Tomasz Grzebień started playing the clarinet at the age of nine. He was born in Strzyżów in the Podkarpacie region of Poland. His first studies were taken in the State Primary Music School of Zygmunt Mycielski in Strzyżów in the clarinet class of Mr. Dariusz Szlachta. After graduating from the 1st degree school, he continued his education at the State Secondary Music School Karol Szymanowski in Rzeszów under the supervision of MA Robert Mosior. Currently he is studying at the State Secondary Music School of Karol Szymanowski in Katowice, and his teacher is prof. dr hab. Roman Widaszek.
He attended several masterclasses with António Saiote, Phillipe Cuper, Vitor Fernandes, Jean Marc Fessard, Corrado Giuffredi, Jan Jakub Bokun, Arkadiusz Adamski, Grzegorz Wieczorek, Ecesu Sertesen, Antonio Tinelli, Dorota Żołnacz, Romuald Gołębiowski, Janusz Antonik and Tomasz Żymła.
He was awarded with many prizes at national and international competitions, such as first prize at International Woodwind & Brass Competition in Varaždin (2021), third prize at 21st International Music Interpretation Competition “Pro Bohemia Ostrava ” (2023), third prize XVI International Competition of Wind Instruments in Wrocław (2023), first prize March Clarinet Competition in Szczecin (2023), third prize 1st Silesian Clarinet Festival in Katowice (2022), first prize in clarinet B category “OHRID PEARLS” – International competition of young musicians. In this very competition he was awarded with two more prizes, second prize of the whole International competition and EMCY Prize.
If you are interested in working with Tomasz, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.
Solo
L. Cahuzac, Arlequin
G. Donizetti, Studio Primo
G. Miluccio, Rhapsodie pour clarinette seule
A. M. Trovato, Visione
With Piano
L. Bassi, Fantasia da concerto su motivi di “Rigoletto”
W. Lutosławski, Dance Preludes
L. Weiner, Peregi Verbunk op.40
B. Martinu, Sonatina for clarinet and piano (H.356)
A. Messager, Solo de concours
J. Moquet, Solo de concours
K. Penderecki, Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano
A. Piazolla, Oblivion for clarinet and piano, arr. by Joshua Parman
F. Poulenc, Sonata (Op. 184)
C. M. Weber, 7 Variations on a Theme from Silvana op. 33
Chamber music
J. Baptist Vanhal, Trio in E-flat for Clarinet, Violin and Piano , op. 20
B. Bartok, Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111, BB 116
J. Bouffil, Trio No. 1 for Clarinets op. 7 no. 1
J. Bouffil, Trio No. 5 for Clarinets op. 8 no. 2
A. Khachaturian, Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
D. Milhaud, Suite op. 157b for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
A. Murena, Indifference for clarinet and accordion
G. Pierne, Canzonetta, arr. for clarinet and harp op.19
A. Piazolla Ausencias for clarinet and accordion
A. Piazolla, Historia del Tango for clarinet and guitar
F. Poenitz, Capriccio for clarinet and harp op. 73
With Orchestra
G. Donizetti, Concertino for clarinet and orchestra in B-flat major
K. Kurpinski, Clarinet Concerto Bb Major
F. Krommer – Concerto for two clarinets in E-flat major, (op.91) I Allegro
L. Spohr, Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in c minor, Allegro (op. 26)
C. M. von Weber, Concertino in E-flat major (op. 26)
C. M. von Weber, Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in f minor (op. 73)
