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  • Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf

    Viola soloist, chamber musician, Assistant Professor, nationwide consultant to the Center for Artistic Education (CEA). He has been among the eminent Polish musicians of his generation for many years now. He comes from (..) read more

  • Paweł Zalejski

    Pawel Zalejski studied at F.Chopin Warsaw Academy of Music, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Hochschule für Musik in Detmold and Indiana University Bloomington School of Music. He is the Winner of many prizes like (..) read more

  • Marcin Chiliński

    He began his music education at the age of 12 in the Arno Kant State Music School in Działdowo, in the class of Piotr Nowak. He continued his education at the Fryderyk Chopin State Music School in Olsztyn. He continued his first and second grade (..) read more

  • Tomas Quevedo Pincetti

    He was born in Santiago, Chile in 1996. He studied at the Conservatorio de Musica de la Universidad Mayor and later moved to Poland where he entered the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and studied with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron. In (..) read more

  • Jadwiga Stanek

    Jadwiga Stanek graduated with honors from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music, where she studied playing the viola in the class of Prof. Jan Paruzel. She started and continues her career in her alma mater, where in 2012 she was conferred (..) read more

  • Magdalena Karolak

    She started to play the oboe under prof. Tomasz Gubański and at age 16 was accepted to the University of Music in Freiburg into the class of  Professor Heinz Holliger. After his retirement, she  continued her studies and graduated (..) read more

  • Paweł Kalicki

    He began his musical education in 1984 at the Music Secondary School of Karol Szymanowski in Warsaw in the trombone class of mgr H. Małecki. in 1988, after graduating from the Secondary Music School, he passed the exam to the Academy of (..) read more

  • Aldona Cisewska

    She started taking violin lessons aged 6 at the PZSM in Bydgoszcz. At the age of 8, she started taking lessons with Stefan Herman in Sopot, and in 1980 she was one of Jadwiga Kaliszewska’s pupils (in Poznań). At 14 years old, she started (..) read more

  • Konrad Nowakowski

    In 2020 Konrad Nowakowski graduated with distinction from The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in clarinet class under supervision of MA Andrzej Dudziński and Dr. Przemysław Buczek. From 2018 to 2020 he was part of the (..) read more

  • Justyna Woś

    Justyna is a lecturer at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she is also currently enrolled as a doctoral student. She graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, majoring in harpsichord performance with (..) read more

  • Przemysław Buczek

    He began learning to play the clarinet at the Państwowe Zespół Szkół Muzycznych im. Artur Rubinstein in Bydgoszcz in the class of Andrzej Dudziński, with whom he continued his education at the Academy of Music im. Feliks Nowowiejski in (..) read more

  • Michał Kot

    He is a graduate of the Secondary Music School of Henryk Wieniawski in Poznań. Next he received a bachelor’s degree at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań and a master’s degree at the Feliks (..) read more

  • Michał Tyrański

      He graduated with honors from the Music Academy of Feliks Nowowiejski in Bydgoszcz in the trumpet class of prof. Roman Grynia and Tomasz Gluska, MA. Two years later, he graduated from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz in the (..) read more

  • Karalina Orsik

    She began her musical education at the age of 9 at the Primary Music School in Dyatlovo and since 2003 she continued her studies at the Republican Music College (..) read more

  • Michał Marcinkowski

    Michał Marcinkowski was born in Bydgoszcz in 1982. He studied at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, in Prof. Henryk Keszkowski’s violin (..) read more

  • Katarzyna Gluza

    She began her musical education with piano lessons at the age of six. Year after that, she started attending the Stanisław Moniuszko State General Primary and Secondary Music School in Bielsko-Biała with K. Stolarz. She graduated with (..) read more

  • Małgorzata Komorowska

    Harpist, performing solo and with outstanding bands, versatile musician conducting multidirectional artistic activities, pedagogue, music therapist, oligophrenopedagogue. An artist with a concert experience, both classical and combing (..) read more

  • Jennifer Schroeder

    A graduate of Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy in Bydgoszcz in the piano class under the supervision of dr hab. Katarzyna Rajs. She won numerous international piano competitions. She finished in first place during the 29th Young Musician (..) read more

  • Monika Pietruszewska

    A graduate of the Academy of Music of Karol Lipiński in Wrocław and Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg. Soloist, chamber musician, orchestral 1st oboe  and enthusiastic oboe teacher. She is interested (..) read more

  • Marek Przywarty

     He graduated from the Artur Rubinstein State Music Schools in Bydgoszcz in organ and piano classes. Afterwards, he graduated in the organ class of Prof. Radosław Marzec and Prof. Piotr Grajter and (..) read more

