Julia Kociuban-Maximov - NOSPR

Julia Kociuban-Maximov is considered as one of the leading polish pianists of her generation.
Her debut solo album Schumann, Chopin, Bacewicz was praised by critics as one of the most interesting Polish piano debut of the past years, and last CD with Bacewicz and Tansman Piano Concertos was nominated for the Polish Music Industry Award Fryderyk.
This young artist has already been invited to perform in renowned European concert halls including the Herkulessall in Munich, the Konzerthaus of Vienna and of Berlin and the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. She has also performed in America and Asia and at the most known international music festivals in the world including La Roque-d'Anthéron, La Folle Journée, Kissinger Sommer, Young Euro Classic, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival.
Julia Kociuban performs regularly solo recitals, in chamber music and as soloist with renowned orchestras (including Wiener Symphoniker, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester). She has collaborated with such great conductors as Howard Griffiths, Hans Graf, Neeme Järvi, Kristjan Järvi, Lahav Shani, Heribert Beissel, Aziz Shokhakimov, Ken-David Masur, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Antoni Wit, Marek Pijarowski, among others.
She has recorded for many European radio and television stations and international labels such as Sony Classical, Gramola and Polish DUX.
Julia Kociuban graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and University Mozarteum Salzburg where she studied with Piotr Paleczny and Pavel Gililov. In 2019 she received her doctoral degree in music. Alongside her solo career Julia Kociuban teaches at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź. She is also a founder and director of BISMA Bacewicz International Summer Music Academy.