London, England, United Kingdom
Polish pianist JULIA KLIMEK was described by The Guardian as “flamboyant” after her debut at the world-renown Wigmore Hall performing Clara Schumann’s Song Cycle. She marked the Weinberg Centenary at the University of Manchester and has performed alongside cellists Adrian Brendel and Mats Lindstrom. She has been invited to give recitals in Warsaw, Lvov and in Calgary in Canada. Julia recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with Distinction, in addition to winning two institutional prizes - DipRAM for outstanding performance in a final recital and the Regency Award in recognition of a consistently exceptional level of achievement with Prof James Baillieu. While at the Academy, she initiated the Student Union Choir which she conducted in both classical and jazz repertoire, championing works by Ola Gjeilo, Bob Chilcott and John Rutter. She has appeared in masterclasses with Maxim Vengerov, Steven Isserlis, Julius Drake, Helmut Deutsch, William Bennett, Brindley Sherratt, Roger Vignoles and at the Penderecki European Music Center. Aside from her concert career as an international chamber musician based in London, she is honoured to hold the Artistic Advisor and Head of Piano Adjudication position at the Rococo Elite Musicians Competition in Hong Kong. She is a successful and devoted teacher to her exclusive piano class and regularly gives piano masterclasses. She is also the founder of “ISH Concerts” series at the International Students House in London. A special sensitivity to music making is supported by her passion for painting, poetry, and ballet, which enriches her as a chamber musician, pianist and conductor. She is a passionate advocate of late 19th and 20th-century repertoire, Polish repertoire and women composers such as Grace Williams, Lili Boulanger and Clara Schumann.