  • Szymon Olszański

    He graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz with the degree of Master of Music in Prof. Piotr Grajter’s and Prof. Radosław (..) read more

  • Jacek Kujawski

    He began his music education at the age of 16. Jacek attended the Czeslaw Niemen State Secondary Music School in Wloclawek, where learnt the rudiments of double bass playing. He studied the doublebass at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music (..) read more

  • Emilia Biskupska

    She attended the Arthur Rubinstein Music School, where she learnt the basics of piano playing with Anna Ujazdowska and finished it with merit in 2015 in Prof. Maria Murawska’s class. In school she (..) read more

  • Cecylia Stanecka

    Polish cellist, chamber musician, orchestra soloist and academic teacher. Her repertoir ranges from Renaissance Music to Contemporary Music. She is also Jazz enthusiast. She has performed across whole Europe. These include the Zürcher (..) read more

  • Marcin Sikorski

    Musician. Chamber music pianist. Born in 1971, Marcin Sikorski is recognized to be „the most outstanding Polish chamber pianist of his generation”. His performances are highly acclaimed both by the audience and critics. His has given (..) read more

  • Grzegorz Mania

    Grzegorz Mania graduated with distinction from the Music Academy in Krakow, where he studied piano under Professor Stefan Wojtas. He is also a graduate (distinction) of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he was tutored by Martin (..) read more

  • Ewa Witczak

    Ewa Witczak was born in Lodz, Poland in 1989. She began her music education at age of ten. She attended the Stanislaw Monuszko Primary Music School in Lodz, where she learnt the rudiments of cello playing in Mrs Barbara Korpysz’s cello class. (..) read more

  • Agnieszka Bartoszewicz

    Flutist, soloist of the Opera Nova Orchestra in Bydgoszcz, doctoral student and teacher at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. Born in Warsaw in 1985, graduated from Zenon Brzewski State Music High School in Warsaw (..) read more

  • Joanna Żółkoś-Zagdańska

    Assistant professor PhD Joanna Zolkos-Zagdanksa (Żółkoś-Zagdańska) Vocalist, musician, graduate of Jazz and Popular Music Faculty at The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice – Vocal Jazz. She began her artistic activity (..) read more

  • Adam Żółkoś

    Senior lecturer Adam Zolkos (Żółkoś) – pianist, composer, orchestrator, record producer, graduate of Secondary Music School in Bydgoszcz – piano class. First authorial pieces were recorded in Bydgoszcz radio studio (currently Radio PIK) (..) read more

  • Andrzej Zubek

    Andrzej Zubek was born on April 6th of 1948 in Bielsko-Biała (Poland). He is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice (in the classical division; bass performance and in the jazz department; composition and arranging). Mr. Zubek is (..) read more

  • Christian Zincke

    Christian Zincke performs throughout Europe as a soloist and continuo player in a variety of ensembles including Camerata Köln, La Stagione Frankfurt Ricercar Consort, Bell Arte Salzburg, Marais Consort, Capella Thuringia, Musica Fiata, Main- (..) read more

  • Dorota Zimna

    Dorota Zimna holds a doctoral degree in instrumental performance. The Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy in Bydgoszcz graduate in professor Urszula Bartkiewicz’s harpsichord class (diploma with distinction) and postgraduate studies alumnus at (..) read more

  • Michał Zieliński

    MICHAŁ ZIELIŃSKI (born 1965), music theorist, composer, arranger & vocalist. In the years 1986-1991 he studied composition and theory of music at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. After graduation he has been (..) read more

  • Adam Zdunikowski

    Was born in Warsaw where his interest in music was aroused at an early age. As an elementary school student he was a member of „Lutnia” Boys Choir. He continued his studies in vocal arts at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. He (..) read more

  • Elżbieta Wtorkowska

    Elżbieta Wtorkowska is Professor of Music in the artistic field of conducting. Since 2012 she has held the post of Dean in the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz and Music Education in Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She is (..) read more

  • Krzysztof Wroniszewski

    Krzysztof Wroniszewski gratuated from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he is now an associate professor. He also taught an oboe class in Warsaw Music Academy. He is the laureate of the Oboe Competition in Włoszakowice (honourable (..) read more

  • Joanna Wojciechowska

    Joanna Wojciechowska (senior lecturer) obtained master’s degree in Roman philology in 1983 at Poznan Adam Mickiewicz University. She gained professional experience while conducting language courses and translating texts on extensive subjects. (..) read more

  • Stefan Wojtas

    He graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Cracow in the class of Professor Ludwik Stefański.  During his studies he took part in the Piotr Tchaikovsky International Piano (..) read more

