Piotr Zielinski
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A native of Poland, Piotr Zielinski received a Graduate Performance Diploma and a Masters of Music Degree under the mentorship of world renowned Manuel Barrueco at Peabody Conservatory, where he also studied with Ray Chester. In 2001, he was the recipient of the Sydney-Friedberg Prize for outstanding musical contribution to Peabody. Recent performances include Guitar Concerto by Richard Rodney Bennett with the Peabody Camerata Orchestra, recital at the Pulawy Guitar Festival in Poland, performances in Washington, D.C. Mexican Cultural Institute and a tour of Japan with the Aurora Guitar Quartet. Piotr is currently on faculty at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.
As a chamber musician, Piotr is a member of Aurora Guitar Quartet, a critically praised ensemble bringing together guitarists from Europe, Japan and the United States.

Piotr was the first Polish citizen to be accepted at the Conservatoire National Superièur de Musique de Paris in classical guitar. Piotr received the Prix de Guitare and DNESS Diploma from the Paris Conservatory, where he studied with Alexandre Lagoya and Olivier Chassain. He also served as principal guitar teacher at the Academie Internationale de Musique de Paris and performed at numerous diverse venues, including Cité Internationale des Arts, Salon Chopin, and L’Eglise Sainte Marie. While living in France Piotr collaborated with chamber music ensembles, such as Opus 20. In another collaboration, Piotr and his sister, guitarist Kasia Zielinska, performed in France and Ireland.Piotr began playing guitar at the age of seven and made his concert debut in Poland at age sixteen, playing the Concierto de Aranjuez. As a teenager, he was broadcast on Polish television and radio and awarded concerts in Poland, Germany and France.

Piotr plays a guitar made by master German luthier Matthias Dammann.