prof. dr hab. Agata Młynarska-Klonowska

She began her musical education in Opole, learning to play the piano. Her first singing teacher was Gizela Posch, under whose guidance she graduated from the State Secondary School of Music in Wrocław. She studied at the Wrocław Academy of Music in the class of the outstanding pedagogue Prof. Eugeniusz Sąsiadek, graduating with honors in 1973. She has won many awards at national and international vocal competitions, including first prize and the Gold Medal at the Francisco Viňas International Singing Competition in Barcelona (Spain) in 1975, first prize at the Jan Kiepura Competition in Krynica, second prize at the National Singing Competition in Łódź; she was also a finalist in the competition in s'Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

Already during her studies, Agata Młynarska performed in Poland and abroad as a soloist with the early music ensemble Complesso di Musica Antica, founded and directed by Prof. Eugeniusz Sąsiadek, participating in many important Polish and international music festivals.

In September 1974, she was hired as a soloist at the Wrocław Opera, where she had made her debut a year earlier in the role of Serena in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. She also collaborated with other Polish opera theatres, including the Grand Theatre in Poznań, the Silesian Opera in Bytom, and the opera houses in Krakow, Bydgoszcz and Łódź, as well as foreign theatres, performing in many European countries, Cuba, Canada and the USA.

She has established close cooperation with the Gerhrds GmBH Artistic Agency and the “Pro Musica” Artistic Agency, performing in the largest concert halls and opera stages in Europe.

Her repertoire includes around 40 leading and title soprano roles in the most outstanding works of this genre, as well as many operetta, oratorio and cantata roles. Agata Młynarska was employed at the Academy of Music in Wrocław from 1975 to 1985. After a 12-year break, she returned to work at the academy in 1997, progressing through all academic ranks. On December 4, 2002, she was awarded the title of professor of musical arts. She has received many awards and distinctions for her artistic and pedagogical activities. She is a member of the honorary committee of the St. Moniuszko International Vocal Competition in Warsaw. She has been a juror in numerous national vocal competitions.

Member of:

PSPŚ / Polish Association of Singing Teachers

TMMW im.H.Halskiej / H. Halska Society of Vocal Music Lovers;

K. Szymanowski Music Society in Zakopane

The measure of her success as a teacher is the competition achievements of her students:

Bogusława Adamczewska

1980 - Second Prize in the Competition for the performance of St. Moniuszko's songs by students of higher music schools / Warsaw /

Anna Plewniak

1980 - distinction in the competition for the performance of St. Moniuszko's songs by students of higher education institutions / Warsaw

Wioletta Chodowicz

November 1999 - Special Prize at the 4th Intercollegiate Competition for the Performance of Polish Songs for the best performance of a forgotten song / Warsaw

May 2000 - Distinction in the opera category at the 6th Intercollegiate Vocal Competition / Duszniki Zdrój/

May 2001 - 1st Prize and Special Prize for the performance of a song by J.I. Paderewski at the 4th Intercollegiate Competition of Slavic Music in Katowice.

September 2001 - Darclée Foundation Award at the Hariclea Darclee International Singing Competition --Brăila, Romania.

May 2002 - First Prize in the opera category and Special Prize of the Chopin Foundation at the Vocal Competition in Duszniki Zdrój 2002

May 2004 - Finalist of the 5th St. Moniuszko International Singing Competition in Warsaw + Special Award of the Moniuszko Society for the performance of the aria “Halka”

Aleksandra Buczek

May 2001 - Distinction at the 4th Intercollegiate Competition of Slavic Vocal Music in Katowice.

May 2002 - Finalist of the 7th National Vocal Competition in Duszniki Zdrój

March 2003 1st Prize at the 2nd National Vocal Competition named after H. Halska in Wrocław

October 2004 Third Prize at the 1st Adam DIDUR International Competition in Bytom

Monika Michaliszyn

April 2001 - Distinction at the 1st Halina Halska National Vocal Competition in Wrocław.

November 2001 - Finalist in the Intercollegiate Competition of Polish Art Song Performance in Warsaw.

Anna Jeruć

May 2002 Second Prize in the soloist category of the Third Moniuszko Competition in Białystok, “Evening Song”

May 2003 Third prize at the 6th Intercollegiate Competition of Slavic Vocal Music in Katowice

Violetta Wysocka

May 2006 - Finalist of the 8th National Vocal Competition in Duszniki Zdrój and Special Prize for the performance of a Polish song

Magdalena Wachowska

November 13-14, 2009 - Second Prize at the 10th International Moniuszko Competition “Evening Song” during the 9th Moniuszko Festival Podlasie in Białystok

March 23-25, 2010 - Third Prize in the 12th Intercollegiate Competition of Slavic Vocal Music in Katowice

15 March 2010 - Distinction in the 1st Academic Song Interpretation Competition in Wrocław

21-25 April 2010 - Second Prize in the 10th National Vocal Competition in the Oratorio and Song Category in Duszniki Zdrój

10 November 2010 - Distinction and special award for the performance of a song by St. Moniuszko at the 9th Edmund Kossowski Intercollegiate Competition of Polish Art Song Performance in Warsaw

Marta Ligocka

March 15, 2010 - Distinction in the 1st Academic Song Interpretation Competition

April 21-25, 2010 - 1st Prize in the 10th National Vocal Competition in the Oratorio and Song Category in Duszniki Zdrój

Joanna Zawartko

13-14 November 2009 - Third Prize - 10th International Moniuszko Competition “Evening Song” during the 9th Moniuszko Festival Podlasie in Białystok

15 March 2010 - First Prize in the 1st Academic Song Interpretation Competition

21-25 April 2010 - 1st Prize in the 10th National Vocal Competition in the Opera Category - Duszniki Zdrój

14-18 March 2011 - 2nd Prize in the 2nd Edward Józefina Reszków Vocal Competition in Częstochowa

Award of the St. Moniuszko Grand Theatre in Poznań

Award of the Lower Silesian Philharmonics in Jelenia Góra

Impressio Art Award. Management by Bożena Harasimowicz

August 2011 - 3rd Summer Singing Academy, Sopot/Gdańsk

National Vocal Competition

Grand Prix of the Mayor of Sopot

Impressio Art Award

Joanna Grocholska

2011 – Special Award funded by Jakub Krzysztof Wierzbicki at the 11th International Moniuszko Evening Song Competition in Białystok

Graduates of her class are also leading soloists of Polish opera theatres:

Anna Plewniak – soloist of the Krakow Opera,

Renata Dobosz – soloist at the Silesian Opera in Bytom,

Aleksandra Buczek – former soloist at the Wrocław Opera, guest performer in Polish and foreign opera houses.

Wioletta Chodowicz – former soloist at the Wrocław Opera, currently a soloist at the National Opera in Warsaw and in many foreign opera houses, winner of the Polityka Passport Award.