BIOGRAPHY
Margaret believes that great music is a magnetic highway.
We don’t enter it to go somewhere…but to find ourself.
Creating innovative programs is a passion for this polymath artist who wants everybody to have experiences of beauty by connecting to great music.
Hailed by the American Music Guide for her “versatility in many styles that emphasize chameleon-like transformations” Margaret Wacyk is a trailblazer who is breathing new life into the art of piano playing.
Ms. Wacyk is a concert pianist trained in the 19th century tradition of Golden Tone. Additionally, she is the author of two books, a composer and recording artist. Her second recording, Piano Works was chosen as Gramophone Magazine’s Best New Releases from North America.
Margaret was born into a musical family and her talent for music became evident from an early age. She graduated from New York University and studied with legendary teachers such as Jasha Zayde, Dorothy Priesing, Justin Dello Joio and Mordecai Shehori. She supplemented her studies in composition at the Juilliard School with Stanley Wolfe and Dan Coleman. Her original compositions were featured in the film The Lesson.
As a soloist, Ms. Wacyk made her NYC debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 2000 and has since concertized in the United States and Europe. Notable appearances include her performance with the Gulf Coast Symphony in Florida, a solo appearance at the BIG Arts festival in Sanibel, Florida and multiple returns to Carnegie Recital Hall in NYC.
As a performer Margaret revives the tradition of expressive piano playing from the 19th century. She is the creator of the Golden Tone Technique method, an approach based on the Grand Tradition of the past. She teaches this unique course through her on-line academy and privately to students around the world.
The Fall of 2022 brings the anticipated launch of ‘The Inner Pianist’ a comprehensive online piano platform—a holistic approach to the mind, body and spiritual aspects of piano playing.
Margaret is passionate about creating innovative programs that introduce new audiences into the powerful world of classical music.
Consequently, another highly anticipated launch in the Fall of 2022 are her ‘Spark Concerts’: a unique program the rethinks the traditional piano recital. Using her talent in storytelling, film making, and poetry she squarely presents classical music as the connective tissue that supports the unfoldment of the SELF. She makes the music come alive for listeners of all ages and backgrounds.
During the 2020-2021 pandemic, Margaret launched ‘Prayer Piano’ a weekly Sunday Livestream on YouTube that drew audiences in from around the world. The goal? Spread joy through merging great music with a message of hope. This formula was a resounding success in the dark days of the pandemic. It created an engaged community of loyal followers that kept coming every week for more marvelous music, magnetic stories and comfort.
This gave her the inspiration to continue with larger length productions. ‘Beholding: A spiritual journey through the Psalms of King David and Preludes of Frederick Chopin’ is the first of its kind. The video series premieres on Patreon in the Fall of 2022 and the Live Tour in 2023.
