Prof. Artur Jaroń:

He was born in Kielce. He has graduated from Cracow Music Academy in piano, under professor Irena Sijalova-Vogel. He has completed his postgraduate studies
at Odessa Conservatory under professor Anatoly Kardashev. He has also held master classes under the direction of professors Vera Gornostaeva and Günter Ludwig.

He carries rich and ample artistic activities both as a soloist and a chamber musician.
Artur Jaron has performed with the major Polish orchestras such as Sinfonia Varsovia, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra in Cracow, and Philharmonic orchestras in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Kielce, Katowice, Lublin, Jelenia Gora, Olsztyn, Opole, Szczecin, Slupsk, Torun, Walbrzych, Rzeszow, Zielona Gora and Gdansk.

His abroad performances include concerts in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Slovakia, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine. He has worked with eminent Polish condustors, such as Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jerzy Salwarowski, Marek Pijarowski, Agnieszka Duczmal and Tadeusz Wojciechowski. As a chamber musician Mr Jaron has cooperated with Teresa Żylis-Gara, Malgorzata Walewska, Wieslaw Ochman and Adam Zdunikowski, among others. He has also accompanied Ludmila Worobec-Witek, Saskia Szreder, Bartlomiej Niziol, Henryk Wieniawski Quartett and The Multicamerata. Artur Jaron constantly cooperates with
Lviv Virtuosos orchestra. He made his artistic debut in Carnegie Hall, NY/USA, in 2005.

Artur Jaron has made several musical recordings for Kielce Radio and Russian State Television. He has released five CDs with solo and chamber music. Among recordings made by Mr Jaron, there is a unique one of The Concerto for Piano and Violin by F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a piece rarely performed or recorded.

Currently, he is the director of Krystyna Jamroz International Music Festival in Busko Zdroj and runs a regular event of Chamber Music Salon in Kielce.

For his artistic achievements as well as organizational activities, Mr Jaron has been honored with a number of prestigious awards, including The Kielce Voivode’s Award,
The Marshall of Holy Cross Voivodship Award, The City of Kielce Award, Regional Leader Award in the field of culture and the Golden Emeric. He has also been rewarded with the Polish Civil State Award, the Bronze Cross of Merit.