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The Polish harpsordist and composer, Marcin Świątkiewicz, studied harpsichord and composition at the Royal Conservatory in Hague and in the Music Academy in Katowice, where he received his PhD in June 2014 and now works as a lecturer. He was a finalist of the International G. P. Telemann competition in Magdeburg in 2007 and the I A. Wołkoński International Harpsichord Competition in Mascow in 2010.
Marcin Świątkiewicz is one of the foremost Polish harpsichord players of the young generation, appreciated equally for his solo and chamber music repertoire and known for his inventive basso continuo realisations. He is mostly interested in historical keyboards and improvisation in both old and modern styles. He plays on different harpsichords and clavichords as well as historical pianos and organs. As a solo artist, chamber musician and band leader, he has played concerts in Europe, both Americas and Asia, often collaborating with Rachel Podger and her ensemble Brecon Baroque, with Capella Cracoviensis, Arte dei Suonatori, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, Bassociation and Scroll Ensemble.
Marcin Świątkiewicz' first solo recording "Musikalisches Vielerley" of German Baroque music was published by Polish Radio Katowice in 2008. He made other solo and chamber recordings for BIS, Channel Classics, Accent,Alpha, Linn Records, DUX and radio stations all around Europe. 2015 year was a year of phonography for Świątkiewicz. In the spring, together with Arte di Suonatori orchestra, he released a double album with the late Baroque composer Johann Gottfried Müthel's harpsichord concertos, which was enthusiastically received by the critics and received the Diapason d'Or award. In autumn three more recordings had their premiere: Schaffrath's harpsichord concert and Schreyfogel's violin concerts, recorded with {oh!} Historical Orchestra (DUX), Biber's Rosary Sonatas with Rachel Podger, Jonathan Menson and David Miller (Channel Classics) and Georg Philipp Telemann's Flute sonatas with Pamela Thorby, Peter Whelan, Elizabeth Kenny and Alison McGillivray. In 2017, the multi-award-winning CD "Cromatica" was releeased. His recording of Biber’s Rosenkranzsonaten (with Rachel Podger and David Miller) won the Gramophone Award.
Marcin Świątkiewicz is an active teacher who mostly teaches solo playing and courses on improvisation based on the partimento method. In January 2016 the jury of Paszporty Polityki awarded Świątkiewicz their prize for his musical sensibility and erudition and his brilliant interpretations and versatility. |
