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Zywieckie Suwakowanie 

XVIII edition of the biggest trombone and tuba festival in Poland

9-13 July 2023 

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Wojciech Prokopowicz
23 June 2023

He started learning to play the trombone in 2000 at the Primary and Secondary Music School in Szczecinek under the direction of Rafał Mizdalski, MA. In 2009, he continued his studies at the State Primary and Secondary Music School in Bielsko-Biała under the direction of prof. Zdzisław Stolarczyk. In 2013, he began his studies at the Academy of Music in Krakow in the trombone class of prof. Zdzisław Stolarczyk.

 

In 2015 he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover in the class of prof. Jonas Bylund, initially on an ERASMUS scholarship, and later on his master's studies, which he graduated with distinction.

 

In 2019-2021 he worked at the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark, and from 2020 he works at the Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie in Leipzig, Germany.He is a laureate of many national and international competitions. He participated in many masterclasses in Poland and abroad, conducted by leading musicians from around the world. He had the opportunity to cooperate with many renowned orchestras, such as:

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Danish Nabonal Symphony Orchestra, Krakow Philharmonic, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Krakow Opera, Sinfonieda Cracovia, Polish National Radio Orchestra in Katowice, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Gögngen Symphony Orchester, Theater Gera-Altenburg , Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock.

 

In 2007, he received the Scholarship of the Mayor of the City of Szczecinek, and in 2011 and 2012 he was awarded the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. In 2012, he also received a scholarship from the "Young Poland" Program of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.