Daniel Wnukowski presented at deCoste
Centre’s Classical Series brings renowned pianist to perform
PICTOU, N.S. — The deCoste Performing Arts Centre is hosting Daniel Wnukowski on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. as part of their Classical Series for the upcoming fall and winter season.
Hailed as “rapturous and glowing” by International Record Review and “an inspirational and devoted pianist” by the Financial Times (Life & Arts), Polish-Canadian pianist Wnukowski has performed throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia in prestigious concert halls.
He has performed with many orchestras throughout the world, including the Polish
Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestra Filarmonica, Marchigiana, Poznan Philharmonic, and others. He was recently awarded a $23,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to perform outreach concerts for remote, Indigenous communities in Canada, together with five other pianists and is also recipient of numerous scholarships and grants for promoting the works of exiled Jewish composers of the early 20th century.
He inaugurated 2017 in Warsaw, Poland, as a special guest at the National Philharmonic Hall, performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue the direction of Jerzy Maksymiuk. On May 5, he performed at the Austrian Parliament in remembrance of Holocaust victims targeted by Nazi Germany.
Wnukowski was trained at the Lake Como International Piano Academy in Italy where he worked with many distinguished artists.
The sponsorship funding is provided by Debut Atlantic for this performance.
For tickets, contact the box office Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; call 902485-8848 or 1-800-353-5338; visit decostecentre.ca/tickets; or drop by 99 Water St., Pictou. Tickets are $25 and $22 for members; students are admitted free.
Contact your local branch of the regional libraryto inquire about the availability of the free AAFE show pass.