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We set off on a musical journey with Anna Miernik during
which we could feel the emotions that our great Polish com-
posers were experiencing and listen to the stories that they
had changed by magic into the most beautiful sounds.
/Mateusz Stopa/
Anna Miernik has already performed on 5 continents in
33 countries (Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech
Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel,
Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal,
Peru, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, USA).
In 2015 she performed in Carnegie Hall in New York
in Weill Recital Hall.
Her debut CD containing Sonatas by J. Brahms and
C. Franck was released in 2014. The idea for this
recording originated with Patrycja Piekutowska, world-
renowned violinist, who invited Anna to join her in the
project. In August 2017 Anna recorded a CD featuring
songs written by Feliks Nowowiejski, which is also widely
available in major streaming services. What makes this
compilation unique is the selection of the works for the
recording; they have never been publicly performed
before and their recording is based on manuscripts that
are kept in the Raczyński Library in Poznań. Its release
was followed shortly by another CD, this time featuring
F. Nowowiejski’s works for piano solo.
She performs in prestigious concert halls such as Sydney
Opera House, Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. During her
second stay in Australia in 2016 she performed with
an orchestra on a very special occasion. It was a concert
in Melbourne Town Hall where, exactly 111 years ago,
her great compatriot Ignacy Jan Paderewski had concerts.
She has performed in cities such as Ottawa, Calgary
(Canada), Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth
(Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), Paris (France),
Rome, Bari (Italy), Tbilisi (Georgia), Yerevan (Armenia),
Almaty (Kazakhstan), Tel Aviv, Haifa (Israel), Miami (USA),
Buenos Aires (Argentina), São Paulo, Brasilia (Brazil),
Bogota (Colombia), Lima (Peru), Santiago de Chile.
As her repertoire comprises the works of 35 Polish com-
posers, the artist regularly adds their compositions to
the programs of her concerts. In this way she promotes
Polish music abroad. The pianist performs pieces of music
that represent different epochs, genres and styles. Thanks
to her fascination with modern music Anna participated
in several premiere performances of various composi-
tions – even the ones that were dedicated to her.
One of Anna’s passions is to share her knowledge of
music with young students of piano. She has run courses
both in Poland and abroad, including São Paulo (Brazil),
Lima (Peru), Oaxaca (Mexico). Anna began a new chapter
in her teaching career in 2018, starting a course in the
so-called Mother-Tongue Approach that has been cre-
ated by a Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki.
Anna received her honours degree from the Academy
of Music in Kraków in 2013, after completing her studies
in professor Andrzej Pikul’s piano class. She has also
studied under tuition of professor Sławomir Zubrzycki
(constructor of viola organista, the unique instru-
ment designed more than 500 years ago by Leonardo
da Vinci). Anna participated in master classes run by
eminent pedagogues, such as prof. Paul Badura-Skoda,
prof. Andrzej Jasiński, prof. Dina Yoffe.
For more information please visit:
www.annamiernik.com