Andrzej Wiercinski
Age 28, Poland
Andrzej Wierciński is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma in Performance at the Royal College of Music in London with Professor Norma Fisher, where he is a Scholar. In earlier years he was a recipient of the Krystian Zimerman and Yamaha Foundation Scholarships. In recent years, Andrzej has given recitals in most European countries as well as in Canada, Dubai, Indonesia, and Japan (where in 2015 he accompanied the Polish President on a State visit and performed concerts). He has also worked with many prestigious orchestras such as: Deutsche Philharmonie Merck Orchestra, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra. Andrzej has performed at significant venues throughout Holland, including Het Concertgebouw, and in Slovak Philharmonic and in Warsaw at the Łazienki Królewskie (Chopin’s statue).
Repertoire
Preliminary Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
J. S. Bach (arr. Busoni): Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004
Live Quarterfinals:
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 59, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E-flat Major, Op. 22
Franz Liszt: Funerailles, S. 173
Live Semifinals:
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Giuseppe Devastato: Impromptu
Béla Bartók: Suite, Op. 14
Franz Josef Haydn: Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23
Live Final Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