  • Monika Wilkiewicz

    Monika Wilkiewicz graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the conducting class of prof. Z. Bruna (1995). She is the winner of 1st prize of the 1st Choral Conductors Competition in Bydgoszcz (1995). In 2005, she (..) read more

  • Anna Wilk

    Anna Wilk – soprano Graduated with honours from the Voice and Acting Department od Feliks Nowowiejski ‘s Music Academy in Bydgoszcz – solo singing class under professor Hanna Michalak. She has taken part in numerous international (..) read more

  • Bartłomiej Wezner

    Bartłomiej Wezner (piano) was born in 1981 in Nysa (Poland). In 2006 he graduated from Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music with degree of Master of Music in instrumental music under supervision of prof. Ewa Pobłocka. At the same time he (..) read more

  • Alicja Weber

    Born in Lvov. She graduated with distinction from the Department of Theory and Composition of the State Higher School of Music in Gdańsk (1967). She has 50 years of work experience. Her professional career began at the Pomeranian Philharmonic as (..) read more

  • Paweł Wakarecy

    An honours graduate in piano from the class of Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, he had previously attended the Karol Szymanowski School of Music in Toruń, spending nine years in the piano class of (..) read more

  • Marcin Tarnawski

    Marcin Tarnawski is The Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy in Bydgoszcz graduate, where he studied violin with professor Marcin Baranowski, symphonic and opera conducting with professor Elżbieta Wiesztordt-Sulecińska, and baroque violin with (..) read more

  • Alicja Tarczykowska

    Pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach. A graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, from which she graduated with honours in the piano class of Prof. Wiesława Ronowska (2006). She worked on improving her skills with (..) read more

  • Michał Szymanowski

    One of the most promising Polish pianists of the young generation, Michał Karol Szymanowski was born in 1988 into a musical family. He graduated with honours from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he studied piano with (..) read more

  • Krzysztof Szydzisz

    Choirmaster, musicologist, vocal consultant, speech-language therapist and a cultural manager. Conductor of the Adam Mickiewicz University Chamber Choir in Poznań (www.choir.amu.edu.pl), with which he has given a variety of concerts on five (..) read more

  • Witold Szulc

    Born on the 20th of September in Poznan, a great great grandson of a Polish composer Zygmunt Noskowski. Graduated from the Faculty of Acting of the Cracovian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in Wroclaw (1988) and the Vocal and Drama (..) read more

  • Michał Szlempo

    Michał Szlempo was born in Nysa in 1983. He studied jazz piano at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in Prof. Wojciech Niedziela’s class. He graduated from the Academy with the degree of Master of Music in that field in 2006. (..) read more

  • Elżbieta Szczurko

    Associate Professor Dr hab. Elżbieta Szczurko completed her secondary music education at the Secondary Music School in Toruń (levels I and II), obtaining diplomas with distinction in both the piano class and in the class of solo singing. She (..) read more

  • Michał Szałach

    Michał Szałach graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the class of Paweł Radziński.  He perfected his music skills with Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Vadim Brodski, Sergey (..) read more

  • Magdalena Swatowska

    Magdalena Swatowska (assistant professor) is a graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she studied piano in Wiesława Ronowska’s class. She was awarded two scholarships by the Minister of Culture and Art. She (..) read more

  • Piotr Sułkowski

    Since 2011 the General and Artistic Director of the Warmia and Masuria Philharmonic. He holds an extensive opera experience gained during his service as a Conductor (1995 – 2007) and later as the Artistic Director of the Cracow Opera (..) read more

  • Anna Stempin-Jasnowska

    Anna Stempin-Jasnowska – pianist, habilitated doctor of the arts, associate professor at the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz. She took piano studies in prof. Tatiana Shebanova’s grand piano class at the Music Acade-my in Bydgoszcz and (..) read more

  • Włodzimierz Spodymek

    Włodzimierz Spodymek completed the degree of the Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Studies at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. He also studied at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, in the saxophone class of (..) read more

  • Marcin Simela

    Marcin Simela – a graduate in musicology (2007, diploma cum laude) and law (2010, diploma cum laude) at the Catholic University of Lublin. During his studies in musicology he realized the specialization in organ performance in the classes of (..) read more

  • Dominik Sierzputowski

    MAJ Dominik Sierzputowski, PhD – graduated with honors from the Voice and Drama Faculty at professor Maciej Witkiewicz’s Voice Department of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in 2001. In 2008 he graduated from the (..) read more

  • Bolesław Siarkiewicz

    Bolesław Siarkiewicz (associate professor) graduated with distinction from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he had studied in Jadwiga Kaliszewska’s violin class. He later honed his musical skills by participating in (..) read more

