La Jolla Music Society presents Rafal Blechacz, piano

Born in 1985 in Nakło nad Notecią, Poland, Rafal Blechacz began his piano studies at age five and continued his musical education at the Artur Rubinstein State School of Music in Bydgoszcz. In October 2005, Mr. Blechacz was the uncontested winner of the Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. This victory opened the doors of the most famous concert halls of the world, including Wigmore Hall in London, Berlin’s Philharmonie and Avery Fisher Hall in New York.