Built by Friedrich Ladegast in 1876, the organ fills the church with beautiful sound, the ornate instrument fitting perfectly into the temple's baroque interior. The concerts, which will take place on three Thursdays of July, will feature Maciej Zakrzewski, Daniel Prajzner and Jakub Pankowiak at the keydesk.

Written by the Editors

translation: Krzysztof Kotkowski

◥Maciej Zakrzewski

A graduate of the Gdańsk Academy of Music, winner of 1st Prize at the 7th International J.P. Sweelinck Organ Music Competition, Maciej Zakrzewski works with the Polish Baltic Philharmonic. He has made a number of studio and TV recordings. He is an assistant in an organ teaching programme in the Gdańsk Academy of Music.

15 July, 7:30pm, Poznań Parish Church, admission free

◥Daniel Prajzner

A graduate of the Kraków Academy of Music and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Daniel Prajzner participated in numerous courses offered by virtuoso organists from Europe. He is a laureate of many competitions, including in Częstochowa, Opava, Castellana Grotte, Italy (1st prize), Moscow and Kaliningrad. He has received a host of prominent awards and scholarships for artistic achievement. Prajzner is Assistant Professor at the Kraków Academy of Music. He obtained his doctoral degree in arts in 2017.

22 July, 7:30pm, Poznań Parish Church, admission free

◥ Jakub Pankowiak

A graduate and teacher of the Poznań Academy of Music, Jakub Pankowiak is a laureate of national and international organ competitions (in Opava, Vilnius, Kraków, Poznań, and Legnica). He gives concerts in Poland and abroad and collaborates with the choir of the National Philharmonic of Warsaw and the orchestra of the Poznań Philharmonic. Pankowiak has made appearances in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Israel and Lithuania. 

29 July, 7:30pm, Poznań Parish Church, admission free 

For more, see www.farapoznanska.pl.

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