Sobieska Jadwiga

(née Pietruszyńska) ethnomusicologist; b. 14th October 1909 in Warsaw, d. 5th December 1995 in Warsaw. She studied history of art at the University of Warsaw, piano at a conservatoire in Warsaw, and musicology at the Poznań University under Łucjan...

Sobieski Marian

ethnomusicologist; b. 14th June 1908 in Miłosławice, d. 25th October 1967 in Warsaw. In 1928-1935 he studied musicology at the Poznań University under Łucjan Kamieński and W. Gieburowski. He also studied violin at a conservatoire in Poznań. He wrote...

Sobotka Iwona

Sobula Marian

Sokołowska Joanna Halszka

actress, composer, philosopher, and vocalist. She also creates theatre productions and experimental artistic forms, and has worked as performer, dancer, choreographer, and director. She sings in post-rock band called Przepraszam (Sorry) and is the...

Sokorska Bogna

Sokorski Jerzy

Sołtys Adam

Sołtys Mieczysław

Sołtysiak Paweł

composer and psychologist. Born in 1970, he graduated from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Warsaw and the Department of Composition, Conducting, Theory of Music and Rhythmics of the Academy of Music in Poznań. He also studied composition...

Somerschaf Borys

Sompoliński Marcin

Sosińska-Janczewska Marta

pianist and teacher; b. 4th October 1939 in Warsaw. She began learning piano at the age of seven. In 1952-57 she attended the State Secondary School of Music in Warsaw, where her teacher was Wanda Łosakiewicz. Then she studied piano with Zbigniew...

Sosnowska Zuzanna

cellist; b. 1993 in Białystok. She started playing the cello at the age of 7 with Grażyna Gedroyć at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Music School Complex in Białystok. In the years 2009-2012 she studied with Andrzej Orkisz at the Zenon Brzewski Music...

Sotomski Jacek

composer. Born on 2 June 1987 in Olsztyn, he attended the Karol Szymanowski School of Music in Toruń where he studied piano and percussion instruments. He then graduated from Academy of Music in Wrocław with a degree in composition (under Agata...

Sowa Anna

composer; b. 19th November 1987 in Tymbark. She studied eurhythmics with Szábolcs Esztényi and Elżbieta Aleksandrowicz at the Academy of Music in Łódź (graduated with distinction in 2011). She continued her studies in composition under the supervision...

Spisak Michał

Sroczyński Tomasz

producer and instrumentalist. He was born on 25 December 1987 in Radomsko. In his work he focuses on contemporary music, folk music, and electronic music. He is also an avid improviser. As a violinist he is able to replace a big chamber ensemble...

Stachowski Marek

composer and teacher; b. 21 March 1936, Piekary Śląskie; died 3 December 2004, Kraków. In1963-1968, he studied composition under Krzysztof Penderecki and music theory in the State Higher School of Music in Kraków (now Music Academy; graduated with...

Stachura Dariusz

Stachurska Anna

Stańczyk Marcin

composer and lawyer; b. 16th November 1977 in Łęczyca. In 2001 he graduated in law from the University of Łódź as well as in music theory (under Marta Szoka; 2006) and composition (MA and DMA under Zygmunt Krauze and Krzysztof Knittel; 2007) from the...

Stanienda Jan

violinist and chamber musician; b. 22nd January 1953 in Bytom; d. 22nd September 2021 in Warsaw. He graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw where he studied the violin with Professor Krzysztof Jakowicz. He received an honourable...

Stanienda Krzysztof

Stankiewicz Jerzy

musicologist; b. 4th June 1944 in Vilnius. In the years 1962–68 he studied musicology with Michał Bristiger, Michał Józef Chomiński, Hieronim Feicht, Zofia Lissa and Marian Sobieski, and art history at the University of Warsaw. In 1969–70 he studied...

Stańko Tomasz

jazz trumpeter and composer; b. 11th July 1942 in Rzeszów. He began to study music in 1949: firstly, the violin at Kraków School of Music, then the trumpet at the State Secondary School of Music. In 1964-69 he studied the trumpet with Professor Ludwik...

Staśkiewicz Anna Maria

Staszewski Maciej

guitarist and composer, b. 16 July 1984 in Łódź. He graduated from the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, where he studied classical guitar with Jerzy Nalepka (diploma in 2008) and composition with Jerzy Bauer (diploma in 2009). As...

Statkowski Roman

Stawarz Lilianna

harpsichordist and teacher; b. 26 June 1964 in Przemyśl. In 1988 she graduated with honours from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, where she studied harpsichord with Władysław Kłosiewicz. In 1990 she obtained the diploma of the...