Andrew Mikulski - organist, pianist, harpsichordist, improviser, composer. He began his music study in piano at the music school Oskar Kolberg. Since 2003 he attended the National Music School in Warsaw Jozef Elsner, where he graduated with honors in 2009 - Honours - Organ.He obtained his diploma of Master degree in June 2013 at the University of Music Frederic Chopin - Faculty of Piano , Harpsichord and Organ in the class of prof. Jaroslaw Malanowicz and Roman Szlaużys. He participated in master classes with Bartłomiej Jakubczak, Jaroslaw Wróblewski, Włodzimierz Pawlik, Artur Dutkiewicz, Guy Bouvet, Martin Schmeding, Chris Bossert, Joseph Serafin and Jean-Pierre Leguay,  In 2012, he studied in Conservatory of Music in Lyon in the class of the organ of prof. Yves Lafargue, he was also titular organist in Vilars les Dombes in France.

 

Successes can be noticed into the following:

Laureate of the contest Sonata in music school Oskar Kolberg - second place (2001),

Finalist of Music Ear Training National Competition in Warsaw 2007

Laureate of Archdiocesan Organ Competition in Krakow 2008.

Semi-finalist – Grand Prix Les Grande Orgues de Chartres 2012

He has performed as organist at numerous festivals in Warsaw:

"Polish Sacred Music", "Vocal Music in Europe" - Catacombs Camaldolese - Warsaw - 2007

"Vocal Music in Europe" - Wawer, Zerzeń 2008, 2009, X Sacred Music Festival - Gdynia 2008 - "Christmas Oratorio" of C.Saint.Saens, Festival "Summer of Movies" of 2009 in Warsaw (music improvised for the silent spanish film "Sexto Sentido" from 1926), International Economic Forum - 2009, 2010 and Festival of the Organ - Rumia - 2011. Presentations of organ in Oliwa Cathedral in Gdańsk (2008, 2012). Consecration of organs in Czarnem (2012). 

He represented Poland at the Polish Season in France "Nova Polska (New Poland)" - he realised part of organ of "Widma" Stanisław Moniuszko Polish Church St.-Honore, Paris-2005 from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and  Festival "Music in Devoluy in France" .

He also appeared in many chamber music concerts in Germany, Spain and France as organist with his own formations, solo programe and like accompanist for soloists of the Warsaw Opera. He played Solo recitals in: Sanctuarie Notre Dame de Laus, Gap – l’Eglise Cordeliers, Collégiale Notre-Dame d'Espérance de Montbrison, l'église Notre Dame de L'Assomption de Charbonnières les Bains. Basilique La Salette, Basilique Fourviere – Lyon (styczeń 2012), – recital of  Festival „Les Heures d'Orgue de Fourviere”, Cathedral de Riez, Mulhouse, Cathedral Bourg en Bresse- recital of festival „Les Mardis d'Orgue” (lipiec 2012).  

He has established cooperation with a folk group "Mazowsze", with the Big Band of the University of Music of Frederic Chopin, the "Academic Theatre" of the University of Warsaw, the Association "Neighborhood Music", "Cantores Varsovienses". and also with many jazz formations. He has recorded TV emissions, radio and CD registrations.

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