About Mateusz Borowiak

Mateusz Borowiak, born in London to a family of musicians, spent his formative years studying piano and composition at the Junior Guildhall and Music at the University of Cambridge. Only in his early twenties did he begin studying piano full-time with Professor Andrzej Jasinski at the Academy of Music in Katowice. Despite this multi-faceted education he has been very active on the performing scene, playing recitals and concertos as soloist at top venues such as Barbican Hall, Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), Salle Cortot (Paris), Gasteig (Munich), Wigmore Hall, Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg), L’Auditori (Barcelona), Auditorio Nacional de Musica (Madrid), Liszt Hall (Budapest), Paul Klee Centre (Bern), Sejong Arts Center (Seoul), Merkin Hall (New York), National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) and Shanghai Symphony Hall. He has appeared at festivals including St. Petersburg International Winter Festival Arts Square, Cambridge 800th Festival, Klassiek Leeft Meesterlijk, Rubinstein Piano Festival, International Chopin Festival in Duszniki, Polish Pianist Festivals in Stupsk and the Royal Cracow Piano Festival, as well as in Austria, Czechia, Latvia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

 

Orchestras and ensembles he has performed with include the Royal Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Cascio Phil, National Orchestra of Belgium, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Polish Natioanl Radio Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Symphony Orchestra and the Silesian String Quartet.

 

Mateusz Borowiak’s concerts were broadcast on television and radio throughout Europe, Oceania and North America, on stations including BBC Radio 3, TV5, RAI, RTBF and France Musique.  His performances have been featured in the groundbreaking 2025 Sky Arts documentary “The Lost Music of Auschwitz” that has had global reach.  CD releases include Louis Pelosi’s Thirteen Preludes and Fugues (KASP Record, New York), “Mateusz Borowiak Live at the Queen Elizabeth Competition 2013” (BNP PARIBAS) and 15 Keyboard Sonatas by Antonio Soler (NAXOS) released in 2014 to wide critical acclaim.

 

He has given masterclasses and lectures at Shanghai Music Acadmy, Suzhou University, Nanning Arts Institute, Girton College Cambridge, Junior Guildhall, Piano Lab Belgium, Academies of Music in Łódź, Poznań and Katowice (Poland) and is currently assistant professor at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.

 

Mateusz Borowiak will play:

 

Szymanowski – 9 Preludes, Op.1

Szymanowski – Masques, Op.34:

Schéhérazade – Tantris le bouffon – Sérénade de Don Juan

Chopin – Four Mazurkas, Op.24

Chopin – Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1

Chopin – Sonata in B flat major, Op.35

 

This concert is sponsored by the Polish Cultural Institute as part of the UK/Poland Season 2025

Our piano, a fine 2015 Hamburg Steinway Model B Grand, was chosen for us by Steinway’s famous Head of Concert & Artist Services, Ulrich Gerhartz.  It is maintained by Steinways, who tune it immediately before each recital.

After the concert we offer a traditional English tea of freshly-made sandwiches with savouries, cakes and chocolate biscuits accompanied by a choice of a glass of wine, or unlimited tea, coffee or juice.  It’s a great opportunity to meet fellow music-lovers and make new friends.  Tea tickets are £10 (standard), £5 (students & schoolchildren), £4 (Youth Members).  They are sold on the door for cash only.  We can cater for up 70.

About Westminster Cathedral Hall

Described on completion as one of the finest meeting rooms in London, this Edwardian hall was designed by Westminster Cathedral architect John Francis Bentley and represents some of his finest work. It has recently been extensively modernised and restored to its original splendour.

The entrance to the Hall is in Ambrosden Avenue, which runs between Victoria Street and Francis Street.

Getting there

By train or underground: Victoria (mainline and underground) and St James’s Park (underground) are both less than 5 minutes walk.

By bus: Nos 11, 24, 211 and 507 buses stop immediately in front of the Cathedral piazza on Victoria Street.

By car: Not recommended due to the new ULEZ charge and the Congestion charge which now operates on Sundays. However to avoid both of these, you can park on the far side of Vauxhall Bridge Road and walk to the Hall down Francis Street, turning left into Ambrosden Avenue (about 5 minutes).

General Information

The Chopin Society UK reserves the right to change artists or programmes due to circumstances beyond their control.

Reception after the concert

After each recital we hold a buffet reception, with a glass of wine or tea or coffee. The artists attend this reception and it’s a great opportunity to meet the performers, talk to other members of the audience and make new friends.

Venues

London is unique in having some of the venues in which Chopin played still available and suitable for recitals – several much as they were when Chopin played in them. See photographs and descriptions of our attractive concert venues.

Tickets

  • Prices vary and are listed under each event, so please check the particular recital you wish to attend.
  • Members get into concerts at Westminster Cathedral Hall free. There is usually a charge for other events. Members are welcome to bring guests. All concerts must be booked in advance. Booking forms will be mailed to members and will also be available online. Members enjoy priority booking.
  • Guests should check seat availability with the Secretary, as demand is expected to be high this year.
  • Friends of the Chopin Society get into 3 concerts a year (chosen by the Society) and enjoy priority booking.
  • Student tickets are available for some of our events. Students will be required to present a valid student card.