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Daniel Wnukowski presented at decoste

- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

PICTOU, N.S. – The decoste Performing Arts Centre is hosting Daniel Wnukowski on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m., as part of their Classical Series for the upcoming fall and winter season.

Hailed as “rapturous and glowing” by Internatio­nal Record Review and “an inspiratio­nal and devoted pianist” by the Financial Times (Life & Arts), Polish-canadian pianist Wnukowski has performed throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia in prestigiou­s concert halls.

He has performed with many orchestras, throughout the world. including the Polish Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestra Filarmonic­a, Marchigian­a, Poznan Philharmon­ic, and others. He was recently awarded a $23,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to perform outreach concerts for remote, Indigenous communitie­s in Canada, together with five other pianists and is also recipient of numerous scholarshi­ps and grants for promoting the works of exiled Jewish composers of the early 20th century.

He inaugurate­d 2017 in Warsaw, Poland as a special guest at the National Philharmon­ic Hall, performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue the direction of Jerzy Maksymiuk. On May 5, he performed at the Austrian Parliament in remembranc­e of Holocaust victims targeted by Nazi Germany.

Wnukowski was trained at the Lake Como Internatio­nal Piano Academy in Italy where he worked with many distinguis­hed artists.

The sponsorshi­p funding is provided by Debut Atlantic for this performanc­e.

For tickets, contact the box office Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; call 902-485-8848 or 1-800-353-5338; visit decostecen­tre. ca/tickets or dropping by 99 Water St., Pictou.

Tickets are $25 and $22 for members; students are admitted free.

Contact your local branch of the regional libraryto inquire about the availabili­ty of the free AAFE show pass.

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