Łukasz Pawlikowski

Łukasz Pawlikowski (Polish: [ˈwukaʂ pavliˈkɔvski], born 14 August 1997) is a Polish cellist. He studied playing under Arto Noras, Jeroen Reuling, Witold Herman and Dorota Imiełowska. By the age of six he appears at the Kraków Poetry Salon. He is connected with the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre. Pawlikowski debuted in 2006 with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in the Tempel Synagogue.[1] Since then, he has collaborated with artists such as Anna Polony,[2] Anna Dymna,[3] Zofia Kucówna,[4] Elżbieta Stefańska,[5] Mariola Cieniawa,[6] Jerzy Trela,[7] Jerzy Stuhr[8] and Kevin Kenner.[9] Under direction of Krzysztof Penderecki he studied interpretation of his music. He performed as a soloist in Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia.

Łukasz Pawlikowski
Lukasz Pawlikowski at the Gala concert.
Lukasz Pawlikowski at the Gala concert.
Background information
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997
Kraków, Poland
GenresClassical, Contemporary classical, Klezmer, Balkan, Tango
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Cello
Years active2004–present
LabelsNLD Records

Biography

Early years

He began his musical education at the age of six, under Dorota Imiełowska. He also studied playing under Arto Noras, Jeroen Reuling and Witold Herman. By the age of six he appears at the Kraków Poetry Salon. At the age of eight years at the invitation of Elżbieta Penderecka at the Tempel Synagogue in concert performing David Popper's Hungarian Rapsody with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra. He gave world premiere performances of two works by Adam Walaciński and Mateusz Bień.

Work with Penderecki

In June 2010, Krzysztof Penderecki invited Pawlikowski to work under his direction on the interpretation of his Capriccio per Siegfried Palm and other contemporary oeuvres. He also participated, as a member of the group of ten Polish cellists, in the educational encounters with Arto Noras.

In November 2012, Pawlikowski was invited to play for opening of The European Krzysztof Penderecki Center for Music, first at the Polish Senate hall, second on the Center scene.[10][11][12]

In November 2013, Pawlikowski performed as a soloist in Deutsche Oper Berlin on Penderecki's 80th anniversary concert.[13][14]

Festivals

He performed in numerous festivals, most important of which are:

Honors and awards
2004
  • The 3rd Prize in the National Young Chamber Musicians' Spring Festival in Kraków, Poland[20]
2006
  • The 1st Prize in the International Young Chamber Musicians' Spring Festival in Kraków, Poland[21]
2008
  • The 1st Prize in the International Young Chamber Musicians' Spring Festival in Kraków, Poland[22]
  • The 1st Prize in the International Cello Competition in Liezen, Austria[23]
  • The President of Kraków Award for the outstanding achievements in the music competitions, Kraków, Poland
  • The President of Kraków Educational Award, Kraków, Poland[24]
  • The 3rd Prize in the Antonio Janigro Cello Competition in Poreč, Croatia[25]
2009
  • The 1st Prize in the Talents for Europe in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia[26]
  • The 1st Prize in the National Competition for the Young Instrumentalists in Jasło, Poland[27]
2010
  • The 1st Prize in the International Festival of Contemporary Music for Children and Youth Srebrna Szybka in Kraków, Poland[28]
2011
  • The 1st Prize in the Kraków Young Talents Competition and Artur Malawski Special Prize in Kraków, Poland[29]
2012
  • The 1st Prize and Grand Prix in the National Competition for Young Instrumentalists in Jasło, Poland[30]

Discography
  • The Bats Gallery (2010)
  • Shalom, shalom! (2013)

See also

References
  1. "Cracow Children's Day with Beethoven Academy". Beethoven Academy Orchestra official website (in Polish).
  2. "Night of the Great Season the last chapter of The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz". Musical Theatre in Gliwice (in Polish).
  3. "Meetings in the seminar rooms - Sunday 28.10". Book Fair in Krakow (in Polish).
  4. "Apples and shawls". Dziennik Polski (in Polish).
  5. "Music Enchanted Wood - Summer Season 2008". Małopolska Organizacja Turystyczna (in Polish).
  6. "Piazzolla days". e-krakow.com (in Polish).
  7. "Three hundred of poetry 300th - Jubilee Salon of Poetry". DziennikTeatralny.pl (in Polish).
  8. "01.06.2008, Cracow Academy of Children's Day with Beethoven Academy". Beethoven Academy Orchestra (in Polish).
  9. "Pod skrzydłami aniołów w Binarowej - "Muzyka zaklęta wdrewnie"". Malopolska Tourist Organization (in Polish).
  10. "Gala concert to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of the Senate of the Second Republic". The European Krzysztof Penderecki Center for Music (in Polish).
  11. "The first concert". The European Krzysztof Penderecki Center for Music (in Polish).
  12. Polish Senate. "Chronicle of the Senate of the Republic of Poland - VIII term" (PDF) (in Polish).
  13. "Krzysztof Penderecki – 80th Anniversary Concert". Deutsche Oper Berlin.
  14. Amzoll, Stefan (25 November 2013). "Gegängelte Musik". Neues Deutschland.
  15. "Classics at noon". Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków official website (in Polish).
  16. "Aleksander Tansman Music Days". Music Days official website (in Polish).
  17. "Tango Days: The Music of Piazzolla in Cracow (10th - 13th May 2007)". Cracow-Life.com.
  18. "International Festival Contemporary Music - 18th days of Music Cracow Composers" (PDF). International Festival Contemporary Music official website (in Polish).
  19. "Wiolonczele na Muzyce w Starym Krakowie" (in Polish). 28 August 2013.
  20. "The winners of the second edition". Official competition archive (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. "Winners of the International Young Chamber Musicians' Spring Festival". Official competition archive (in Polish).
  22. "Young Chamber Musicians' Spring Festival". Culture.pl (in Polish).
  23. "Little cellist from Kraków conquers the world". NaszeMiasto.pl (in Polish). 2 April 2008.
  24. "Educational prizes and educational scholarships in 2008". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (in Polish).
  25. "7th International Cello Competition "Antonio Janigro" for competitors under the age of 20 - POREČ, 2008". Official competition archive.
  26. "Łukasz Pawlikowski talent in Europe". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). 14 May 2009.
  27. "Jasło on the cultural map of Poland". Nowiny24.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2009.
  28. "2010 Edition - results". Official competition archive (in Polish).
  29. "Kraków Young Talents Competition - Results" (PDF) (in Polish).
  30. "Winners of the VII Stefania Woytowicz National Contest of Young Instrumentalists". WirtualneJaslo.pl (in Polish).
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