ADAM PALMA
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BIO
Adam PALMA – professor of musical arts, lecturer at the University of Salford in Manchester in the UK and at The Music Academy in Gdańsk in Poland. Over many years, Adam has enjoyed a spectacular career as a solo instrumentalist. His status is recognised by world-famous musicians such as Al Di Meola, Tommy Emmanuel, and Biréli Lagrène – who invite him to participate in joint concerts. He also performs with renowned Polish classical/jazz music artists: Ewa Bem, Janusz Olejniczak, Leszek Możdżer, and Krzesimir Dębski.
In 2017, The Polish National Radio released his album Palm-istry. The album received overwhelmingly positive reviews internationally and its premiere was held in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio, Warsaw.
His next album, ‘Adam Palma Meets Chopin’ (2019), was the first album to present Chopin’s pieces in arrangements for the acoustic guitar. When the album was released, Adam became the first Polish guitarist to be featured on the covers of renowned guitar magazines in Germany (Akustik Gitarre), Italy (Chitarra Acustica). The Chicago Tribune recognised Adam’s excellence and placed his album among the 10 most important jazz albums of the first half of 2020.
In 2020 Adam was awarded the Bronze ‘Gloria Artis’ for his contributions to Polish culture and a professorship by Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland.
His new album‘Second Life’ is the first-ever entire album feat. acoustic guitar & string. Adam is accompanied by one of the greatest chamber orchestras of our times, The Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio AMADEUS, led by famous conductor, Agnieszka Duczmal.
