"Magnificent music.
Magnificent interpretation.
What else is needed?"
Jadwiga Inglis.
The Summit Times, Los Angeles "In Erotics [of. J. Bruzdowicz],
under the fingers of Materka, the instrument bloomed with incredible tone
colors.
The dynamic and expressive richness
of the Intermezzo of Gorecki
surprised all who know this piece."
Barbara
Zakrzewska. Nowy Dziennik,
Nueva York
The Polish-born pianist Radek Materka has appeared in recitals in Europe, North America and Asia performing in concert venues such as the Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. He has participated in concerts with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Slupsk Chamber Orchestra, and recently, with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Puebla, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Coyoacán in Mexico City.
He has made recordings for Polish and American radio and television and has won top prizes in piano competitions in Europe and the United States. He has been a frequent participant in master classes led by world-renowned pianists such as Duransky, Czerny-Stefanska and Alicia de Larrocha. In 1999, Materka was selected as one of the pianists-participants in the First International Piano Symposium under the Auspices of the Moscow Conservatory where he was mastering his pianistic development under the tutelage of some of the most renowned piano professors of the Conservatory: Voskressensky, Trull, and Petrov.
He has appeared as a guest pianist in concert series and international music conferences such as the 2003 International Paderewski Conference, and the Polish Music International Conference in Los Angeles, “Polish Birthdays” Gala Concert, commemorating birthdays of the Polish composers W. Lutoslawski, H.M. Gorecki and J. Bruzdowicz, and most recently, joining a group of internationally recognized pianists, performed a recital in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of birth of F. Chopin and R. Schumann at the Teatro Ocampo in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
As a young pianist, he worked with some of the world´s most esteemed piano professors: John Perry and Daniel Pollack at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he received his Doctoral Degree in Piano Performance, and Ingrid Clarfield at the Westminster College of the Arts in Princeton, USA.
Dr. Materka is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society (USA). His diverse stylistical interests permit him to perform repertoire that embraces virtually all musical periods and styles. Apart from his solo career, he is a sought-after chamber music pianist and maintains a private studio where he works with young and talented artists preparing them for their future careers in music.
