| Grzegorz (Gregory) Kinda, born and trained in Poland, lets the music of Chopin speak with the special authority of two centuries of tradition, from the gentle poetry of the Preludes, the soaring vocal lines of the Nocturnes, the fluid dance rhythms of the Waltzes and Mazurkas to the sparkling virtuosity of the large scale concert works.
Kinda's overview includes the patriotic Heroic Polonaise Op. 53. This and the Military Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 are amongst Chopin's most famous works. To this day they remain as popular musical symbols of his homeland.
Four of the Etudes Op. 10 are performed. Some require an astonishing virtuoso technique but also the sensibility to leave space for the music to breathe. Kinda skillfully balances the technical and emotional aspects of these show pieces. Nocturnes from Op. 9 and Op. 48 are fine examples of Chopin's melodic intensity and harmonic originality.
Waltzes include the Minute Waltz Op. 64, the introspective A Min Op. Posth., Op. 69, and the great Valse Brillante Op. 34.
Chopin wrote Mazurkas throughout his life, documenting the development of his harmonic skills.. Based on traditional forms and rhythms, these stylized dances are often richly chromatic. Gregory Kinda plays from Op. 7, Op. 17, and Op. 33.
Link to an article in Polish
Six of the Preludes Op. 28, including the celebrated Raindrop, are gems from this remarkable and very popular set of 24 poetic miniature masterpieces.
Of Chopin's major concert items, Kinda plays two each of the Ballades and Scherzi plus the Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise. In these we hear the architecture and soul of Chopin's music presented with great conviction.
Gregory Kinda has worked as a teacher and performer in Australia since 2000 and undertaken Doctoral studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In March 2010 he opened the state celebrations of Chopin's 200th birthday at the Sydney City Recital Hall, Angel Place, in a public recital attended by the Ambassador of Poland Andrzej Jaroszynski, the Polish Consul General Daniel Gromann and the Governor of NSW, Professor Marie Bashir AC.
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 - Minute
Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3 - Tristesse
Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4
Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5 - Black Keys
Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 - Revolutionary
Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 - Military
Waltz No. 19 in A minor, Op. posth
Waltz No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 - L'adieu
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Mazurka in B-flat major, Op. 7 No. 1
Mazurka in D major, Op. 33 No. 2
Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 - Heroic
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Nocturne No. 14 in F-sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6
Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7
Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 - Raindrop
Prelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20
Prelude in D minor, Op. 28 No. 24
Waltz No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
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GREGORY KINDA
Australian Concert Pianist
Grzegorz has got another CD to his credit."Awesome Piano Classics Vol.1: Mozart - Beethoven - Bach - Liszt".
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Gregory Andrew Kinda was born in Katowice, Poland. In 1983, his family immigrated to Australia. In 1984, at the age of 6, he became the youngest scholar to enter the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in the preparatory department. In 1986 he moved to Papua-New Guinea, and in 1990 he returned to Poland. He studied at the Katowice Secondary Music School and completed university studies at the Academy of Music in Katowice.
In 1999 Gregory completed his Master of Arts degree in an accelerated three years instead of the usual five. Following post-graduate work in Norway and Poland, he returned to Sydney in 2000. From 2001 to 2006 Gregory was a piano lecturer at the Australian International Conservatorium of Music in Harris Park, NSW. In 2003 He additionally completed his Bachelor of Teaching degree at the University of Western Sydney. He also holds a position as a piano teacher at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Conservatorium in Penrith, NSW teaching the advanced students. Gregory has performed in Australia, Poland, Norway, Germany, Russia, France, Czech Republic and Japan.
Gregory Kinda brings a new vital energy to classical piano music. His repertoire ranges from Bach to 20th century composers such as the great Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz.
His prizes at international competitions have included:
•3rd Prize in the F. Chopin Competition in Szafarnia, Poland 1993.
•Artistic Scholarship from the F. Chopin Foundation in Warsaw, 1994.
•3rd Prize in the M. Magin Competition in Paris, 1995.
•2nd Prize in the National Competition in Zagan, Poland 1996.
Contact Grzegorz at gregory_kinda@yahoo.com.au
Recital enquiries welcome. 0432 387 302.
Hear Gregory play "Flight of the Bumble Bee". Listen to other samples & watch a video
Grzegorz with prof. Wanda Wilkomirska and his brother Krzysztof |
Recording Mozart in a church in Albury |
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