We again welcome back our friend Lucjan to play for us here in the Algarve. His programme includes Mozart´s Sonata in F major KV 332; Tchaikovsky´s Six Pieces opus 19; Debussy´s Estampes (Pagodes, La Soirée dans Grenade, Jardins sous la pluie); Prokovfiev´s Piano Sonata no 3 opus 28; and lastly Liszt´s magnificent Mephisto Waltz.

Sunday 30 October at 16h00, Quintinha da Música, Tavira

Lucjan Luc was born in Jaroslaw (Poland). He obtained his degree in piano and chamber music in Katowice where he graduated with distinction. While still a student, he gave solo recitals and chamber music concerts in Poland, the United Kingdom and Portugal and in 1990 he won first prize at the 14th Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk. Among his most important solo appearances are concerts with the Katowice Philharmonic Orchestra (Beethoven ́s Piano Concerto No 3), the Classic Orchestra of Oporto (Chopin ́s Piano Concerto No 1) and the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra (Concertos by Bach, Gorecki, Paderewski and Simphonie Concertante No 4 Op.60 by Szymanowski). He has participated several times as a guest pianist at the Contemporary Music Encounters in the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. While with the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra (1992-1996) he performed throughout Portugal in over 200 chamber music recitals and as accompanist. The CD he recorded with the Portuguese soprano Ana Madalena Moreira was dedicated to Portuguese Composers. He has participated in various Spanish concerts and festivals, performing with different instrumentalists, and with the famous Chinese cellist Jian Wang and saxophonist David Alonso, he appeared in Palau de la Música in Valencia in 1998 and 2008. In Córdoba in 2010, Lucjan gave a solo recital at the 9th Rafael Orozco Piano Festival, and more recently in 2012 at the 25th Contemporary Music Festival. In 2013 together with English violinist Alexander Stewart and Armenian cellist Varoujan Bartikian he has formed Trio Aeternus. Lucjan has appeared twice before as soloist at Quintinha da Música.

Concert tickets are €20 each. For more information or to reserve a place, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 281 971 567.