SEBASTIAN SZYMAŃSKI
www.Szymanski-Composer.com
(born December 20, 1982 in Warsaw) – composer, sound designer, and academic lecturer. Full member and multiple scholarship holder of the ZAiKS Association of Authors, multiple scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, full member of the STOART Performing Artists Association and the Association of Polish Musicians, founding member of the EDUCARE Scientific Society – Art Section, founder of the Limanowa Chamber Orchestra and the Sinfonietta orchestra. Winner of numerous national and international composition competitions, including a nomination for the FRYDERYK Award.
In his work, he innovatively combines classical acoustic instrumentation with modern digital technologies and live electronics systems. A key pillar of his artistic and research activity is the design of immersive spaces and multichannel sound experiences. Utilizing advanced DAW environments, modern sound synthesis, and field recording techniques, he treats acoustic architecture as a full-fledged instrument, immersing the listener in a deep, multidimensional narrative. He successfully implements this interdisciplinary perspective into his academic teaching, training new generations of creators.
He graduated in composition from the class of Prof. Paweł Łukaszewski, PhD, Hab., at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (2015), and his interdisciplinary doctoral dissertation won the Rector’s Award of the Pontifical University of John Paul II (2022). Author of over 100 compositions performed by acclaimed artists in Poland and abroad (including the USA, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, the Vatican, Belgium, Austria, and the Czech Republic).
Sebastian Szymański’s academic achievements include papers and articles on contemporary music and creation, which have been presented at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops.
Sebastian Szymański’s works have been performed at chamber and symphonic concerts in Poland and abroad by:
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Soloists: Artur Janda, Marcin Tadeusz Łukaszewski, Christian Krämer, Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział, Jan Bokszczanin, Tytus Wojnowicz, Justin Snyder, Kai Schumacher;
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Conductors: Jan Łukaszewski, Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny, Paweł Łukaszewski, Michał Klauza, Bartosz Michałowski, Stanisław Strączek, Włodzimierz Siedlik, Anna Marek-Kamińska, Elżbieta Krzemińska;
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Ensembles: Polish Chamber Choir, Choir of the Warsaw-Praga Cathedral Musica Sacra, Polish National Youth Choir, Krakow Opera Choir, Choir and Orchestra of the Krakow Philharmonic, Psalmodia Choir, Representative Band of the Polish Border Guard, Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk, Polish Radio Orchestra, and others.
