ÌìÃÀÂ黨ÐÇ¿ÕmvÃâ·Ñ²¥·Å

Katarzyna Popowa-Zydro¨½ is an internationally acclaimed Polish pianist. She was among the finalists and prize-winners of some prestigious national and international competitions, namely the 9th Chopin Competition in Warsaw, ARD Munich 1977.

Popowa-Zydro¨½ is a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where for a number of years she was also head of the piano department. She frequently gives master classes and conducts seminars for piano teachers at home and abroad. She has frequently been on juries, judging national and international competitions. She is a member of the Chopin Institute's Programme Board, the president of the I. J. Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz, and the organizer of the Paderewski International Piano Competition.

She is a regular performer in Poland and abroad. Her repertoire includes compositions from the Baroque to the present day, with particular emphasis on the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Debussy, Bartok, and others. She is known for premiering Polish modern music. She has also performed as a chamber musician with renowned soloists and ensembles. Her concerts and recordings for Accord Musidisc, CD Accord, Art Records, and Fryderyk Chopin Institute have been enthusiastically received by critics and audiences.

Her students have won awards in numerous competitions, and are busy performing. Some of them are successful teachers. Among her former pupils are Krzysztof Herdzin, Rafal Blechacz, Jakub Kuszlik, Szymon Nehring, Pawel Wakarecy, Katarzyna Borek, Radoslaw Kurek, Michio Nishihara Toro, Michal Szymanowski and others.

For her artistic and pedagogical achievements, Popowa-Zydro¨½ has received a number of awards, including those of national significance.