Margot Kazimirska was Principal Pianist with the Frankfurt Ballet for 19 years. She has also played for several other ballet companies, including the Dutch National Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and Northern Ballet Theatre.  

As solo pianist, Margot has accompanied many ballets, most notably William Forsythe's magnificent ballet "Artifact", for the Frankfurt Ballet and also for the Dutch National Ballet.  In September 2004 she performed the new version,  "Artifact Suite" for Scottish Ballet in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and in 2006 at Sadler's Wells.  In April and May 2008 Margot played for the Paris Opera Ballet who gave18 peformances of this same ballet, at the Opera Bastille in Paris, to great critical acclaim. She then went on to perform the original full-length "Artifact"  for the Zurich Ballet in September 2008 .

The next performances of this great work will take place in Antwerp in May 2009, danced by the Royal Ballet of Flanders .

Hi!

Playing for dancers for 25 years has taught me many things - how to make music "dance" being one of them - and the importance of giving teachers and students the best possible musical support in their ballet class. I use melodies from opera, ballet, classical and popular music, to ensure a variety of music to accompany the exercises and inspire.

I hope you will enjoy dancing to the music on these CDs as much as I enjoyed playing the piano!