Renata Konyicska
Renata performed for us 1st in November 2017 at the inauguration of our new piano. The recital was an evening few of us will forget. Renata Konyicska thrilled the full house with her programme of Chopin and Liszt, producing a spontaneous standing ovation at the end. Quite simply, Renata was breathtaking, with a staggering technique and depth of musical maturity. Added to that was her lovely, gentle manner. Everyone loved her and she has now been back a few times and wowed us with her magical performances and now we are very grateful she can come back yet again for 2024!
Renata has sent this lovely email with her programme
Chopin 24 Preludes Op. 28 (last time I played some of them, now I am ready with the full cycle) - 40'
Interval
Mozart F major Sonata K 332
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Smetana Polka F major From Czech Dances Book 1.
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Liszt Valse Impromptu S. 213
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It's a program inspired by Spring! The awakening of Nature and its influence on the human Spirit.
I very much look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Sending you warm greetings,
Renata
Biography
Praised for her “sparkling, crystal-clear passage-work” (Classical Music Daily) and imagination, Hungarian-British pianist Renata Konyicska has been described as “triumph of musicianship” and a “true international talent” (Stratford Herald).
She has won the first prize in a number of international piano competitions, including Zlatko Grgosevic in Croatia, Cittá di Gorizia in Italy, Smetana in the Czech Republic. She was the winner of the inaugural Talent Support Competition at Liszt Academy in Budapest.
Renata has played solo and chamber music concerts in festivals such as IMS Prussia Cove, Nuits Classiques Megeve, Festival de Piano Classique Biarritz, Encuentro de Musica y Academia de Santander, Internationale Sommerakademie der ISA Reichenau and Liszt Week Esztergom, where she has been a regular artist since its launch.
Drawn to music early on she was introduced to piano at the age of 5. Her talent was supported by her family who has not had musicians before. Soon after she was admitted to the School for Exceptional Young Talents at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, in the class of Zsuzsa Esztó. She continued her studies with László Baranyay, Rita Wagner and Márta Gulyás at the same institute and attained her Bachelors degree with highest honours. She moved to London to study with Pascal Nemirovski at the Royal Academy of Music where she graduated with her Masters degree. In 2018 she received her Advanced Postgraduate Diploma at the Birmingham Conservatoire.
Renata loves being on the road travelling feeds her curiosity and is passionate about sharing the universal language of music with audiences everywhere. Besides her performing activities she regularly leads music workshops and outreach projects and she is a visiting piano tutor at St George’s College in Weybridge.