  • Michael Schmidt-Casdorff

    Michael Schmidt-Casdorff’s musical interest and passion is going out for the historical transverse flutes and their historically informed performance practice. He is principal flute player of the legendary Orchestra of the 18th century (..) read more

  • Piotr Salaber

    Piotr Salaber (born in 1966 in Wrocław, Poland) – composer, conductor and pianist. First piano classes with Selima Morska, diploma from the Secondary Music School in Torun (piano), with Barbara Muchenberg. Graduated from the Academy of Music (..) read more

  • Jan Romanowski

    Artistic director of the Music Impresario. Organizer of many cultural-educational events. An employee of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. Certified teacher at Frederic Chopin State School of Music II degree and Jadwiga Kaliszewska General (..) read more

  • Adam Rogala

    Born in Łódź, Poland, Adam Rogala is a member of the Young Talents Development Programme (Opera Academy) of the Polish National Theater in Warsaw, where he is studying with Eytan Pessen, Izabella Kłosińska and Matthias Rexroth. He completed (..) read more

  • Tomira Rogala

    Tomira Rogala. Born in Olsztyn. Graduated from Sound Engineering Department in Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warszawa (now Fryderyk Chopin University of Music), under professor Halina Jastrzębska, specializing in music recording. (..) read more

  • Jędrzej Rochecki

    Jędrzej Rochecki began his music education at the age of six at the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Toruń. In the years 2007-2010, he studied three faculties – Theory of music, Sound engineering and Composition (with professor Marek (..) read more

  • Piotr Reichert

    A Sofia Academy of Music graduate (1980, Aleksander Nejnski’s class). In 1981-88 a violist with the Polish Chamber Orchestra led by J. Maksymiuk and the Sinfonia Varsovia . Since 1998 a member of the Camerata Ouartet (prizes in Paris 1990, (..) read more

  • Katarzyna Rajs

    Katarzyna Rajs (associate professor) studied piano in Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń’s class at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She then continued her piano studies by doing a post-degree programme with Jerzy Sulikowski. She is (..) read more

  • Paweł Radziński

    Paweł Radziński was born in Gniezno. He started learning to play the violin when he was seven, getting first lessons from his father. After finishing primary school, he continued education at the M. Karłowicz High School of Music in Poznań. (..) read more

  • Paweł Pura

    Teacher and music theorist. He was born in 1988 in Siemiatycze. He graduated from the State Music School in Bialystok, where he learned to play the piano under Magdalena Wolanin-Witek and Robert Marat. In 2010-2015 he studied music theory at the (..) read more

  • Violetta Przech

    Violetta Przech, habilitation degree (Academy of Music in Kraków, 2015), graduated from the Department of Composition and Theory of Music of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2001 from the (..) read more

  • Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń

    Katarzyna (Ekaterina) Popowa-Zydroń (full professor) is a Polish pianist of Bulgarian origin. She was a student in Prof. Zbigniew Śliwiński’s piano class at the Higher School of Music in Gdansk, from which she graduated with distinction (..) read more

  • Ewa Pobłocka

    Ewa Pobłocka was born in Chełmno. She comes from a musical family, as her mother Zofia Janukowicz-Pobłocka was a professional singer. Ewa began her piano education at the age of five. She studied at the State Higher School of Music in (..) read more

  • Agnieszka Piass

    Born in Poznań. She graduated with honours from the vocal and acting department of the Ignacy J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań in 2002, in the vocal class of Prof. Katarzyna Rymarczyk. She received a scholarship from the (..) read more

  • Krzysztof Pełech

    Krzysztof Pelech was born in Wroclaw (Poland) in 1970. He began his music education at the age of twelve. In 1995 he graduated with honors from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wroclaw, where he studied under the direction of (..) read more

  • Mariusz Patyra

    Mariusz Patyra was born in Orzysz/Poland. He began to play the violin at the age of 7. His teachers were: Zbigniew Ciucias, A. Hoffmann in Olsztyn, Agnieszka Cypryk-Chmielewska, Prof. J. Kucharski in Warsaw, Prof. K. Wegrzyn in Hannover and (..) read more

  • Antoni Olszewski

    Antoni Olszewski was born in Bydgoszcz (Poland). He studied Jazz instrumentalistic, in the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz and Music Education. He graduated from the Academy with the Master of Music degree. In the past he worked at famous jazz band (..) read more

  • Piotr Olszewski

    Piotr Olszewski is a guitarist, a graduate of the Department of Jazz and Entertainment Music at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, which he graduated with honors in 1993. He has won numerous awards at competitions, including (..) read more

