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Fryderyk Chopin

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The Chopin bust (on the right)
is a gift of Wanda Dezwol
(Kulpinska) a past member
of the Polish Heritage Society.

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Chopin Concert 2026

The Annual Chopin Concert was held on Sunday, April 12, 2026, 2:30 pm, at the Music Settlement School on 6128 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144. A light reception followed the concert.

This year's soloist was Evelina Kleczek who gave an outstanding performance.

Program

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3
Preludes Op. 28, Nos. 20-24

Intermission

Carl Vine (b. 1954)
Piano Sonata No. 1
II. Leggiero e legato

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Miroirs ("Mirrors")
II. Oiseaux tristes ("Sad Birds")
IV. Alborada del gracioso ("The Jester's Aubade")

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19
I. Andante
II. Presto



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Evelina Kleczek

Born in 2009, Evelina Kleczek began playing piano at the age of five and currently studies with Dr. Martin Labazevitch in Washington, D.C. Evelina has won prizes at several piano competitions, including Grand Prize and audience award at the 2025 MostArts Young Pianist Competition, third prize and audience award at the 2024 Thomas F. Hulbert International Piano Competition, the Rosalyn Tureck prizes in the contemporary and Prelude and Fugue categories at the 7th Tureck International Bach Competition in 2022, and first prize and Szymanowski award at the 2020 Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Washington, D.C.

Evelina also won the state and division levels of the 2025-2026 MTNA Senior Piano Competition. Besides exploring solo piano repertoire, Evelina was accepted into the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program for the 2024-2025 school year, which gave her the opportunity to immerse herself in chamber music. Her chamber music ensemble "Reinecke Trio" won third prize at the 2025 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and second prize at the 2025 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition. In addition to her competition awards, Evelina is a 2026 National YoungArts Winner and has received the Chopin Foundation Scholarship for the past three years.

Evelina has had solo performances in the United States, Poland, Hungary, Spain, and Puerto Rico and has performed with the MostArts Festival Orchestra in New York. She has also participated in lessons and masterclasses with such acclaimed pianists and pedagogues as Kirill Gerstein, Garrick Ohlsson, Kevin Kenner, Ewa Poblocka, Andre Laplante, Krzysztof Jablonski, Jeffrey Swann, Golda Vainberg-Tatz, Michael Lewin, and others.



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(l. to r.) Paul Krzywicki, Margaret Zaleska, Debbie Majka, Evelina Kleczek, Agnieszka Simon,
Peter J. Obst, Jewls Rogowska-Teneva, Mike Hrabowski, John Wisniewski, Tiffany Loomis