Accompanists

GRZEGORZ BIEGAS

He graduated from the Karol Lipiński State Music School in Lublin (class of prof.  Mieczysław Dawidowicz) and from the  Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (diploma in the piano class of prof. Eugeniusz Knapik and chamber music class of prof.  Maria Szwajger-Kułakowska). In 2002 he completed postgraduate studies in the piano class of  prof.  Józef Stompel.  At present he is a professor at his Alma Mater, in the Department of Chamber Music.

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LARISA CZABAN

She is a pianist and a chamber musician. She graduated with honours from the S. Prokofiev Academy of Music in Doneck. She studied under the tutelage of Natalia Czesnokova (Ukraine) and Aleftina Lekah (Israel).

 In 1992 she was a laureate of “Golden Autumn” –  the First International Chamber Music Competition in Khmelnytskyi (Ukraine). 

She is a member of the Ukrainian Association of the Pianist-Laureates of International Contests. Since 1998 she has been permanently employed by the Silesian Opera in Bytom.  She co-operates with the Grand Theatre in Łódź, the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice or the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Kraków Simfonietta Caracovia.

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NATALYA GAPONENKO

She was born in Ukraine. In 2005 she graduated with honours from the National Academy of Music in Kiev  (piano class of prof.  N. Gridnievoj and in the répétiteur class of prof. R. Golubievoj). In 2005-2015 she worked as a répétiteur in the department of singing in classes conducted by exquisite Ukrainian singers, such as professor M. Stefiuk (coloratura soprano), professor I. Ponomarenko (baritone) and in the class of chamber singing of associate professor V. Bujmister (baritone, chamber musician) and as an accompanist in the Opera Studio at the National Academy of Music in Kiev.  Since the 2015-2016 season she has been working as répétiteur of soloists in the Opera in Wrocław.  Since September 2018 she has been professionally affiliated with the Chamber Opera in Warsaw.

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MIRELLA MALORNY-KONOPKA

A graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (diploma in the piano class of prof. Wojciech Świtała and chamber music class of prof. Regina Strokosz-Michalak).

She cooperates with outstanding singers – soloists of i.a. the National Opera in Warsaw, Kraków Opera, Silesian Opera, Wrocław Opera, Poznań Opera and instrumentalists (Metropolitan Opera New York, New York City Opera, Goeteborg Symphony Orchestra, National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice, Silesian Philharmonics in Katowice).

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Olena Skrok

She also cooperated with the Lysenko Academy of Music as accompanist at the department of violin and solo singing.  In 2003 she became an official accompanist of the master courses at  the  J. Menuhin Academy of Music in Switzerland. 

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