Tomasz Marut (Poland)

Winner of the 2026 Friuli Venezia Giulia Piano Competition

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Suite bergamasque, L. 75 (1890–1891; rev. 1905) 

1. Prélude – Moderato (tempo rubato)
2. Menuet – Andantino
3. Clair de lune – Andante très expressif
4. Passepied – Allegretto ma non troppo

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
24 Préludes, op. 28 (ca. 1831–1839) 

1. in Do maggiore – Agitato
2. in La minore – Lento
3. in Sol maggiore – Vivace
4. in Mi minore – Largo
5. in Re maggiore – Molto allegro
6. in Si minore – Lento assai
7. in La maggiore – Andantino
8. in Fa diesis minore – Molto agitato
9. in Mi maggiore – Largo
10. in Do diesis minore – Molto allegro
11. in Si maggiore – Vivace
12. in Sol diesis minore – Presto
13. in Fa diesis maggiore – Lento
14. in Mi bemolle minore – Allegro
15. in Re bemolle maggiore – Sostenuto
16. in Si bemolle minore – Presto con fuoco
17. in La bemolle maggiore – Allegretto
18. in Fa minore – Molto allegro
19. in Mi bemolle maggiore – Vivace
20. in Do minore – Largo
21. in Si bemolle maggiore – Cantabile
22. in Sol minore – Molto agitato
23. in Fa maggiore – Moderato
24. in Re minore – Allegro appassionato

Tomasz Marut, piano

Tomasz Marut is one of the most promising young Polish pianists, acclaimed for his musical sensitivity, technical mastery, and refined artistry. He graduated with distinction from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, where he studied with Professor Paweł Zawadzki. As the first person in the institution’s history to earn a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, receiving special distinction for his dissertation, he now serves on its faculty as Assistant Professor of Piano.

A prizewinner of numerous national and international competitions, he has won awards at the Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam International Piano Competition, the Concours International de Piano “Ville de Gagny,” and, most recently, the 26^th International Piano Competition Piano FVG 2026, where he also received the Premio 900 for the best performance of a contemporary work and the Central European Initiative Prize. In 2021, he represented Poland at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition.

He performs regularly as a soloist and with orchestras across Europe, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates, collaborating with conductors including Marek Pijarowski, Mario Venzago, and Przemysław Neumann. He has appeared at leading piano festivals and has made radio, television, and commercial recordings featuring works by Chopin, Liszt, and Schubert.