Jan Łukaszewski

Jan Łukaszewski is considered one of the most distinguished specialists in choral music in Europe. Conductor, chief executive and artistic director of the Polish Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum Gedanensis. He also collaborates as a guest conductor with the Polish Radio Choir in Krakow, the Choir of the Krakow Philharmonic, and many other ensembles in Poland and abroad. Jan Łukaszewski's artistic interests mainly focus on romantic and contemporary music. Under his direction, the Polish Chamber Choir has achieved a high artistic level, and he has gained a reputation as someone who can make the impossible possible in a short time and prepare musical interpretations of even the most complex works. Therefore, he is often entrusted with conducting world premieres of many compositions. Engaging in the educational side of amateur singing, Jan Łukaszewski has served on the jury of world-renowned choral competitions in Japan (Takarazuka, Karuizawa, Morioka), Wales (Llangollen), Lithuania, Italy, Switzerland, as well as in composition competitions in Poland, England (Cambridge), and France (Rouen). Jan Łukaszewski is one of the few promoters and performers of choral music in Poland by composers such as Schönberg, Messiaen, Xenakis, Globokar, Takemitsu, Castiglioni, R. Strauss, Pepping, Tippett, Ives, and Barber. Numerous recordings for Polish Radio, Dutch Radio, Sender Freies Berlin, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, as well as for Polish and German television, and many CD, MC, LP, and video recordings best reflect the high quality of his work. The artistic level of the Polish Chamber Choir led by him continues to inspire composers to write a cappella choral works. Jan Łukaszewski has received many prestigious awards and is also the founder and director of the International Mozart Festival 'Mozartiana' in Gdańsk.