Philharmonia, 2006 Adam Makowicz was born into a family of
ethnic Poles in
Hnojník (eastern
Moravia, now in the Czech Republic), in an area annexed by
Nazi Germany at the beginning of
World War II. After the war, he was raised in Poland. He studied classical music at the
Chopin Conservatory of Music in
Kraków. Makowicz has been building bridges between cultures by his numerous concerts performance and recordings of cross-cultural and cross-style compositions. He performed and recorded music by Chopin and Gershwin with the
Warsaw Philharmonic,
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony in Washington, London
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and other internationally recognized companies. In 1999, in commemoration of 150th anniversary of Chopin's death, Adam Makowicz played his piano tribute to Chopin at the French embassy in Washington. His interpretations of classical pieces by Chopin and Gershwin are marked by finesse, inventiveness, and extraordinary technical virtuosity. == Instruments ==