Whether it be destiny, some rare astrophysical occurrence, serendipity or a just another random convergence of events…you have stumbled upon my piano music blog!
I realize there are hundreds of other things you could be doing right now and so I wish that the time you spend here be as mutually stimulating, engaging and inspiring as it has been for me.
On this page you’ll find a few words about me. Pianists’ biographies can sometimes look so formal and forbidding, so instead I’ll walk you through the most important events of my life as they occurred and leave you to find the profound ‘existential’ meaning into how they shaped me into the person I am today.
So, how can we just leave music alone? A fast-paced culture together with beeping gadgets and state-of-the-art computers have created a phenomenen known as ‘music in a bottle syndrome’ which is basically ubiquitous music that you can access quickly and easily sometimes even with the push of a button. Sometimes, going to a piano recital today is like going to a butcher’s shop and asking for 2 kilograms of Rachman’ lard and 100 ml of Prokof’ vinegar. OK, I agree that Rachaminoff’s second sonata is a great piece of piano literature, but how many times do we have to hear it butchered in the same dull fashion, until it becomes so nautious that even a tired, old grub found in the corner of one’s basement seems more interesting?
A concert review following a piano recital given by Daniel Wnukowski in Tokyo, Japan which commemorated the unveiling of a new Chopin monument.
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I am proud to be of Eastern European origin – Poland to be specific. It is exciting to know how to speak two different languages fluently and to have extra holidays in the calendar. Polish people love to make a holiday out of everything. For example, there is not only a Mother’s and Father’s day, but also a Grandfather’s, Grandmother’s, and a Ladies day! Poles like to take every opportunity they can to get away from work. There is even a names day where each first name is placed somewhere on the calendar. ‘Daniel’s day’ falls on every December 10th, so you can feel free to lavish me with gifts on that day 
Poland is also a country with a remarkable history. It has some of the most breathtaking castles (the largest is the Wawel Castle in Krakow) and theatres I have ever seen in my life. The national theatre has the deepest stage than any other theater in Europe.
Role of the Musician in the 21st Century
By Daniel Wnukowski
The internet has revolutionized the speed in which people can communicate their thoughts, beliefs and artistic values. Are online classical musicians ready to jump on the bandwagon and explore its myriad possibilities, or should they withdraw from its rampant growth and continue to perform in a way that worked for our ancestors hundreds of years ago? This essay will attempt to examine the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet as a means of distributing online classical music to a wide, global audience and offers suggestions to young artists as to how they can utilize its full potential.
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Can You Really Find Free Quality Music Online?
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Can you remember the days when you were still in school and everyone was awaiting that last day of school? Everyone was getting frustrated and edgy about the mountainous pile of homework assisgnments, exams to study for, having to see the teacher’s face for the xxx’th time this year. But you knew that after that last day, everything would be over with.
Choose from any one these piano music mp3s performed Wnukowski.
You can download each file directly onto your computer.
This page is especially designed for the upcoming Chopin year of 2010.
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Finally, listen to exciting new piano videos by Daniel Wnukowski
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Taken from the old website. Original post date: July 9, 2005
I am often asked to repeat his name…
Cziffra – Gyorgy Cziffra.
(OK, so it’s not as easy to remember as Bond – James Bond.)
But I am very pleased to see the revival of Cziffra amongst today’s listening audience. Gyorgy Cziffra was a Hungarian composer/pianist who lived at the heart of the 20th century’s greatest virtuosi. Although he was born in 1921 to a poor family of gypsy musicians, it wasn’t until 1947 that he was able to grow his career due to military services and even being a POW. In spite of wide acclaim, he (like Horowitz at one point) abandoned his career until the early 1990s when he gave a concert in Paris.
Taken from the old website. Original post date: June 5, 2005
Recently I purchased a new concert grand piano. I was extremely picky about finding an instrument that would match all my needs. I am one of those notorious customers that will spend hours trying a product only to say “I’ll think about it” at the end.
