Piotr Orzechowski

Piotr Orzechowski (b. Piotr Orzechowski, October 31, 1990, Kraków) is a Polish jazz pianist and a composer, known also under nickname Pianohooligan.

Biography
Finalist and winner of the most renowned Polish jazz competitions like "Jazz Juniors", "Jazz nad Odrą", "Krokus Jazz". He is also a winner of the two best known competitions in Europe - "Montreux Jazz Piano Competition" and "Jazz Hoeilaart". He was three times awarded scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the most talented students.

In November 2012, Piotr Orzechowski’s debut solo album with arrangements and works inspired by the œuvre of Krzysztof Penderecki was released on the Decca Classics / Universal Music Poland label. This is the first instrumental album from Poland recorded on prestigious London label Decca.

He has worked with such artists and groups as Krzysztof Penderecki, Adrian Utley from Portishead, Randy Brecker, Skalpel, Jacek Kochan, Paweł Mykietyn, Sławek Jaskułke, Dorota Miśkiewicz, Adam Bałdych, and others.

Experiment: Penderecki (November 2012)
Track listing:
 * 1) Capriccio per oboe
 * 2) Polymorphia
 * 3) Stabat Mater
 * 4) Lacrimosa
 * 5) Larghetto
 * 6) Sinfonietta per archi - Allegro Molto
 * 7) Sinfonietta per archi - Vivace
 * 8) Aria
 * 9) Sonorist Variation I
 * 10) Sonorist Variation II
 * 11) Sonorist Variation III
 * 12) Sonorist Variation IV
 * 13) Sonorist Variation V
 * 14) Aria da capo