Piotr Dec (clarinet) and Edyta Lajdorf (piano) met at the Royal College of Music, forming their acclaimed duo through immediate musical chemistry. Highlights include Royal Albert Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Milton Court, Victoria & Albert Museum, Royal Academy of Music, and international engagements in Hamburg.
Piotr Dec
Clarinet
Considered one of the most exciting young clarinettists of his generation, Piotr is First Prize winner of the International Yamaha Clarinet Competition (Manchester, 2018) and laureate of the Royal College of Music Solo Woodwind Competition (2017). He made his professional debut performing Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2 with Milton Keynes City Orchestra (2018), and holds a Master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music.
Appearances include two solo appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, performances for Madonna and David Beckham, BBC Radio 3 recordings, the London Contemporary Music Festival, the Southbank Centre world premiere of Satie’s Furniture Music, and concerts at St John’s Smith Square, the National Gallery, and Wrocław Philharmonic.
Edyta Lajdorf
Piano
Edyta holds Master of Music and Master of Performance degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Bachelor of Music from the Royal College of Music. Awards include the Prix Annelie de Man Donemus Prize (Amsterdam, 2015) and 2nd Prize at the Valetta International Piano Competition (Malta, 2014). She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Milton Court Concert Hall among many others.