Dr. Slawomir Dobrzanski, Professor of Music and Head of the Keyboard Division, presented his lecture, “Teaching the Unique Style of Frederic Chopin” at the Universidad de Valle in Guatemala City, Guatemala on June 1. The event was organized by Encuentro Pianistas Guatemala and the Music Department at the Universidad de Valle. After his lecture, Dr, Dobrzanski taught a masterclass to a group of pre-college and college level Guatemalan piano students.
The recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award from Kansas Music Teachers Association, Dr. Sławomir Dobrzański teaches applied piano, piano pedagogy, and piano literature and serves as the Chair of the Keyboard Division.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Dobrzański performed in over twenty countries around the world, often in renowned concert halls, such as the Beijing Performing Arts Center in Beijing, China, the Steinway Hall in New York City, and the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland. Every year, his artistic and scholarly activities take him to Europe, Asia, and Latin America.