Reviews

Kazimierz Rozbicki, Muzyka 21, November 2011

“(…)After the intermission, there was another monumental piece, more majestic Romantic music and more excellent piano: the piano concerto by Grieg, with the solo part played by Joanna Marcin¬kowska. This musician has appeared at the Festival for several years now, and since her first victory at the Competition of the Young, she has presented to the public only the best of the art of the piano: all of her performances achieve perfection through the artist’s involvement, warmth and emotion. Having heard the concerto by Grieg, one can only say: this was a spellbinding symbiosis of masterful piano technique, great art and spiritual sensitivity, a perfect performance. The conductor and the musicians of the orchestra must have felt the same, as they reached the acme of their skills when accompanying the soloist.(…)