MA Marek Szymański

He began music education at the age of ten in Gorzów Wielkopolski. He graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Wrocław in the class of Cezary Traczewski. In 2014, he completed his Bachelor’s degree with distinction at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp (Belgium) under Professor Aldo Baerten and attended the orchestral academy of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. In 2017, he graduated with highest honors from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław in the class of Professor Jerzy Mrozik.

He is laureate of 21 national and international competitions in solo and chamber categories. For his achievements, he has received scholarships from the Polish Ministry of Culture, the Mayor of Wrocław, and the Rector of the Karol Lipiński Academy.

He has participated in masterclasses with leading flutists including Peter-Lukas Graf (Basel), Ransom Wilson (Yale), Pierre-Yves Artaud (Paris), and András Adorján (Munich). As soloist, he has performed concertos by C.P.E. Bach, S. Mercadante, and J.S. Bach.

In 2015, he won auditions for the European Union Youth Orchestra, performing with the ensemble in venues such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Usher Hall Edinburgh, Grafenegg Wolkenturm, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Konzerthaus Berlin, under conductors including Bernard Haitink, Gianandrea Noseda, and Vasily Petrenko, alongside artists such as Diana Damrau, Angela Gheorghiu, and Julian Rachlin.

Since 2015, he has played with the Wrocław Opera Orchestra and has served as its principal flutist since 2017. He is completing doctoral studies at the Karol Lipiński Academy, where he also teaches.