Biography

Dr Maciej Zakrzewski, organist, composer, improviser, lecturer at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk.

 

He graduated with honors from Academy of Music in Gdansk, where he studied the organ under the tutelage of Professor Roman Perucki and dr Hanna Dys. In 2019 he recived a doctoral degree in music for his dissertation about Naji Hakim’s Organ Works. He has participated in many organ and composition competitions. He has won first prize at the 7th J. P. Sweelinck International Organ Competition and fourth prize in the „Premio Elvira di Renna” International Organ Competition in Italy. In 2010 he received the „Golden Laurel for Young Organist” at the 33rd International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music in Giżycko.

 

In his career Maciej Zakrzewski has actively participated in numerous master classes, having had opportunity to work with such splendid organists including Olivier Latry, Pieter van Dijk, Wolfgang Zerer, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Helmut Deutsch, Martin Hoselbeck, Pierre Damiano Peretti. He has also participated in master classes of improvisation under the direction of Pierre Pincemaille, Tomasz Adam Nowak.

 

Maciej Zakrzewski co- operates on a regular basis with the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Polish Chamber Orchestra, The PROGRESS Chamber Orchestra, Elblag Chamber Orchesra and „Discantus” Chamber Choir with whom he recorded „Kashubian Mass” composed by Michał Sławecki and „Te Deum” composed by Adam Disner. He took part in the recording of Mozart’s Church Sonatas conducted by Maxim Vengerov. He also recorded music by Franz Liszt, Charles Marie Widor, Feliks Nowowiejski, Naji Hakim, Daniel Magnus Gronau and contemporary composers. His own CD’s (with solo organ music by Liszt, Widor and Hakim) get a great reviews in music press. As a composer Zakrzewski wrote mostly for organ, voice and chamber orchestra.

 

Maciej Zakrzewski is vice-chairman of The Pomeranian Association “Musica Giovane” which organizes Tczew Organ Festiwal and concerts around the Pomeranian Region. He was nominated for the City of Gdansk Award for Young Artist in the Field of Culture 2009, and a year later for the „Pomeranian Griffin Award” in the category „Pomeranian Artistic Hope”. In 2010 he was nominated for the prize of Gdansk „Splendor Gedanensis” for taking part in a number of artistic events in Pomerania.

List of compositions:

 

