Żywieckie Suwakowanie
XIX edition of the largest trombone and tuba
event in Poland
July 20-26, 2025
He is a graduate of the State Music School of the First and Second Degree in Bytom, where he studied in the legendary trombone class of Professor Paweł Waloszczyk, as well as the Academy of Music in Katowice, graduating with distinction in 2018. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2022.
He is the laureate of top prizes in numerous international and national competitions, including the II International Trombone Competition in Alsace, France; the 14th and 16th International Brass Instrument Competition in Jeju, South Korea; the 10th International Wind Instruments Competition in Brno; the II International Wind Instrument Competition in Vilnius; the VI International Andrejs Jurjans Trombone Competition in Riga; the International Brass Instrument Competition in Lviv; the VI International Brass Wind Instruments Competition in Gdańsk; and the 74th “Prague Spring” competition.
He is a two-time recipient of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship and a scholarship holder of the "Młoda Polska" program. During his studies, he was awarded the Rector's Scholarship four times and won the prestigious “Yamaha Scholarship Foundation of Europe” competition.
He regularly collaborates with orchestras such as the National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice, Sinfonietta Cracovia, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Capella Gedanensis, Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Lower Silesian Philharmonic, Gorzów Philharmonic, Opole Philharmonic, Szczecin Philharmonic, Zabrze Philharmonic, Rybnik Philharmonic, Polish Film Music Orchestra, Warsaw Chamber Opera, and Silesian Art Collective Chamber Orchestra.
In the 2014/2015 concert season, he was employed as a trombonist at the Opole Philharmonic. In September 2017, he passed the exams to join the National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice, and since April 2018, he has been the principal trombonist of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk. As a session musician, he has participated in numerous album recordings and archival sessions. He also teaches trombone at the State Music School of the First and Second Degree in Bytom and, in October 2019, began working at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. In October 2020, he also began teaching at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.
He has frequently performed as a soloist with symphonic and brass orchestras, including the Lviv Philharmonic, Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Military Band, Polish Chamber Philharmonic in Sopot, AUKSO - Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, Silesian Philharmonic, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Professional Symphonic Band "Rīga," Vilnius Chamber Orchestra, and the Polish Youth Symphony Orchestra.