About the Founder
Mgr. IZABELLA DARSKA – HAVASI
Piano artist and teacher, magister of arts (I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music – Poznań (PL),
Dalcroze-eurhytmics teacher, répetiteur.
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Award of the Ministry of Culture (Budapest, HU) - diploma for her pedagogical achievements - 1982,
Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit "For Service to Poland" - 2004,
Award of the Minister of Culture and National Cultural Heritage, Bogdan Zdrojewski (Warsaw, PL)
diploma for her activity in honour of the Chopin Year - 2011.
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Her teachers:
Z. Dunin-Michałowska, I. Kurpisz-Stefanowa, A. Drzewiecki,
postgraduate studies: György Ferenczy (1974 – 1983).
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Courses:
L. Naumov, T. Nikolaeva, K. Máthé, L. Rév, J.M. Senderovich.
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Positions:
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piano and piano improvisation teacher:
Poznań (PL): State Secondary Music School
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piano teacher and correpetitor:
Budapest (HU): Hungarian Dance Academy and Pedagogue Further Training Course,
Kodály Zoltán Hungarian Choir School,
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music,
Szent István Király Secondary Music School
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piano accompanist, music assistant, lecturer of music theory:
Institution of Folk Culture,
TIT - Association for Scientyfic Knowledge Dissemination (Budapest)
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Jury member at national and international piano competitions at home and abroad,
lecturer on Chopin-themed theory and practice courses,
head teacher of piano courses at home and abroad,
head teacher of courses on piano theory, methodology and practice-teaching
within this - since 1995 - at the Bolyai Summer Academy (Odorheiu Secuiesc, RO)
Founder and professional leader of the György Ferenczy Foundation (2002),
since 2009 a member of the International Federation of Chopin Societies (IFCS),
organizer of national and international Chopin piano competitions, concerts, courses
and other Chopin connected events.
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Guest performer:
in Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Romania,
in the former German Democratic Republic and Soviet Union.
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