Colombian pianist plays Chopin in Krakow

On 3 June, the Florianka Hall of the Kraków Academy of Music was filled with beautiful melodies performed by the famous Colombian pianist Teresita Gómez. The organisers – the Colombian Embassy in Poland and the Honorary Consulate of Colombia in Krakow – ensured that guests would remember this exceptional event for a long time.

Born in 1943 in Medellín, María Teresa Gómez Arteaga, known as Teresita Gómez, is an outstanding Colombian pianist and music educator. Her musical journey began when she was just four years old under the tutelage of Marta Agudelo de Maya and Anna María Penella at the Institute of Fine Arts in Medellín. At just ten years old, Teresita gave her first solo concert. She continued her musical education at the National University of Colombia and the University of Antioquia, where she won numerous awards and graduated with honours. Her mentors were such eminent musicians as Barbara Hesse, Jakob Lateiner and Klaus Bässler. In a career spanning almost eight decades, she has performed on numerous stages in Colombia and around the world and, as a teacher, has educated many generations of Colombian musicians.

The concert was preceded by speeches from Honorary Consul Joanna Natasha Wais and H.E. Ambassador Assad José Jater Peña, who welcomed the guests and gave a speech about bridging cultures and generations and emphasised the importance of such events in building international ties. During the Krakow concert, Teresita Gómez paid tribute to Polish culture by performing works by Frédéric Chopin, which touched the hearts of the audience from the first notes. Chopin’s delicate nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 1 and 2, full of melancholy and subtle emotions, sounded like poetry played on the piano keys. Her interpretation was full of grace and depth, and each note was like a quiet whisper that penetrated deep into the soul.

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