Mateusz Molęda
Since his first appearance conducting an orchestra at the age of 19, Mateusz Molęda has consistently impressed both audiences and critics with insightful interpretations of eclectic concert programmes. In 2023, he won First Prize and the Special Prize of the Orchestra at the prestigious International Sergei Kussewitzky Conducting Competition in Italy. Having received enthusiastic reviews by the German press, where he was described as a shooting star of the classical music scene, in the 2024/2025 season, Mateusz Molęda debuts with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
Engagements as a guest conductor have taken him to the UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Canada, South Korea and South Africa. He has worked repeatedly with the London Mozart Players, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Heidelberger Philharmoniker, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Odense Symfoniorkester, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, NFM Wrocław Philharmonic and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Bavarian broadcasting channel BR-Klassik praised Mateusz Molęda’s compelling and captivating interpretations and his dynamic presence and unwavering conviction on the podium. His deep analytical approach to both the music and the composer was especially noted, as well as his meticulous attention to details and focused determination to refining every aspect of the performance.
The conductor’s musical journey has been profoundly influenced by his long-standing mentor Marek Janowski. At Maestro Janowski’s personal request, he also worked as an assistant with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt and Dresdner Philharmonie.
Born into a Polish family in Dresden, Mateusz Molęda graduated from the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover in the piano class of Arie Vardi, and also studied early music and historically informed performance with Zvi Meniker, one of Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s last pupils. Before his conducting career, he has performed as a pianist on prestigious concert stages in more than 25 countries. In 2021, he received his PhD with a dissertation on polyphonic compositional techniques in Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow.
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