Biography
Dr. Konrad Binienda stands as a versatile figure encompassing roles as a classical concert pianist, recording artist, composer, and pedagogue. With a foundation rooted in both science and arts, Dr. Binienda's contributions span diverse facets of music, making him a distinguished presence in the industry.
Dr. Binienda is the winner of numerous competitions including the 2017 International Chopin Competition (Corpus Christi, TX), the Mozart Society Orchestra's Concerto Competition at Harvard University, the Grand Prize at the Messiah College Concerto Competition and Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. Dr. Binienda is also a winner and laureate of the 2011 Hastings Prize for Musical Performance at Harvard University, the Chopin Piano Competition of the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York, and the Peabody Mason International Piano Competition in Boston.
Dr. Binienda specializes in the music of Fryderyk Chopin. His debut album "Peaks of Piano" featuring Chopin's 12 Etudes, Op. 10 was released in 2018.
Dr. Binienda regularly performs around the world including China, Poland, Switzerland, and the USA. In recent seasons, he has been featured in concert series presented by the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Frederic Chopin Society of Geneva, Valley Symphony Orchestra, General Consulate of Republic of Poland in Houston and Chicago, Stanisław Pomian-Srzednicki Foundation, and Symphony of the Red Woods. Recent highlights include his debut with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as his debut piano solo recital in Carnegie Hall presented by the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas.
Beyond his performances, Dr. Binienda has judged numerous competitions including the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Turzno, Poland, and Sonata and Sonatina International Youth Piano Competition.
Dr. Binienda is also an accomplished composer. In 2025, he premiered his Mazurka-Fantasie in Carnegie Hall, NYC. In 2024, his piano solo transcription of Szymanowski's ballet Harnasie was given a world-premiere at the Frost Chopin Festival in Miami, Florida, and was praised highly by critics and audience alike. In 2022, he premiered his own Piano Concerto in E Minor with the Irving Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Hector Guzman. He premiered his own orchestration of Chopin’s Allegro de Concert Op. 46, which was recorded and produced by DUX in Łódż, Poland, with the Royal Philharmonic of London under the baton of Maestro Grzegorz Nowak in 2019. His Mazurka for piano, bass, violin, and guitar won the Second and Audience Prize in the 2015 Carl E. Baldassarre Composer-Performer Competition.
Dr. Binienda earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with HaeSun Paik. He is also a graduate from the Harvard/New England Conservatory Joint Degree Program, majoring in Physics and Piano, where he studied with Wha-Kyung Byun. His other mentors include Sergei Babayan, Gerardo Teissonnière, Phillipe Giusiano, Wojciech Świtała and Viktor Mierzhanov.
Dr. Binienda is the co-founder and president of Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Ohio, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting music of Chopin and preserving his cultural legacy.
