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In the city where she was born, Warschau, ELISABETH CHOJNACKA studied piano in the mid sixties. One day she was asked to play a piece on a harpsichord. She did it despite the fact that she didn't understand anything about the instrument. Nevertheless a spark jumped over. She left for Paris, where she was initiated by the Belgium Aimëe van de Wiele into the mysteries of the harpsichord. She won the first price in the Italian Vercelli in the Harpsichord Concourse in 1968. With interpretations of old, classical harpsichord music, as it should be. |
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However, her interest for the obligatory literature was beginning to shrink. The love for Paris stayed but the love for Rameau and Couperin passed. Nowadays the name Elisabeth Chojnacka stands side by side with remarkable first performances of composers such as Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki, Gorecki, Kotonski, Meyer, Meyer, Krauze, Halffter, Ohana, Ferrari, Bussotti. Elisabeth Chojnacka can call herself an authentic translator, given that she studies and executes compositions, which are written for her, in consultation with the composers. |
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Elisabeth Chojnacka is friends with Iannis Xenakis since 1976. In that year she asked him to write a composition for her. Many composers have written for her since that moment, and Chojnacka was known for her precise performances and her enormous sense of rhythm. She forms a duet with drummer Sylvio Gualda since 1981. She won the The Grand Prix SACEM in 1983 for her interpretation of everyday French music. Elisabeth Chojnacka has performed many times as a solist with the Xenakis Ensemble. She has many recordings on LP and CD. |
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