Adrian Nowak
Soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Graduate of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow in the class of Florence Sitruk and Irena Czubek-Davidson (diploma with distinction, 2019). He also studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (under Margit Süß-Schellenberger), the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (under Maria Graff) and the University of Music in Brescia as part of the Artist Diploma programme. Currently, together with the Mauris Ensemble, he is studying at the Universität der Künste Berlin in the chamber music class of Gregor Sigl and Vineta Sareika. Since 2023, he has been collaborating with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, where he obtained his Doctor of Arts degree in 2024.
He has participated in numerous masterclasses and international projects led by Isabelle Moretti, Isabelle Perrin and Arianna Savall. Since 2018, he has been collaborating with Rita Costanzi, whose personality and approach to musical interpretation have had a significant influence on his artistic development.
He is a laureate of prestigious solo and chamber music competitions. He has performed at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice, Lviv Opera, during the Festival de Música de Santa Catarina in Jaraguá do Sul (Brazil, 2019), International Festival ‘Music on the Heights’ in Zakopane, Arpa GRAZiosa in Graz, Krakow Music Autumn, European Harp Symposium (Feldkirch) and others. He collaborates with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Orchestra in Krakow, Capella Cracoviensis, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, among others.
He is the founder and member of the Cracow Harp Quintet and the Mauris Ensemble, with which he promotes chamber repertoire featuring the harp. He regularly collaborates with composers, premiering solo and chamber works. In addition to classical music, he also pursues experimental and improvised projects. In 2023, he received the Young Poland Scholarship, and a year later, the Creative Scholarship of the City of Krakow. In December 2024, his first solo album, Reflection (CD Accord), was released.
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