Karl Prybyloski, composer and pianist, is best known for creating maritime, aquatic harmonies in his piano compositions. His recognisable style combines a great classical piano technique with wild improvisational skills. This translates into an impressionist freedom and gives his music a unique language where he expresses his fascination by water movements and ocean.

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Karl's listeners are captivated by his spacious sound and live improvising, which, according to him, is the biggest achievement an artist can offer to his audience: a real time music creation inspired by a moment, space and life experiences.

Karl studied classical piano in Poland, Portugal and the UK, where he engaged in jazz studies in London and took classes of performance with a British conductor Quentin Clare.   

 

Karl’s unique piano style falls between French impressionists and the strength of Rachmaninoff. His musical interest of evoking water led him to such prestigious stages as Place des Arts in Montreal, Berlin Philharmoniker, Théâtre de l'Île-Saint-Louis in Paris or St John Smith Square in London.

 

After several recitals in South America (Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Buenos Aires) his piano playing was acclaimed as ’magical’ by Agenda Clasical de Buenos Aires. In Europe, Time Out Lisbon described him as ‘late romantic’ referring to his latest concert played at Teatro do Bairro.  Polish Institute of Culture after his Madrid recital stated that it is ‘’rarely to see such a level of improvisation on current music scenes’’.  Karl’s concerts prove that combining his own compositions with elements of total freedom of improvisation, is the highest form of art an artist can offer to its public. His technically challenging recitals (echoing often Rachmaninoff and Ravel)  and original pieces can be as attractive as traditional, ordinary piano repertoire. A proof of that is an enthusiastic reception and reviews of his all his concerts in Madrid,  Montreal, Lisbon, Barcelona, London or  Buenos Aires, to name a few. 

 

'Inner Oceans’ and 'Water Memories', two albums released so far, are an impressive collection of Karl's piano masterpieces, where water movement is a focal point in his improvisational exploration of piano.

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He is currently composing my first piano sonata and, simultaneously, working on his third piano album.