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Andrzej Ciepliński

Department: Department of Instrumental Studies

Andrzej Ciepliński is a distinguished Polish clarinetist who has gained recognition from a wide audience, performing as a soloist
with such orchestras as: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice (NOSPR), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw, Opole Philharmonic, Lviv Philharmonic, Slovak Sinfonietta, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Aukso, Sudeten Philharmonic.

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Andrzej Ciepliński

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He has given concerts under the baton of Krzysztof Penderecki, Elim Chan, John Axelrod, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Marek Moś,
Zsolt Hamar, Boon Hua Lien, Tung-Chieh Chuang, Yaron Traub, Christian Zacharias, Boian Videnoff, Paweł Kapuła.
In 2015 as a representative of the Polish Radio, he won a prestigious title of The New Talent of The Year at the InternationalForum of Young Performers in Bratislava, held by European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He is as well a laurate of many clarinet competitions.

In 2022, the DUX label released the artist's debut album, "Irrberge," which included Claude Debussy's Sonata for Violin and Piano.

He conducts lively chamber music activity which he has presented by taking part in a lot of renowned festivals including

Zermatt Music Festival, Davos Music Festival, Emanacje Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Kwadrofonik
Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Trialogconcerts in Allensbach, Krzyżowa-Music Festival,  Kwartesencja.

He has had a chance to cooperate with such eminent artists as: Sergio Azzolini, Anastasia Kobekina, Radovan Vladkovic,

Viviane Hagner, Emanuel Abbühl, Matthias Kirschnereit, Sarah Aristidou, Annika Treutler, Claudio Bohorquez,

Janusz Wawrowski, Jakub Jakowicz, Marcin Zdunik, Katarzyna Budnik, Szymon Nehring, Tymoteusz Bies, Piotr Sałajczyk, Royal String Quartet.

Continuing work of his grandfather, a legendary Polish trombonist Juliusz Pietrachowicz, Andrzej Ciepliński is involved in creating new clarinet literature through collaborating with many composers. He also promotes Polish music and in his repertoire we can find all clarinet masterpieces by Krzysztof Penderecki and Mieczysław Weinberg.

This young and yet acknowledged artist is a graduate from the class of François Benda at Hochschule für Musik in Basel. and professor Arkadiusz Adamski at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice where he was awarded the title Primus Inter Pares. 

Andrzej Ciepliński was awarded the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for his outstanding achievements.