Katarzyna Tomala-Jedynak

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Graduate of Symphonic and Orchestra Conducting at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music (2013) and post-graduate studies in the management of cultural institution at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (2019). She honed her conducting skills during masterclasses with Jin Wang, Jorma Panula, Sian Edwards, Mark Heron, Tadeusz Strugała, Gabriela Chmura, and Rafał Delekta. Her repertoire includes symphonic, chamber music, opera, operetta, ballet, as well as film music and musicals.

In 2014/2015 season she was the resident conductor of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra (within the programme of the Institute of Music and Dance). In 2015, she began regular cooperation with Teatr Wielki in Poznan. In 2017 she was among the five international scholarship holders of the prestigious Dartington International Summer School programme. In 2021, she was awarded the Jan Kiepura Theatre Music Award in the category “best conductor”. Moreover, she conducted numerous ensembles in Poland and abroad, collaborating with eminent soloists and leading festivals. One of the major aspects of the artist’s activities is popularization of classical music and taking part in educational projects that promote participation in cultural life.

Since 2022, First Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orchestra f the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia.

 

fot. Edyta Dufaj / Sinfonietta Cracovia