  • Dorota Nowocień

    Dorota Nowocień was born on March 29, 1985 in Radom, Poland. In 2006 she began studying art at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (now the Chopin University of Music) simultaneously in two departments: music education (the choral (..) read more

  • Agata Nowakowska-Gumiela

    Agata Nowakowska-Gumiela is a highly acclaimed Polish pianist and chamber musician whose professional educational career has been tightly (..) read more

  • Katarzyna Nowak-Stańczyk

    A graduate of the Lodz Academy of Music and graduated with honors in 1989 in the class of Professor Jadwiga Pietraszkiewicz. In 1987 he received a special award for Vocal Competition. Ada Sari. in Nowy Sacz (Poland). In 1990 he was (..) read more

  • Anna Nowak

    Anna Nowak (full professor) has held the following positions at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz: Deputy Rector for Artistic and Academic Matters, and International Cooperation (2005 – 2012), Head of the Centre for the (..) read more

  • Grzegorz Nadolny

    A graduate of The Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy in Bydgoszcz in Doctor Zbigniew Wrombel’s double bass class. He is a versatile musician playing both bass guitar and double bass equally successfully. He has been active on the music scene for (..) read more

  • Maria Murawska

    Maria Murawska (full professor) finished with distinction the State Secondary Music School in Bydgoszcz, where she was a student in Lidia Starniewska’s piano class. She then studied piano at the State Higher School of Music in Poznań, in Olga (..) read more

  • Witold Młóciński

    Born in 1956 in Gdańsk – theoretician, composer, teacher. In 1976 he started university education at Music Academy in Gdańsk at the Department of Composition and Music Theory, He studied music theory and received the diploma in 1982. (..) read more

  • Stanisław Miłek

    Stanisław Miłek graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland, the Faculty of Instrumental Music in the class of accordion taught by Professor Jerzy Kaszuba (with honors, 2003) as well as the Postgraduate (..) read more

  • Barbara Mielcarek-Krzyżanowska

    Barbara Mielcarek-Krzyżanowska, Phd, music theorist and musicologist. She obtained her PhD from the Department of History at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Faculty of Musicology). Since 2001 she has been affiliated with the Academy (..) read more

  • Wojciech Michniewski

    One of the most distinguished Polish conductors. Born April 4th, 1947 in Łódź, Poland. He studied conducting with Stanislaw Wislocki (an honours degree, 1972), music theory (an honours degree, 1971) and composition with Andrzej Dobrowolski at (..) read more

  • Hanna Michalak

    Hanna Michalak (full professor) graduated from the Faculty of Vocal Music and Drama at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she studied singing in Alicja Marczak-Faberowa’s class. She started her artistic activity while (..) read more

  • Renata Marzec

    Prof. Renata Marzec – Associate professor at The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. In 1990 she completed her Master’s degree in cello, under Prof. Roman Suchecki’s guidance (Instrumental Studies, The Feliks Nowowiejski (..) read more

  • Radosław Marzec

    Radosław Marzec (full professor) was born in Białystok (Poland) in 1971. He studied organ with Piotr Grajter at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, from which he graduated with distinction in 1996. He honed his organ skills by (..) read more

  • Joanna Maluga

    Joanna Maluga – choir master, lecturer at The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. In 2013 she was awarded with Doctor of Musical Arts degree in the field of conducting. She (..) read more

  • Andrzej Lupa

    Sound engineer; Full Professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and Professor at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. Born in Tarnobrzeg. He studied at the Department of Sound Engineering at the State College of Music in Warsaw (..) read more

  • Ewa Leszczyńska

    She graduated from the piano class of Jerzy Sulikowski on the instrumental department of Gdańsk Academy of Music and from the singing class of Margaret Hayward on the vocal department of the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. She has honed (..) read more

  • Jacek Lesiński

    Jacek Lesiński (senior lecturer) is a teacher of English with experience in instructing all levels of linguistic proficiency and all age groups. In 1996 he graduated from the Teacher Training College of Foreign Languages in Bydgoszcz, earning (..) read more

  • Adam Lemańczyk

    Adam Lemańczyk – pianist, keyboardist. He was born in 1992 in Malbork. He began his musical education at the age of 7 at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Primary Music School in Malbork. Then he continued education at the Kazimierz Wiłkomirski (..) read more

  • Jakub Kwintal

    Jakub Kwintal – organist, culture & artists manager, cantor, teacher, doctor of musical arts. He received his master degree at Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the organ class of Prof. Piotr Grajter and (..) read more

  • Radosław Kurek

    „His exceptional musical sensitivity and piano skills combined with his ability to follow the composer’s vision make him an outstanding artist. His artistic flair and passion for music generate unforgettable performances full of drama and (..) read more

