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Wiesław Prządka is one of the greatest Polish accordionist and the only Polish musician playing the bandoneon - a musical instrument typical of Argentine tango. A virtuoso, composer, arranger as well as art director of major music productions. An artist who has introduced the accordion, as a solo instrument, to Polish concert and philharmonic halls. As the first Pole he has dared to use this musical instrument for playing music from all over the world adding his own twist to it. Such attitude results in many new projects and arrangements appearing regularly year by year. Due to his performance, accordion playing has gained an innovative, unique musical value. The musical soul of Wiesław Prządka is filled, above all, with French music in many styles and varieties as well as with passionate tango. The specific ambience of his concerts and albums stems, to a large extent, from these two music genres. Wiesław Prządka is a sentimental and emotional artist, but although his musical skills are of great quality, what truly makes him stand out from the crowd is the artistic or even spiritual transmission you can feel at concerts. Meeting him personally is a great experience; positive emotions as well as a great deal of good taste and elegance guaranteed.
Wiesław Prządka was born in 1964 in Wolsztyn. He started his musical education in the local Music Centre then continued at the Stanisław Moniuszko First-degree Music School in Zbąszyń and later on at Mieczysław Karłowicz Music Secondary School in Poznań.