Krzysztof Tymendorf

He comes from a family with deep musical traditions and is a descendant of the prominent Polish composer Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765-1833). Currently, he is completing his master's studies in the viola class of Prof. Irena Albrecht and Asst. Błażej Maliszewski at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. He also honed his skills in Vienna at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in the class of Prof. Wolfgang Klos.

In 2006, he won the competition 'Auditions for Young Violists' in Warsaw. He gained chamber music knowledge from luminaries such as Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), Peter Schuhmayer, Avri Levitan, Apollon Musagète Quartet, Quatuor Ebene.

He has collaborated in various chamber ensembles with artists such as Christoph Hartmann (Berliner Philharmoniker), Tytus Wojnowicz, Krzysztof Podejko, Wojciech Wieczorek, Bartosz Koziak. He has performed and participated in various festivals in many European countries, including Germany - Usedomer Music Festival, International Summer Opera Festival at Weikersheim Castle; Greece - International Festival of the Aegean; Poland - Festival of Oratory Music 'Musica Sacromontana', Festival 'Harmonie starego miasta' in Lublin, and Sopot Top Trendy Festival.

Since 2007, he has been leading the viola group in the world's oldest youth orchestra: RIAS Jugendorchester, also serving as the leader in Landesjugendorchester Bremen, and since 2010, he has been the deputy leader of the viola group in the International Mahler Orchestra. He also collaborates with orchestras such as the Polish Chamber Philharmonic in Sopot, Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, Baltic Philharmonic, Baltic Opera, and as a violinist - with the Morphing Vienna Chamber Orchestra.

He has recorded for radio stations: Deutsche Radio Kultur, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Radio ORF Wien, Polskie Radio Program 1, and television stations: TVP1, Polsat. He worked as a musician on the set during the filming of Agnieszka Holland's latest film 'In Darkness'.
Currently, he plays on a viola made by the English luthier J. Edwin Bonn from 1893.