conductor
O artyście
She graduated from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in symphony and opera conducting (2013) and from postgraduate studies in management of cultural institutions at the Wrocław University of Economics and Business (2019). She has been developing her conducting skills at masterclasses led by Jin Wang, Jorma Panula, Sian Edwards, Marek Heron, Tadeusz Strugała, Gabriel Chmura and Rafał Delekta. Her repertoire ranges from symphonic and chamber works, through operas, operettas and ballets, to film scores and musicals.
In the 2014/2015 season, she was a conductor-resident of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra (under a programme of the Institute of Music and Dance). In 2015, she started working with the Grand Theatre in Poznań on a regular basis. In 2017, she was among five scholarship holders of the prestigious Dartington International Summer School programme. In 2021, Katarzyna was awarded a Jan Kiepura Music Theatre Award in the ‘Best Conductor’ category. Moreover, she has conducted many ensembles both in Poland and abroad, cooperating with outstanding soloists and renowned festivals. Classical music promotion and educational projects fostering participation in cultural life constitute an important share of the artist’s activities. Since 2022, she has been the Artistic Director and first conductor of Sinfonietta Cracovia – the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Cracow.