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Beata started playing piano at age 7, and at age 13 decided to pursue cello studies as well. Beata's first compositions were written at age 13, but official recognition for her as a composer came three years later- in 1997, when she received an award for "Fantazja Polska" for piano and cello at the "Patri Patriae" All-Polish Composers Competition for a piece dedicated to Pope John Paul II. "Fantazja Polska" was premiered at Ars Cameralis Silesiae Superioris Festival in 1997 (Katowice, Poland) by Beata E. Golec and Miroslaw Makowski. The score of the piece is currently kept in Vatican.

Beata moved to the United States in 2003 and completed her graduate studies in piano performance under Rebecca Penneys at Eastman School of Music. Beata is an active performer. Her concert schedule consists of more than 40 concerts annually. Beata debuted at Carnegie Hall in May 2005 and was invited to perform there again in 2006 and 2007.

Pianist Beata E. Golec

Beata E. Golec is an intensely expressive artist whose striking personality immediately engages the listener's attention and imagination. Her piano playing is captivating and poetic; her interpretations are clever, creative and enlightening.

Vitality, freshness, youthful energy and joy of playing, combined with sophistication, are the hallmarks of Beata's pianistic style. Beata is keen on exploring new music, especially by women composers, which was her motivation for this disk to combine music written by men and women, both early and modern.

Composer Beata E. Golec

Simplicity and directness of expression, color, versatility and some extent of repetitivism are attractive features describing Beata's music. Her language of sound is also very descriptive, imaginative, free, facile, and accessible to a diverse audience. Beata's mission is to open "mental space" with music: to let humans imagine, open their minds and let them be directed by their own imagination. Beata Golec stresses: "My intention is not to make my audience be bound by what I envision but to let them imagine anything; to stimulate brain activity in the listener which promotes a strong psychological and physical experience."

She adds: "Color versatility is a crucial component of my musical language: various registers represent different color features; every harmony creates a different color, and it is important for the performers to seek out and express this uniqueness. Voicing, articulation, and pedaling all work together to enhance vivid color effects."