Front Park – Thursday, July

Polish Radio Orchestra, and the Krakow Philharmonic. In 1999, he was nominated the Principal Horn for Krystian Zimerman’s Polish Festival Orchestra, the elite group of Poland’s finest musicians that toured Europe and the United States with more than 40 performances of Chopin’s concertos. The tour won numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award. In 2002, Muzyk moved to the United States where he played with the Houston Grand Opera and the Dallas Symphony before being appointed the Principal Horn with the Buffalo Philharmonic. He made guest appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and other orchestras in the USA, Asia, Europe, and South America, often performing as a guest soloist. Muzyk has given numerous master classes and recitals throughout all habitable continents and has made solo recordings under the Polish Radio label. Currently, there are three CD recordings of Muzyk’s performances: Mozart’s Concertos (including all concertos); Bach Music for French Horn (Cello Suites No. 1, 2, and 3); and Horn Constellation (French horn played in various configurations from solo and duets with various instruments; Michal Muzyk, Mr. Muzyk’s talented young son, plays first horn in a duet with his father in one of the selections). After winning the Associate Principal Horn position with the Houston Symphony and performing there for a year, Mr. Muzyk decided to return to Buffalo and continues as Principal French Horn for the BPO.

Daniel Kerdelewicz, French horn

Daniel Kerdelewicz is Associate Principal Horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to his BPO appointment he held positions with the National Forum of Music, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Representative Band of Polish Land Forces. Mr. Kerdelewicz was born and raised in Eastern Poland and earned his master degree at the Karol Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroclaw. In addition to his duties with the BPO he has also performed and recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Chautauqua Symphony. In the Summer Mr. Kerdelewicz enjoys performing as Principal Horn with the Finger Lakes Opera. He has participated in numerous music festivals around the world such as Warsaw Autumn, Beethoven Easter Festival, Spring for Music at Carnegie Hall and the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Mr. Kerdelewicz has soloed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2009 performed the world premiere of Concerto for Horn, Saxophone and Orchestra by Wojtek Blecharz with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.