Born in 1971 in Łódź. He graduated from the Staatliche Hochschule
für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart in the composition class
of Marco Stroppa (2000–04), and the theory of music and new media
class of Matthias Hermann (1998–2002). At an earlier stage he studied
composition for two years at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, in the
class of Marian Borkowski. He participated in courses and seminars run
by Helmut Lachenmann, Brian Ferneyhough, Karlheinz Stockhausen,
Klaus Huber, Louis Andriessen, Paweł Szymański and Irvin Arditti. His
music has been performed at many festivals of contemporary music in
Poland and in Germany by Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart conducted
by Manfred Trojahn, the chamber ensemble Zementwerk, Junge Musik
Berlin, and such performers as Mike Svoboda, Werner Taube and Wu
Wei. As a performer (‘ad hoc-spieler’ on unconventional instruments) he
appeared with many German ensembles, such as the swrOrchestra, the
Kölner Philharmoniker and the Bamberger Symphoniker. He has also
taken part in the recording of Helmut Lachenmann’s opera Das Mädchen
mit den Schwefelhölzern (realisation of the tape part) at the Staatsoper in
Stuttgart (2001). He was a co-organiser of Musica Electronica Nova
2007 in Wrocław. His interests also include journalism and translation
of music literature. He collaborates with music periodicals Ruch Muzyczny
and Glissando, as well as Polish Radio. In 2007 he received the scholarship
of the Polish Authors’ and Composers’ Union (zaiks), and this
year is the recipient of the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National
Heritage.
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