Despite young age Janko Rašeta has won 23 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.
Janko have in repertoire a wide range of compositions: longer and shorter, classical and modern. His performance can be adapted to each event. Janko plays pieces 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):
A. Vivaldi - Concerto in D-major (RV93)
A. Vivaldi - Concerto in a-minor (RV356)
A. Vinitsky - Sonata for classical guitar and string quartet (in three parts)
Compositions
Reminiscences (for guitar and string quartet) - in three parts
Envelope (for guitar, ob, cl, tenor sax, 2 hn, 2 tpt, str)
Weather (for guitar, picc, ob, cl, tenor sax, 2 hn, 2 tpt, str)
String Quintet - in three parts (1, 2a, 2b)
Themes For Orchestra (for picc, fl, ob, cl, alto sax, fg, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, glock., pno, str)
Film Tune (for picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 fg, 3 hn, 3 tpt, 2 tbn, 2 perc, harp, pno, str)
Successes
Competitions (23)
- Kępno (PL) ‘98 - 1. Prize
- Kłodzko (PL) ‘99 - 1. Prize
- Konin (PL) ‘99 - 3. Prize
- Sanok (PL) ‘99 - 1. Prize
- Gryfice (PL) ‘00 - 1. Prize
- Velbert (DE) ‘00 - Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 4. Jury Prize
- Kielce (PL) ‘00 - 3. Prize
- Weimar (DE) ‘01 - 3. Prize
- Konin (PL) ‘01 - 3. Prize
- Velbert (DE) ‘02 - Highest performance score: Outstanding Success
- Lubin (PL) ‘03 - Laureate
- Konin (PL) ‘03 - Laureate
- Belgrade (SCG) ‘03 - 1. Prize
- Weimar (DE) ‘03 - 2. Prize
- Radio Bis, Warsaw (PL) ‘03 - Laureate
- Velbert (DE) ‘04 - Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 2. Jury Prize
- Weimar (DE) ‘05 - Highest performance score: Mit Auszeichnung, The Best Interpretation of Modern Composition Award
- Velbert (DE) ‘06 - Highest performance score: Outstanding Success, 5. Jury Prize
- Herceg Novi (Montenegro) ‘06 - 1. Prize
- Belgrade ‘07 (SCG) - 1. Prize
- Słupca (PL) ‘08 - Laureate
- Inowrocław (PL) ‘08 - Laureate
- Velbert (DE) ‘10 - Highest performance score: Excellent, 3. Jury Prize
Other Successes
- Minister of Culture and Art Scholarship - ‘99
- School Nobel Award - ‘00
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘00
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘01
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘02
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘03
- Nomination for a School Nobel Award - ‘03
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘04
- Minister of Culture Scholarship - ‘04
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘05
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘06
- Młoda Polska Scholarship - ‘07
- Wrocław Local Government Scholarship - ‘08