Born in Warsaw in 1976, he studied composition with Marek Stachowski at the Music Academy in Kraków (1996–2001). He continued his studies with Peter-Jan Wagemans at the Rotterdam Conservatory (2001–02). In October 2002 he started to work as an assistant in the Faculty of Composition of the Music Academy in Kraków.

Selected works: Christmas Carol 1942 for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra with words by Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński (1997), Epiphanium for trumpet, strings, harp and celesta (1998), On This and the Other Side, two songs for dramatic female voice, harpsichord and viola to a text by Justyna Michałowska (1998), Sonoaudicon for saxophone quartet (1999), Soliloquium I ‘Boiling-hot Mind’ for chamber ensemble (1999), Soliloquium II ‘A Landscape of Frozen Thoughts’ for bass clarinet and 20 string instruments (1999), Des Mädchens Wunderwelt geschlossen for flute, viola and harp (2000), Mille coqs blessés ą mort for large chamber ensemble (2000), Ballade I for bass clarinet, cello and harp (2002), Meanders – Layers – Mechanisms for large chamber ensemble (2002–03), Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra (2003), Ballade II for violin, bass clarinet and marimba (2003) Hommage ą Tadeusz Kantor for orchestra (2003) Enfant terrible for chamber ensemble (2003–04), Kaspar Hauser’s Friends for chamber ensemble (2004), Symphony No. 2 (2004),
P. S. for solo harpsichord, also a version for piano (2005), Anxiety for solo bass clarinet (2005), Cooperative for alto saxophone and accordion (2005).

Hommage ą Tadeusz Kantor
The work was written in the last four months of 2003 thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Culture from the Fund for the Promotion of Creative Work. The first performance of the piece was given by the Students’ Orchestra of the Music Academy in Kraków on 22 April 2004, Wojciech Czepiel conducting. Duration – ca. 16’.

Wojciech Ziemowit Zych