Andrzej Bauer is the winner of First Prize at the International ard Competition in Munich. He also won a prize at the International Prague Spring Competition, as well as the awards from the European Parliament and the Council of Europe.
He was born in Łódź, where he studied the cello with Kazimierz Michalik at the city's Music Academy. He perfected his skills at master classes given by André Navarra, Miloš Sadlo and Daniel Szafran. Thanks to a Witold Lutos¸awski grant, he studied for two years in London under the guidance of William Pleeth.
In recent years Andrzej Bauer developed a fine career, with recitals in Amsterdam, Paris, Hamburg and Munich, as well as concert appearances with the Munich Philharmonic, the rai Orchestra of Naples, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Strasbourg and the radio orchestras in Stuttgart and Berlin. He performs regularly with Poland's leading symphony and chamber orchestras. He has appeared as a soloist on several European tours with the Warsaw Philharmonic and 'Sinfonia Varsovia'. He has performed in most European countries, the United States and Japan.
He has made numerous recordings for radio and television, as well as on various labels. His discography includes works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, as well as Lutos¸awski's Cello Concerto. A two-cd set with all of Bach's Cello Sonatas released on the cd Accord label won Andrzej Bauer the prestigious 'Fryderyk' Award of the Polish recording industry (2000).
Andrzej Bauer has a broad and diverse repertoire, comprising contemporary music and works by living composers, including those written specially for him.