Programme Ralf Borghoff:
Małgorzata Bleja Programme:
Ralf Borghoff – born in 1971. He had his first piano lessons at the age of 13 with the organist in his parish in Steinfurt. He then also studied organ playing and, from 1988 to 1997, was organist and choirmaster in Burgsteinfurt. From 1990 to 1995, he studied church music at the Robert-Schumann-Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf. His teachers included Prof. Paul Heuser (organ), Prof. Wolfgang Seifen (improvisation), Prof. Hans Elmar Bach (music theory), Prof. Raimund Wippermann (choral conducting). The artist held the position of organist in Wadersloh and Ahaus, and since 2013 has been organist and deanery church musician in the diocese of Paderborn. Ralf Borghoff participated in many masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Daniel Roth (Paris), Michel Bouvard (Toulouse), and Wolfgang Seifen (Berlin). From 1991 to 2003, he was a lecturer for choral conducting, ear training, and music theory at international choral seminars in Austria, organised in cooperation with the Musikhochschule in Vienna. He regularly performs concerts in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Austria.
Margaret Bleja - Cellist, chamber musician. She honed her skills during her studies at the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań (under Professor Katarzyna Polonek) and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin (under Professor Andreas Greger). She also completed her doctoral studies in Solo and Ensemble Contemporary Music Performance at the Poznań academy, where she worked under the artistic supervision of Professor Tomasz Lisiecki. In 2024, she successfully defended her doctorate in the arts.
She gained orchestral experience in numerous youth orchestras, including the European Union Youth Orchestra and the I, Culture Orchestra. She is a graduate of the 9th edition of the Akademia Sinfonia Varsovia programme. From 2022 to 2024, she worked as a cellist in the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also an active chamber musician. She regularly performs in various chamber ensembles, particularly in a piano trio and a cello quartet. As a chamber musician, she has participated in numerous national and international events, including the „Ensemble” festival and the „Musethica” project.
