Klara was born in Kielce (Poland) and began learning to play the piano at the age of eight, under the guidance of Jolanta Jaron. She graduated from the Ludomir Rozycki State Music School in Kielce and now she is a student of Artur Jaron at 2nd degree. Since 2009 she is a participant of a program for exceptionally gifted youth run by the National Fund for Children in Warsaw. She has been awarded the regional title 'Swietokrzyskie Talent'.

Klara has been a participant of numerous national and international piano competitions. In 2008 she was awarded the 5th Prize at the III International J. Garscia Piano Competition in Stalowa Wola. She was also successful at the XIII International M. Magin Piano Competition in Paris, France in 2008 where she got a special award for the best performance of Magin’s 'Polka' and a Jury member’s award. In 2009 she won the 1st Prize at the National T. Leszetycki Piano Competition in Łańcut, the 1st Prize at the XVII National and II International Young Pianist Competition 'Nad Kamienna', the 2nd Prize at the National I. Paderewski Piano Competition in Piotrkow Trybunalski (the first place was not awarded).  She received distinction at the XI International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 'Chopin for the youngest' in Antonin and was awarded distinction at the H. Czerny-Stefanska National Piano Tournament 2010 in Zagan, playing in the oldest category (in spite of her young age). She received the 3rd Prize at the National Chamber Piano Competition in Torun and 1st Prize at the I National I. Krzyżanowski Piano Competition in Opatow. In 2011 she was awarded 5th Prize at the XIII International Piano Competition in Kosice (Slovakia) and 1st Prize at the International Moszkowski Piano Competition (Kielce, Poland) where she also was awarded to participate in International Music Workshops. In 2012 she became a finalist (the fifth position) at the International Piano Competition 'Etudes and scales - young virtuoso' in Zagreb (Croatia). Furthermore, she was awarded 2nd Prize at the Halina Czerny-Stefańska National Piano Tournament in Zagań and became winner of the VII Stefania Woytowicz National Piano Competition for Young Instrumentalists in Jaslo. In the same year she won 1st Prize at the International Music Meetings in Krosno and two 2nd prizes at the VI National Piano Competition in Konin and the National Competition of Musical Interpretation in Krasiczyn.

Klara was invited by Professor Barbara Hesse-Bukowska to take part in the V and VI International Fryderyk Chopin Festival in Busko- Zdroj 'Summer with Chopin' and played on the 'Stage for the Young' of the International Krystyna Jamroz Festival in Busko in 2010. She has played with the Rzeszow Chamber Orchestra and the Swietokrzyskie Philharmonic Orchestra. During the 2010 International Fryderyk Chopin Year she played his works at numerous concerts organized in the Swietokrzyskie region, and was also invited to take part in the young pianists’ concerts and jubilee programmes on TV Cracow, TV Kielce, radio Kielce.

Repertoire

Solo:

J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C minor DWK1
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D minor DWK 1
F. Chopin, Etudes in G flat Major No.5 and in F minor No.9 (Op. 10)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in D flat Major (Op.27, No.2)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in G minor (Op.15, No.3)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in E minor (Op. 72)
F. Chopin, Polonaise in C sharp minor (Op.26, No.1)
F. Chopin, Mazurka in B flat Major (Op 7, No. 1)
F. Chopin, Scherzo in B minor (op.20, No 1)
M. Clementi, Sonata in B Major (Op.47, first and second movement)
C. Czerny, Etudes (Op. 740, Nos. 4 und 18)
J. Haydn, Sonata in E flat Major (Hob XVI; 52, first movement)
M. Magin, Polka
M. Moszkowski, Etude in F Major (Op.72, No.6)
M. Moszkowski in G flat Major (Op.72, No.1)
M. Moszkowski in C Major (Op. 24, No.4)
I. J. Paderewski, Minuet in G Major (Op.14, No. 1)
I.J. Paderewski, Sarabanda (Op.14, No. 2)
S. Prokofiev, Vision fugitives (Op.22, Nos. 7, 10, 11, 14)
D. Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor, K 141

Chamber Music:

M. Clementi, Sonata in B flat Major for two pianos
W. Gawrilin, Have a dream
W. Gawrilin, On the march

With orchestra:

R. Addinsell, Warsaw Concerto
L. van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement
A. Rowley, Concerto in G Major, first movement

If you are interested in working with Klara, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.