Prix Annelie de Man

She start playing the piano at the age of 5. She completed bachelor and master studies at the Academy of Music in Wrocław in the class of harpsichord . In 2011, she received a scholarship to study at the Conservatorio di Musica in Verona (Italy ) under the supervision of a harpsichordist Prof. Marco Vincenzi and organist Prof. Umberto Forni. Currently she continues education for Postgraduate Master Studies of harpsichord and early music under the supervision of Prof. Marta Czarny - Kaczmarska and Ph.D Aleksandra Rupocińska at the Academy of Music in Wrocław.

Favorite composer and music? 
I am a very big fan of the harpsichord, so the music where the harpsichord appears is my favorite one. It is very difficult to name only the one composer. It would be the master Bach, Froberger, Frescobaldi, de la Guerre, Rameau…

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
James Dorsa, Arkadiusz Kątny and Jacob Ter Veldhuis

Aleksandra Szymańska

Age: 23

Nationality: Polish

From 2008 to 2012 Alexandra studied at the Conservatory of Aragon in the specialty harpsichord with the teacher Silvia Marquez, and graduated in May 2012. She has attended the International Early Music Course of Daroca and Early Music Course of Castilla y León and had classes by José Luis González Uriol, Tony Millan, Olivier Baumont, Jacques Ogg, Imbi Tarum and Annelie de Man. She is currently studying at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with the teacher Fabio Bonizzoni.

Favorite composer and music? 
If I had to say one composer I suppose that I would say Girolamo Frescobaldi, but I love to the music of other composers both early and contemporary music. And respect to the music I am not able to answer that question, I believe that the music depends of the moments of your life, sometimes I prefer Baroque music, other times I prefer Renaissance music, in other time I prefer modern music. Lately I am listening more music of the Renaissance but I don't have one favorite music.

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Maurice Ohana , Ton Bruynèl, J. Françaix, a.o

Alexandra Vera Cárdenes 

Age: 25

Nationality: Spanish

Born in the north of France, Justine falls in love with harpsichord after some studies of litterature and piano. Devoted to both instruments, she plays mostly as a pianist accompanist with singers and studies harpsichord with Blandine Ranou in Versailles, and with Bob van Asperen and Richard Egarr in Amsterdam. In 2009 she met the wonderful Annelie de Man who opens her mind to the world of contemporary music for harpsichord. And when she met Goska Isphording the following year, she understands that this travel is just begining... 
"Please, forgive me Johann Sebastian, I'm going to be unfaithful for few months..."

Favorite composer and music? 
Schubert and the pop of the 70's

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Hanna Kulenty, Alain Louvier a.o.

Justine Charlet

Age: 31

Nationality: French

Monika was born in Kraków and studied harpsichord   at Music Academy Kraków and with Professor is E. Stefańska. She took part in master courses led by: M. Kroll, E. Chojnacka. Ch. Schornsheim, B. Klapprott and J. Ogg. She played solo and with orchestra during polish and international Festivals as “De Bach a Mozart” (France) and Bach Biennale Weimar (Germany). 
What did you think when you heard you where a finalist for ‘Prix Annelie de Man? 
I couldn't believe! I was very happy that I will come to Holland and I will perform modern pieces by Dutch and Polish composers. I knew that I do something what is not very popular in my country…

Favorite composer and music? 
I don't have my favorite composer. I try to be open minded so I listen to   historical, modern…classical and popular music. I think it's important to understand essence of music and its capricious nature.

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man:
Marian Sawa, Louis Andriessen a.o

Monika Foryś 

Age: 22

Nationality: Polish

From 1999 – 2004 Olga studied Harpsichord at the Tschaikowsky Conservatory in Moskow by Prof. Alexander Semetskij and Prof. Natalia Troull. In 2010 she finished her Master study „Histroc Keyboards in Karsruhe beim by Kristian Nyquist. And also got her solo examination in harpsichcord. The meeting with harpsichord and the postgraduate studies in Germany are a highlight in her music career. 

Favorite composer and music? 
Ooooooh.. It depends from the mood: Josquin des Pres , J.S.Bach , A.Vivaldi , F.Schubert , G.Mahler , A.Schönberg, I.Stravinsky , I.Xenakis , F.Romitelli , S.Reich 

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Edison Denissow, Cristobal Halffter a.o. 

Olga Zheltikova 

Age: 31

Nationality: Russian

Pjotr is a student at M.A. level at harpsichord class of professor Małgorzata Skotnicka at The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im Stanisława Moniuszki) in Gdańsk. Apart from music he studies at M.A. level at Department of Polish Literature of University of Gdańsk (Uniwersytet Gdański). He is fascinated by contemporary harpsichord compositions, and contemporary music in general (for example Krzysztof Pendercki). In the sphere of his artistic interests we can also find baroque harpsichord music and baroque music and poetry together with dramatic creativity leading to the advent of opera.

Favourite composer and music? 
Krzysztof Pendercki, Paweł Szymański, Michael Nyman, Kazimierz Serocki, Iannis Xenakis, Louis Couperin, Antonio Soler, Georg Fierdrich Haendel, Henry Purcell, Jean Philippe Rameau

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Clara Kim, György Ligeti a.o.

Piotr Józef Maksymowicz

Age: 23

Nationality: Polish

Graduate of Diocesan Organist School in Bielsko-Biała student of State Secondary Music School in Bielsko-Biała in the harpsichord class led by mgr Urszula Jasiecka-Bury and Academy of Music in Katowice within the confines of project “Young Musical Academy” in the organ class led by Prof. Julian Gembalski. Daniel Strządała recorded solo album entitled “The Organ impressions of Czechowice deanery” He began playing and interested in contemporary music, when he was 10 years old. 

Favorite composer and music? 
I like general J. S. Bach's and contemporary music. 

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Zygmunt Krauze, Roderik de Man a.o

Daniel Strządała 

Age: 17

Nationality: Polish

Sonja Leipold was born in 1983 in Villach, Austria. She studied at the Mozarteum, Salzburg and received a BA in music, both in flute (2005) and piano (2006). Since 2006 she has been studying harpsichord and basso continuo with Augusta Campagne at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and received her Masters degree in 2011. 
She is regularly playing contemporary music and is working with composers since 2008, both as a soloist and with various ensembles such as ensemble reconsil, schnittpunkt vocal, duo ovocutters (harpsichord/accordion).  

Favorite composer and music? 
Usually it's the music I'm currently working on; in my spare time I love the silence

Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: 
Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Julia Purgina a.o.  

Sonja Leipold 

Age: 29

Nationality: Austrian

Since 2002 to 2008 she was playing piano in Marta Gurdak's class in State School of Music in Oświęcim. After that she start playing harpsichord, teached by Urszula Jasiecka- Bury. 
Joanna has played contemporary music since 2009.  
The Prix Annelie de Man isn't her first competition. For the first time She took part in Wanda Landowska's Competition in Gdańsk (Poland) in 2010. 

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Favorite composer and music? 
favorite harpsichord composer is Marian Sawa.

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Playing at Prix Annelie de Man: Roderik de Man, Marian Sawa a.o.

Joanna Jaszczyk 

Age: 17

Nationality: Polish