oper Berlin.