  • „Hymne à la Vierge Marie” for organ /Litanies/ (2024)
  • „Efekt motyla” for strings (2024)
  • „Kashubian Magnificat” for soloists, choir and organ (2024)
  • “Zeit der Zeiten” for organ (2024)
  • „There is always hope” for guitar and organ (2024)
  • “New destination” for violin, viola and organ (2024)
  • “Ave verum” for sopran and organ (2024)
  • “The Deer’s cry” for countertenor and organ (2024)
  • “Don’t say even a word” for viola and organ (2024)
  • “Silent Easter” for viola and organ (2024)
  • “Efekt motyla” for orchestra (2024)
  • “Colours of the Winds” for strings (2024)
  • Ceremony of Carols for strings (2023)
  • Fanfara for organ (2023)
  • “Why do I love” You Sir for sopran and piano (2023)
  • “2 Lieder der Unendlichkeit” (2023)
  • “Don’t say even a word” for violin and organ (2023)
  • “Sun’s spectrum” for organ solo (2023)
  • “Eisemkeit” – song for baritone and orchestra (2023)
  • „Calling for peace” for organ (2023)
  • „Portal 78” for keyboard ensemble (2023)
  • „Bells” for strings(2022)
  • „Lullaby” for piano  (2022)
  • „Delight of feelings” for 3 violas (2022)
  • „Pieśń nad pieśniami” for tenor, harp and 3 violas (2022)
  • „Little thanksgivings” – 30 preludes for piano (2022/2023)
  • „Adagio” from Suite modale of F. Peeters – transcription for flute, clarinet and organ (2022)
  • „Trois Mouvements”- transcription of  J. Alain piece for flute, clarinet and organ  (2022)
  • „Virga Jesse”-transcription of A. Bruckner motet for organ solo (2022)
  • „3 movements from unexisted moovie” – I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Tranquillo (2022) for piano
  • „Szepty” for organ (1. Lumen de lumine, 2. Mała passacaglia na mały koniec świata 3. Mana) (2022)
  • „In saecula saeculorum” for organ duet (2020 – 2022)
  • „Air de cour” for strings (2021/2022)
  • „Lamento” for 2 violins and cello (2021)
  • „Og Bakom Synger Skogene” for violin duo (2021)
  • „In die Ewigkeit” for organ duet (2021)
  • „Na początku nic nie było” – for octet (2021)
  • „Wierzyłem zawsze” – for octet (2021)
  • „Miałem w sobie ongi” – for octet (2021)
  • „Haeven or sky?” for strings (2021)
  • „My mistress eyes” for vocal octet (2021)
  • „divine incoherence” for winds (2021)
  • „Unser Vater” for Sopran and organ (2021)
  • „Sonata da chiesa” per violin and organ (2021)
  • „Mirrors” for guitar and piano (I. Saiko, II. Kenso, III. Fukinsei) (2021)
  • „Requiem” (2020-2022)
  • „Dankpsalm for strings” (2021)
  • „De Anima” for organ solo: 1. Expecto, 2. Interrogatio, 3. Mysterium amoris, 4. Plenitudo (2020 – 2022)
  • „Suita bizarna” for organ (2020-2022) Preludium – Chorale – Toccata
  • „Blessed feelings” for piano (2020)
  • „Metamorfozy” for organ and orchestra (2020)
  • „Medytacja” for violin and organ (2020)
  • „6 Pieśni czasów zarazy” for soprano and piano (2020)
  • „Sinfonia Sacra” /Ave Maria – Stabat Mater – Regina coeli/ for soprano and orchestra (2020 – 2023)
  • „Misterioso” in memoriam K. Penderecki for organ (2020)
  • „But if I am laid into the tomb” for organ (2020)
  • „Speeches” for accordion and organ (2020)
  • „Silent Easter” for accordion and organ (2020)
  • „Die ganzen Welt” for accordion and organ (2020)
  • „Nigdy więcej wojny” for oboe quartet (2020)
  • „Archetyp” for two violins, string quartet and orchestra (2020)
  • „Die ganzen Welt” for trumpet and organ (2019)
  • „Rosen” for trumpet and piano (2019)
  • „Sounds of nature” for chamber orchestra (fl, cl, pfte, strings) (2019)
  • „4 Kociewian songs”for soprano, piano and orchestra (2019)
  • „Psalterium” for organ (2019)
  • „Ave Maria” for soprano and orchestra (2018)
  • „Farewell” for organ (2018)
  • „Reformation” Sinfonietta per archi (2017)
  • „Psałterz Dawidów” for countertenor and harmonium (2017)
  • „Alegorie” for organ (2017/2018)
  • Suite nouvelle for organ (2016)
  • Veni Creator Spiritus for organ (2016)
  • „Silent Night” for string quartet(2015)
  • Victimae Paschali Laudes for organ (2015),
  • „In Memoriam” for organ and string quartet (2014)
  • „Work in Progress” for orchestra (2014),
  • „Experience” for organ (2014)
  • „Alleluja” for 2 sopranos and organ (2010)
  • „Aforyzmy” for cello and organ (2009)
  • „Lux aeterna” for quartet (2008)
  • „Requiem”  (2008)
  • „Nic dwa razy” song for soprano and piano (2007)
  • „Kto się w opiekę” for organ (2007)
  • „Czerwony Kapturek” opera (2007)
  • „Cadenz” for viola (2006)
  • Piano preludes (2006)
  • Etude for piano (2005)
  • Missa da camera (2005)
  • „Kyrie” (2005)