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Pianist, accompanist and teacher. She completed the School of Music in Tarnów, where she studied piano with Jarosław Iwaneczko and continued her music education with Ewa Bukojemska at the Academy of Music in Kraków, graduating with distinction in 2004. She subsequently commenced working as a teacher and an accompanist at the Music School Complex in Tarnów. Panocha has won a number of piano competitions, e.g. in Antonin and Kraków, and was on the Polish Prime Minister’s Scholarship in 1997‒1998. She performed as an accompanist at the International Violin Competition ‘Ernst & Szymanowski’ in Wrocław in 2012. In 2016, she received the Fourth Prize at the Concours Musical de France and reached the semi-finals of the Jean Françaix International Piano Competition in Paris. She has also taken part in the two festivals: ‘Tydzień Talentów’ (‘Talent Week’) in Tarnów and Kąśna Dolna and ‘Emanacje’ (‘Emanations’). In 2016, her performance of Fantasia op. 9 by August Duranowski appeared on a CD album with Duranowski’s music released by Acte Préalable. The pianist has perfected her skills at master classes with such artists as Janusz Olejniczak, Elżbieta Tarnawska, Waldemar Wojtal, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Boris Berman and Andrzej Jasiński. PROGRAMME First stage Fryderyk Chopin Etude in F major, Op. 25 No. 3 Karol Szymanowski Twelve Studies, Op. 33 No. 4 Presto No. 5 Andante espressivo No. 6 Vivace Grażyna Bacewicz Study No. 2 from Ten Studies Ignacy Jan Paderewski Nocturne in B flat major, Op. 16 No. 4 Second stage Józef Krogulski Mazurka in E minor (‘à la Chopin’) Polonaise in D major Ignacy Jan Paderewski Polonaise in B major, Op. 9 No. 6 Andrzej Panufnik Circle of Fifths No. 1 Prelude in in C sharp minor No. 2 Interlude in F sharp minor Etude in B minor No. 4 Interlude in E minor No. 5 in A minor No. 6 in D minor No. 7 in G minor No. 8 in C minor No. 9 in F minor No. 10 in B flat minor No. 11 in E flat minor No. 12 Postlude in A flat minor Final Franciszek Lessel Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 14 Allegro brillante Adagio Rondo. Allegretto |