prof. dr hab. Aleksandra Rupocińska

Graduate of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (harpsichord class of Prof. M. Czarny-Kaczmarska). She continued her studies at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels in the harpsichord and chamber music class of Prof. H. Stinders, earning a master’s diploma.

Already during her studies she performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with numerous ensembles specializing in historical performance. She deepened her knowledge of early music under the guidance of P. van Heyghen, B. Kuijken, H. Suzuki, J. Ogg, and L. U. Mortensen, among others. She has performed under the baton of renowned conductors including P. McCreesh, R. Goebel, G. Antonini, A. Bernardini, B. Bayl, R. Dubrovsky, H. Rhode, and J. Kaspszyk. She has appeared on the stages of all Polish philharmonics as well as at numerous international festivals in Poland and abroad.

She collaborates with the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra and with chamber orchestras as a recognized continuo specialist in instrumental works, operas, and oratorio and cantata repertoire. In 2016, together with students of the Academy, she prepared the Polish premiere of Handel’s opera Deidamia.

Her artistic activity also encompasses contemporary music, including works written especially for her. As a soloist she has collaborated with leading Polish orchestras specializing in contemporary music (Aukso, conducted by Marek Moś, and the New Music Orchestra, conducted by Szymon Bywalec). She has premiered and recorded numerous new works for harpsichord.

Since 1997 she has been teaching at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. In 2013, she was awarded the post-doctoral degree (habilitation) in Musical Arts.