ArtistInfo

Szymon Ogryzek

p, *1996 PO
Musician of Classical

Szymon Ogryzek was born on May 25,1996 in Mikołów, Poland. He graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Second Degree School of Music in Katowice, where he studied in the class of piano of professor Lubow Nawrocka. He is a laureate of many competitions, both, as a soloist and a chamber musician, such as: International Juliusz Zarębski Music Competition in Warsaw 2017, as a duo with Zuzanna Budzyńska; National Chamber Music Competition in Katowice; National Chamber Music Auditions of Centre for Artistic Education in Warsaw; and A. Wesołowska and H. Wesołowska-Madetko Piano Competition in Katowice. He took part in numerous piano courses, i.a.: 8. International Summer Music Course in Cieszyn or 5. International Piano Course in Katowice. As a pianist, he took part in the 43. Zenon Brzewski International Music Courses in Łańcut, in the class of professor Edward Zienkowski and Agata Szymczewska. He also worked with professors such as Dmitri Bashkirov, Fabio Bidini or Siegfried Mauser during the international “Europa u bram” project. He participated in numerous master classes organized by the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, with professors such as Krzyszof Jakowicz, Szymon Krzeszowiec or Jannis Maleckis. Currently, he is a student of the piano class of professor Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and in the chamber music class of professor Krystyna Makowska-Ławrynowicz. He is the winner of the 10th Competition for Societe Generale Bank Scholarship. The scholarship allowed him to record his first CD with a violinist Zuzanna Budzyńska in August 2017. The CD contains the most beautiful polonaises for violin and piano in the output of Polish composers. Szymon Ogryzek regularly performs in Warsaw (i.a.: Concert Hall of the FCUM, Great Hall in Royal Castle, Palace Museum in Wilanów, People’s Republic of China Embassy or Palace in the Royal Łazienki Park), constantly broadening his repertoire. He works at the Royal Castle in Warsaw as an educator, having museum lessons.