Piotr Maziarz at Temple Church
Review by Angela Ransley
PIOTR MAZIARZ studied at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow under Prof. Semeniuk-Podraza. During his studies, he participated in numerous organ competitions taking First Prizes in Russia and Italy. In 2021 he began his organ studies in Frosinone, Italy, and during his time there began researching the work of Marco Enrico Bossi. In 2023, he received a scholarship from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and The Nicholas Danby Trust, and began his MMus studies under the guidance of Daniel Moult and Nicholas Wearne. He has already given concerts in Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Russia and the UK.
For his Temple debut, Piotr devised a stimulating programme where all four composers – Bach, Ciurlionis, Surzynski and Mendelssohn – were influenced by the musical hothouse that is Leipzig. The link between Mendelssohn and Bach is well known, and Felix later founded the Conservatoire where the two East European composers received their specialist training,
