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Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue. He graduated from the Penderecki Music Academy, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with: Marcel Chyrzyński, Krzysztof Penderecki, Marek Chołoniewski, Reza Vali, Jan van Landeghem and piano with legendary polish professor Irena Rolanowska. He resides in New York City and