  • Hanna Kulenty-Majoor

    Hanna Kulenty (born on March 18, 1961 in Białystok, Poland) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. Since 1992 she lives both in Warsaw (Poland) and in Arnhem (The Netherlands). Musical education From 1980 to 1986 she (..) read more

  • Joanna Krempeć-Kaczor

    Joanna Krempeć-Kaczor (associate professor) is the winner of several prestigious national music competitions (Gdańsk, Elbląg) as well as a finalist of the Adam Bronisław Ciechański National Double Bass Competition in Poznań (1992). She (..) read more

  • Mateusz Krawczyk

    Mateusz Krawczyk was born in Bydgoszcz Poland. He graduated of the Music Academy Feliks Nowowiejski in Bydgoszcz in the percussion class on the Jazz and Music Education and Instrumental studies. In 2010, he received a distinction at the National (..) read more

  • Bartosz Koziak

    Bartosz Koziak is the winner of the 3rd Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition in 2001 in Warsaw, Poland, a winner of the 2nd prize at the International Cello Competition in Tongyeong (Korea) in 2006 (“Isang Yun in memoriam”), (..) read more

  • Jadwiga Kotnowska

    Jadwiga Kotnowska. The eminent flute soloist, a laureate of top prizes in eight international flute contests, including the Queen Sofia Music Competition in Madrid, the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, the G.B. Viotti Competition in (..) read more

  • Adam Kośmieja

    Graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, piano student of Solomon Mikowsky (2011), awarded the Harold and Helen Schonberg Piano Scholarship (2007-2011), established in memory of the long-time leading music critic of The New York Times. (..) read more

  • Marcin Kopczyński

    Marcin Kopczyński was born in Inowrocław on 28 March 1973. He graduated with distinction from the State School of Music in Inowrocław in the classes of piano and horn. In 1998, Kopczyński received a diploma from Bydgoszcz’s Academy of (..) read more

  • Mariusz Klimsiak

    Mariusz Klimsiak has been the laureate of the 3rd Competition of the 20th Century Music in Warsaw, the Festival for Young Musicians in Gdańsk, the 3rd all-Polish F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and the International Piano Festival in (..) read more

  • Aleksandra Kłaput-Wiśniewska

    Aleksandra Kłaput-Wiśniewska (senior lecturer) is a graduate of the Faculty of Composition and Music Theory at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (1991). In 2004 she obtained her PhD in history from the Institute of History (..) read more

  • Zenon Kitowski

    Zenon Kitowski (born 1962) is one of the most talented and recognized clarinet players of Poland. After winning the Kurpiński International Clarinet Competition in Włoszakowice (Poland) in 1982, Kitowski accepted principal clarinetist position (..) read more

  • Kamil Kęska

    A graduate of Computer Steering System (2003-2005) and Computer Surveying (2000-2003) at the Faculty of Physics of Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University. In 2018 he completed post-graduate studies: History of art. (..) read more

  • Piotr Kępiński

    Piotr Kępiński (associate professor) studied piano with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk (1993–1998). He then honed his piano skills with Wojciech Świtała by doing a post-degree study (..) read more

  • Jerzy Kaszuba

    Jerzy Kaszuba (full professor), an accordionist and teacher, was born in Piotrków Trybunalski in 1956. He graduated from the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw, in the accordion class of Professor Włodzimierz Lech Puchnowski. He has won (..) read more

  • Anna Jurgawka

    Anna Jurgawka is a graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in prof. Wiesława Ronowska’s piano class. After graduation she continued her education under the supervision of prof. Jerzy Sulikowski on Postgraduate Piano (..) read more

  • Grzegorz Jurczyk

    Grzegorz Jurczyk (full professor) is a graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. After graduation he perfected his percussion skills in Robert van Sice’s class as a student of a post-degree programme at the Rotterdam (..) read more

  • Weronika Jarzyńska

    Weronika Jarzyńska is a graduate of I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań (Rhythmics and Music Theory), as well as Institute of Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Ethnolinguistics). At this University she also completed (..) read more

  • Bohdan Jarmołowicz

    Bohdan Jarmołowicz is a graduate of Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna (the State Higher School of Music) in Poznań, where he studied conducting and composition. During his student years, he was deeply involved in the revival of the (..) read more

  • Piotr Jańczak

    Piotr Jańczak – conductor, composer, pianist. He graduated from Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Conducting and Music Education, where he attended to Professor Janusz Stanecki’s conducting class. Piotr Jańczak is the founder and the (..) read more

