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Dr. hab. Milena K\u0119dra, Professor at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w, is a pianist, chamber musician, and pedagogue whose artistic path has been shaped by outstanding pianists and teachers such as Andrzej Pikul, Piotr Paleczny, Halina Czerny-Stefa\u0144ska, Jan Ekier, Maria Szmyd-Dormus, Kevin Kenner, Jean Paul Sevilla, and Karl Heinz Kammerling.<\/p>\n

During her studies, she completed an assistantship under Professor Adam Kaczy\u0144ski\u2014founder of the Department of Contemporary Music at the Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and creator of the legendary MW2 ensemble specializing in contemporary music performance.
\nA recipient of scholarships from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Prof. T. \u017bmudzi\u0144ski Foundation, she has won over 30 prizes in piano and chamber music competitions. She has made archival recordings for Radio Opole, Radio Krak\u00f3w, Radio Cluj-Napoca (Romania), as well as for Krak\u00f3w Television, BBC, and NHK.<\/p>\n

She performs extensively in Poland and internationally, appearing in countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Brazil, Slovenia, and Portugal. Together with Micha\u0142 Dziad, she forms the Cracow Piano Duo and has premiered numerous works by contemporary Polish composers.<\/p>\n

As a professor at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w, she mentors successive generations of pianists, encouraging artistic independence and continuous development. She also serves as Head of the Keyboard Section at the Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin Secondary Music School in Krak\u00f3w.Her students and graduates have won over 130 prizes at national and international competitions and continue to build successful artistic, academic, and pedagogical careers. Among them, Micha\u0142 Basista was a participant in the 19th edition of the International Chopin Piano Competition (2025).<\/p>\n

Alongside her artistic and pedagogical work, she is a highly active cultural organizer. She is the creator and artistic director of numerous initiatives, including the Krak\u00f3w Festival of Young Pianists, the National Piano Duo Competition Quattro Mani, and the National Irena Rolanowska Piano Competition . She is also the founder and organizer of the Summer Art Manufactory project, which for six years supported young talents and promoted culture in Niepo\u0142omice. For a decade, she served as President of the Ma\u0142opolska Art Manufactory Association, co-creating projects such as the chamber music festival Music in Old Balice and the interdisciplinary Hebd\u00f3w Meetings with Art.<\/p>\n

In particular, she is the originator and leading organizer of the interdisciplinary contemporary music festival MOSTY (\u201cBridges\u201d)\u2014a unique artistic platform combining music with other art forms and fostering dialogue between disciplines and audiences.
\nHer contribution to Polish culture and music education has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Artistic Education Center Award, the Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the \u201cMeritorious for Polish Culture\u201d distinction, the Honoris Gratia Decoration awarded by the Mayor of the City of Krak\u00f3w for distinguished service to the city, and the Medal of the National Education Commission.<\/p>\n

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