JUSTYNA
KWARCIŃSKA
CONDUCTOR
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Kraków, Poland. She made her conducting debut with Artur Malawski Philharmonic Orchestra in Rzeszów (Poland) in 2017. She received the gold award in the “Musical Eagles” International Competition in the “Conductor” category, awarded for outstanding artistic achievements realized in 2021.
She received her diplomas with Honours at Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków in both orchestral and choral conducting under the tutelage of Paweł Przytocki. As the scholarship recipient, she then continued her further studies in the class of Martin Brauss at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover, Germany. She has participated in numerous masterclasses with renowned conductors and orchestras, such as the conducting masterclass with Daniele Gatti at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, and the conducting masterclass led by Marin Alsop with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Southbank Centre in London. She also worked under the supervision of Eiji Oue, Luciano Acocella, Matthias Beckert, among others. In 2019, she was the semi-finalist of Jeunesses Musicales International Conducting Competition in Bucharest (2019).
Since making her conducting debut Kwarcińska had worked with European orchestras and choirs, including George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra in Iași, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Łódź, Kraków Opera Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Artur Malawski Philharmonic Orchestra in Rzeszów, Pitești Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski Symphony Orchestra
in Płock, Sinfonietta Cracovia, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, CORda Cracovia Orchestra, Orchestra Senzaspine in Bologna and the Polish Radio Choir.
As both conductor and assistant she attended the prestigious international music festivals such as the Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy in Siena, Sacrum Profanum Festival of Contemporary Music, Kraków Film Music Festival and Opera Rara Festival. In 2018 she performed at the inaugural concert of the Wawel Royal Castle at Dusk, conducting works by Krzysztof Penderecki, Wojciech Kilar and the premier of Nachtwanderung for orchestra by Paweł Malinowski. She performed then with the CORda Cracovia Orchestra, with whom she debuted at the New Year’s Concert in the concert hall of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice.
She is the initiator of numerous symphonic and chamber events, as well as world premieres. In 2016-2017, she led the “Parafraza” Chamber Choir, organizing choir and vocal-instrumental concerts in Kraków. Since 2017, she has been the co-founder and the conductor of the Jagiellonian University Orchestra, bringing together students of the Jagiellonian University and other Kraków universities, including the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow.
Since 2022, she has been an artist of the Afflatus Ensemble (www.afflatusensemble.com) which associates young, talented musicians from around the world.
She is endowed with a unique talent […]. Her interpretations are full of passion and commitment, and they deserve to be called sovereign artistic creations. At the same time, she has an extraordinary conducting technique, which, combined with an insightful reading the intentions contained in the scores, predestines her to be the most interesting conducting personality of the young generation.
Maestro Paweł Przytocki
EVENTS
24 X 2026, Tychy, Poland
Final Round and Laureates’ Concert of the 20th J.E. Jurkowski International Guitar Competition
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99
soloists – competition finalists
AUKSO – Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy
9 X 2026, Łódź, Poland
Wajda 100!
Music from Andrzej Wajda’s films
Concert presented as part of the celebrations of the Year of Andrzej Wajda, proclaimed by the Senate of the Republic of Poland
Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra
24 VII 2026, Cracow, Poland
Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University
Music from Andrzej Wajda’s films
Jagiellonian University Orchestra
24 VI 2026, Cracow, Poland
Kraków Radio
RECORDING SESSIONS
Dan Levy – music for the films Article 353 du Code pénal and Le Cœur fou
Beethoven Academy Orchestra
12 V 2026, Cracow, Poland
Auditorium Maximum UJ
TANGO
Mateusz Dudek – accordion
Piotr Nowak – trumpet
Maciej Kwarciński – flute
Jagiellonian University Orchestra
7 V 2026, Cracow, Poland
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
F. Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (arr. for string orchestra by B. Kominek)
M. Karłowicz – Serenade for string orchestra op. 2
W. Kilar – “Orawa” for string orchestra
Piotr Pawlak – piano
Sinfonietta Cracovia
VIDEO
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony in three movements
Philharmonia Orchestra
Claude Debussy – Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune
George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
W. A. Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364
Kacper Pałuba – violin
Mateusz Tomczak – viola
Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major
Iași “Moldova” Philharmonic Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Antal Zalai – violin
Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Scottish”
Płock Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Artur Malawski Philharmonic Orchestra
GALLERY
Photo: Magdalena Hałas