  • Magdalena Holec

    She graduated from Ignacy Jan Paderewski Music School in Żyrardów with Elżbieta Budnik and she graduated from Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academu in Bydgoszcz with prof. Tatiana Shebanova, prof. Jarosław Drzewiecki and prof. Piotr Kępiński. (..) read more

  • Krzysztof Herdzin

    Krzysztof Herdzin is one of the most exceptional versatile pianists, composers and arrangers in Poland today. He was born in 1970 in Bydgoszcz, where he attended secondary music school. On graduating from the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music in the (..) read more

  • Marcin Gumiela

    Marcin Gumiela (born April 11, 1980 in Tomaszów Lubelski) is a composer, music theorist and a pedagogue. In 2006 he graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Composition, Theory of Music and Sound Engineering at Feliks Nowowiejski Academy (..) read more

  • Anna Grzelak

    Anna Grzelak was born in Olsztyn 17.12.1992. She graduated the Frederic Chopin Music School in Olsztyn as a pianist. In 2016 she graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, in the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz Music and (..) read more

  • Roman Gryń

    Roman Gryń (full professor) finished the State Secondary School of Music in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz in 1979. The same year he began studying trumpet at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, and a year later he continued his music studies in Wiesław (..) read more

  • Jacek Greszta

    Jacek Greszta (associate professor) is a graduate of the Faculty of Vocal Music and Drama at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, where he studied opera singing under Marek Moździerz. He is currently a soloist (bass) of Opera (..) read more

  • Szymon Godziemba-Trytek

    SZYMON GODZIEMBA-TRYTEK, a composer and music theorist, born on February 21st 1988 in Bielsko-Biała. In 2013, he completed his second degree composition studies (diploma cum laude) in the class of Marian Borkowski (in the years 2008-2010 he (..) read more

  • Łukasz Godyla

    In 2006 he commenced his studies in the composition class of Professor Zbigniew Bargielski at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at the Faculty of Composition, Theory of Music and Sound Engineering. Additionally, in (..) read more

  • Tomasz Gluska

    Tomasz Gluska graduated with distinction from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the trumpet class of Professor Roman Gryń. He participated in the contests such as: All-Poland Festival of Trumpeters in Kalisz, International (..) read more

  • Marcin Gawdzis

    Marcin Gawdzis, Ph.D. – born on 20.12.1972, jazz trumpeter, teacher, composer and arranger, jazz trumpet lecturer at the Department of Conducting, Jazz and Music Education at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. In 1995, he (..) read more

  • Małgorzata Furche-Jurczyk

    Małgorzata Furche-Jurczyk (associate professor) graduated with distinction from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and completed a post-degree programme at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, in Tatiana (..) read more

  • Marzena Frankiewicz - Stępień

    Marzena Frankiewicz- Stępień – a graduate of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the piano class of professor Jarosław Drzewiecki (2013). Winner of the 17th “Nad Kamienna” Piano Competition (Skarżysko-Kamienna), and Piano Chamber (..) read more

  • Grzegorz Dąbrowski

    Grzegorz Dąbrowski (associate professor) graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in 1992, having been a student in Bogumił Gadawski’s bassoon class. In 1995 he started his music studies at Yale University (USA) with (..) read more

  • Michał Dworzyński

    Michał Dworzyński was born in 1978 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. In 2001, he graduated with honours from the Warsaw Academy of Music, where he studied with Antoni Wit. In 2006, he earned a diploma with honours from the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns (..) read more

  • Jarosław Drzewiecki

    Jarosław Drzewiecki (associate professor) graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Poznań, where he had studied under Andrzej Tatarski. He also completed a post-degree piano programme with Jerzy Sulikowski at the Academy of (..) read more

  • Michał Dobrzyński

    Michał Dobrzyński, the composer born 24 November, 1980 in Szczecin. In 2005 he graduated with honors his composition studies in a class of Prof. Marek Jasiński and Prof. Zbigniew Bargielski at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. In (..) read more

  • Daniel Deuter

    Daniel Deuter, born in Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, studied violin with Tibor Istvánffy and Geoffry Wharton. His interest in interpretation of early music led him to collaborate with Philippe Herreweghe, Jordi Savall, Frieder Bernius, Reinhard Goebel, (..) read more

  • Kazimierz Dąbrowski

    Kazimierz Dabrowski – Salesian. He studied philosophy and theology in the Seminary of the Salesian Society in Lad on Warta, where in 1990 he was ordained to the priesthood. In 1996 he graduated from the Academy of Music in Lodz, and then (..) read more

  • Joanna Czapińska

    Joanna Czapińska (Doctor of Musical Art, habilitated) is a graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she studied violin in Wiesława Ronowska’s class. In 1991 she was awarded a scholarship by the then Minister (..) read more

