Mała Gdańska Jesień Pianistyczna – laureaci konkursu dla dzieci i młodzieży w Szafarni

Teodor Dobrowolski was born in 2016 and began learning to play the piano at the age of seven. He is a student at the Stanisław Moniuszko Music School in Łódź, where he studies piano with Małgorzata Piechnat. He has also honed his skills through masterclasses led by Dr. hab. Maciej Pabich, Dr. hab. Piotr Banasik, Dr. Piotr Grelowski, and Leonor Armellini, focusing on developing technique, musical imagination, and conscious interpretation. He has performed at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Music Academy in Łódź as part of a scientific-artistic session dedicated to the works of Aleksander Tansman, and also during evenings of music organized by her. He has also performed in recitals at the Chopin Center in Szafarnia as part of the "Summer with Chopin" project, and at the Fryderyk Chopin Birthplace in Żelazowa Wola as part of the "Musical Quarters" program. He has also performed on Polish Radio Łódź. Teodor's artistic development is characterized by natural musicality, technical freedom, and exceptional interpretive sensitivity. His success in competitions and his concert activities confirm his exceptional talent and consistently developed piano skills. Oleksandr Kostyshyn is a ten-year-old Ukrainian pianist and student at the Salomea Kruszelnicka State Music Lyceum in Lviv, where he studies under Liudmyla Zakopets. Oleksandr began learning to play the piano at the age of six. Just seven months after starting his musical education, he won first prize in the regional competition "Talented Lviv Region," and also received the Regional Artistic Award for Children and Youth "Talented Lviv Region 2023" in the category of Young Virtuoso. Oleksandr actively performs and regularly participates in festivals, cultural events, and concerts in Ukraine and abroad. Since the age of eight, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras. In 2025, he participated in a Ukrainian nationwide television project, "I am a Virtuoso," where he performed as a soloist with a symphony orchestra.