Despite young age Janko Rašeta has won 24 prizes at important guitar competitions. He is considered to be one of the most talented guitarists of his generation.
Since he was eight Janko has been regularly performing at concerts and music festivals in Poland and abroad. He has performed in such countries as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, The Czech Republic and many cities in Poland. He also organises his own concerts, which are attended by large audiences.
He has recorded two albums, his first when he was just 10 years old.
Apart from playing the guitar, he is involved in composition, thus presenting his complex musical personality.
Apart from playing the guitar, he is involved in composition, thus presenting his complex musical personality.
Janko have in his classical repertoire a wide range of compositions by Fernando Sor, Leo Brouwer, Francisco Tarrega, Frederic Chopin, Joaquin Turina, Cezary Strokosz, Dávid Pavlovits, Antonio José and many others. Besides that he plays compositions for guitar and string quartet (or string orchestra).
“…that, what I heard and experienced, went beyond all my expectations.”
— Janusz Mencel, Twoja Muza
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Awards (24)
- Weimar (DE) ’11 – 2. Prize, special prize for outstanding performance
- Velbert (DE) ’10 – Highest performance score: Excellent, 3. Jury Prize
- Inowrocław (PL) ’08 – Laureate
- Słupca (PL) ’08 – Laureate
- Belgrade ’07 (SCG) – 1. Prize
- Herceg Novi (Montenegro) ’06 – 1. Prize
- Velbert (DE) ’06 – Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 5. Jury Prize
- Weimar (DE) ’05 – Highest performance score: Mit Auszeichnung, The Best Interpretation of Modern Composition Award
- Velbert (DE) ’04 – Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 2. Jury Prize
- Radio Bis, Warsaw (PL) ’03 – Laureate
- Weimar (DE) ’03 – 2. Prize
- Belgrade (SCG) ’03 – 1. Prize
- Konin (PL) ’03 – Laureate
- Lubin (PL) ’03 – Laureate
- Velbert (DE) ’02 – Highest performance score: Outstanding Success
- Konin (PL) ’01 – 3. Prize
- Weimar (DE) ’01 – 3. Prize
- Kielce (PL) ’00 – 3. Prize
- Velbert (DE) ’00 – Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 4. Jury Prize
- Gryfice (PL) ’00 – 1. Prize
- Sanok (PL) ’99 – 1. Prize
- Konin (PL) ’99 – 3. Prize
- Kłodzko (PL) ’99 – 1. Prize
- Kępno (PL) ’98 – 1. Prize
Other Successes
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’11
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’10
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’09
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’08
- Młoda Polska Scholarship – ’07
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’06
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’05
- Minister of Culture Scholarship – ’04
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’04
- Nomination for a School Nobel Award – ’03
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’03
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’02
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’01
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship – ’00
- School Nobel Award – ’00
- Minister of Culture and Art Scholarship – ’99