  • Wojciech Bryliński

    Wojciech Bryliński was born in 1962 in Białystok, Poland. He graduated in the class of Professor Mieczysław Korcz from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in 1987. He honed his skills with such musicians as Professor (..) read more

  • Vadim Brodsky

    Vadim Brodsky (assistant professor) is among the few who have had the privilege of playing the world-famous violin that once belonged to Niccolò Paganini, the same one that had been made by Guarneri del Gesù. A descendant of the renowned (..) read more

  • Wojciech Broczkowski

    Wojciech Broczkowski (born in 1966 in Płock) is a graduate of the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz in the class of professor Jerzy Sulikowski. He participated in master classes in Duszniki-Zdrój. Mr. Broczkowski took part in XII International (..) read more

  • Aleksandra Brejza

    Born in 1963 in Inowroclaw, composer. Completed State Music School of 1st and 2nd degrees in Inowroclaw, in piano class of prof. A. Drzewiecki. Graduated from Faculty of Composition and Theory of Music on Feliks Nowowiejski Academy in Bydgoszcz, (..) read more

  • Magdalena Bojanowicz

    Magdalena Bojanowicz received the „Polityka” magazine award (Paszporty Polityki) for “(…) courage, risk and consequence. (…) For the concert creations, stimulating our imagination and the power of convincing… ” She won first prize (..) read more

  • Ewelina Boesche-Kopczyńska

    Ewelina Boesche-Kopczyńska – graduated with distirction from the Musical Education Department of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She mastered her skills during postgraduate studies: Logoeurythmics at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Studies (..) read more

  • Rafał Błaszczyk

    Rafał Błaszczyk graduated with the highest distinction from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the class of renowned Professor Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń and Professor Katarzyna Rajs. Now he is a student of second year of (..) read more

  • Piotr Biskupski

    Piotr Biskupski – graduate of Music Academy in Poznań in prof. J.Zgodziński class. Laureate of individual prizes in main jazz competitions / „Złota Tarka” and „Jazz nad Odrą” / . He cooperated with the most important (..) read more

  • Anton Birula

    Anton Birula (M.Mus.) studied lute with Toyohiko Satoh at the Royal Conservatoire in the Hague and with Konrad Junghaenel at the Hochschule fur Musik in Cologne. With his main focus being on solo literature for the Baroque lute Anton (..) read more

  • Wiesław Bednarek

    Hailing from Zduńska Wola, Professor Wiesław Bednarek has been the leading baritone amongst the soloists of the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw for almost a quarter of a century and also The Grand Theatre in Łódź during 1979 – (..) read more

  • Andrzej Bauer

    Andrzej Bauer (full professor) studied cello with Kazimierz Michalik at the Academy of Music in Łódź, from which he graduated with distinction in 1984. In 1986–87, as an Austrian government scholarship awardee, he continued his cello studies (..) read more

  • Urszula Bartkiewicz

    Prof. URSZULA BARTKIEWICZ –D.Mus.A, D.Litt., professor ordinarius Having graduated cum laudae from the Cracov Music Academy, Urszula Bartkiewicz pursued her music education in France with Huguette Dreyfus. In 1977 she passed with (..) read more

  • Zbigniew Bargielski

    Zbigniew Bargielski, born in Łomża in 1937 – Professor Ordinarius at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, since 2002 the Dean of the Department of Theory of Music and Composition at the Department of Composition, Theory of (..) read more

  • Marcin Baranowski

    A violinist, performing both solo and in chamber ensembles, and a teacher of violin. A laureate of music competitions, recognised as one of the most prominent Polish professors of music. He remains attached to the city of Poznan, where he was (..) read more

  • Lech Bałaban

    Lech Bałaban (associate professor) began learning the violin at the age of five with his father, Henryk Bałaban, who supervised his musical development until the second year of his academic education. He then studied with Paweł Radziński and (..) read more

  • Katarzyna Bąkowska

    Katarzyna Bąkowska (full professor) graduated with distinction from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she had been a student in Henryk Keszkowski’s class. She presently holds the position of professor ordinarius at (..) read more

  • Maciej Afanasjew

    Maciej has graduated from The Academy of Music in Katowice (jazz violin class and composition and arrangement class). He was studying at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz and New York Jazz Academy. Maciej is a Ph. D. student (..) read more

  • Kamila Abrahamowicz-Szlempo

    Kamila Abrahamowicz-Szlempo was born in 1984 in Prudnik. She graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music as a violinist (2009), conductor (2010) and jazz vocalist (2011). She took jazz vocal classes with prof. Joanna (..) read more