Kamil Pacholec

Kamil Pacholec first gained international recognition through major piano competitions, most notably as a finalist at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, where he received an Honorable Mention. In 2019, he was awarded Second Prize and multiple special prizes at the XI Paderewski International Piano Competition in Poland. His earlier achievements include top prizes at the Livorno International Piano Competition (2018), the 47th Polish National Chopin Piano Competition (2016), and the César Franck International Piano Competition in Belgium (2015). In 2018, he also received the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize at the Klavierakademie Eppan in Italy.
These distinctions led to concert appearances throughout Europe, Japan, Brazil, and the United States. He has appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall) and Merkin Hall in New York, the Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Cortot in Paris, and other major halls in Warsaw, Kyiv, São Paulo, Miami, Nagano, and Livorno.
His playing has been praised by critics. Gramophone described it as “elegantly confident,” noting his “effortless fingerwork and idiomatic flair,” while South Florida Classical Review highlighted his “strong technique and interpretive skills.” Australian critic Michael Moran called him “a major young Polish pianistic talent.”
Pacholec has performed at leading festivals such as “Chopin and His Europe” in Warsaw, “Chopin for All” in Miami, and Chopin festivals in Valldemossa, Nohant, Duszniki-Zdrój, São Paulo, and Tokyo.
In 2022, he moved to the United States to study with Kevin Kenner at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami. His previous teachers include Ewa Pobłocka, Wojciech Świtała, and Małgorzata Kowalska.