composer and violinist; b. December 17, 2005, Toruń. He began his violin training at the age of seven and piano at eleven. He has been composing since the age of ten, and his oeuvre comprises nearly 100 works, ranging from chamber music to symphonic and stage compositions. He graduated from the Complex of Music Schools in Toruń. Since 2024, he has been studying composition under Prof. Tomasz Opałka and violin under Prof. Agata Szymczewskiej at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

He further honed his skills during masterclasses, collaborating with distinguished violin pedagogues from Poland and abroad, including Ilya Kaler, Krzysztof Jakowicz, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Bartosz Bryła, Janusz Wawrowski, Marcin Baranowski, Łukasz Błaszczyk, Andrzej Gębski, Michał Grabarczyk, Ewa Kowar-Mikołajczyk, and Małgorzata Skorupa. A significant vector in the evolution of Adam Falenta's compositional technique was his active participation in international and national masterclasses led by professors Paweł Łukaszewski, Artur Zagajewski, Dariusz Przybylski, Hanna Kulenty, Helmut Zapf, Marcin Stańczyk, Dame Judith Weir, and Michał Dobrzyński.

He is a laureate of over one hundred national and international music competitions in composition, violin and piano performance, chamber music, music theory, and ear training.

He has been awarded scholarships by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Prime Minister, the "Młoda Polska" (Young Poland) program, the Artistic Scholarship of the Marshal of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship, the Culture Scholarship of the City of Toruń, the Santander Bank Polska Foundation Scholarship, the FCUM Rector’s Scholarship, and the John Paul II Scholarship of the Capital City of Warsaw. He is also an alumnus of the "Program Zdolni" (Gifted Program) of the Polish Children's Fund.

Adam Falenta's compositional strategy is embedded in intertextual relations with twentieth-century Polish music literature, where the oeuvre of Kazimierz Serocki serves as a pivotal point of reference. The composer's creative process becomes a space for the translation of extra-musical phenomena—centered around architecture, literature, and the visual arts—into an autonomous sound language. The dominant aspect of his artistic posture consists of investigations into the formal structure and texture-timbre properties of musical matter, subordinated to the pursuit of integrating historical compositional models with modernist and postmodernist idioms.

His works have been presented at various festivals, including "Szalone Dni Muzyki", "Nowe Fale", the "Probaltica" Festival of Music of the Baltic States, the "Nova Muzyka i Architektura" International Festival, and the Festival of Young Music. Adam Falenta's compositions have been performed by renowned orchestras and ensembles, such as Sinfonia Varsovia, the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, the Toruń Symphony Orchestra, the Zielona Góra Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Gedanensis, Sinfonietta Pomerania, Kwartludium, Airis String Quartet, Multicamerata, TrombQuartet, and Sepia Ensemble, as well as highly esteemed artists within the musical community: Joanna Freszel, Piotr Lato, Maciej Zimka, and Bartłomiej Wezner.

Falenta's compositions have been showcased at renowned artistic institutions, including the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, the Władysław Szpilman Polish Radio Studio, CKK Jordanki in Toruń, and the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Both as a performer and composer, he has collaborated with esteemed conductors, including Anna Duczmal-Mróz, Rafał Kłoczko, Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny, Mariusz Smolij, Paweł Kapuła, Adam Banaszak, and Daniel Mieczkowski.

As a violinist, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras and served as a concertmaster (e.g., for Orchestra4Young conducted by Adam Sztaba at the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz).

Selected major awards in composition:

• 2nd prize in the 3rd Piotr Perkowski National Composition Competition (2016) for the piece Ziemia,
• 2nd prize in the 18th UFM National Composition Competition in Warsaw (2017) for the piece Może morze?,
• 1st prize and two equivalent 3rd prizes in the "Siły Natury" Voivodeship Composition Competition (2017) for the pieces The Universe, Moja Gwiazda, and Wyprawa na Marsa,
• 2nd prize in the "Jugend Komponiert" des Landes Brandenburg Composition Competition 2017 for the piece Suita polska,
• 2nd prize in the 19th UFM National Composition Competition in Warsaw (2018) for the piece Uwertura przeraźliwa,
• Honourable mention in the "Polonez dla Niepodległej" National Composition Competition in Warsaw (2018) for the piece Polonez dla Niepodległej,
• 3rd prize in the "Jugend Komponiert" des Landes Brandenburg Composition Competition 2018 for the piece Ave Maria,
• Honourable mention in the Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk (2018) for the piece Coś nowego,
• 1st prize in the "Jugend Komponiert" des Landes Brandenburg Composition Competition 2019 for the piece Miniatur Nr. 4,
• 1st prize, 2nd prize, and the Audience Award in the 6th Piotr Perkowski National Composition Competition (2022) for the pieces: Lament Narcyza for chamber orchestra and Dwa kaprysy na skrzypce solo (en hommage à K. Serocki),
• 3rd prize in the 32nd Adam Didur National Open Composition Competition in Sanok (2024) for the piece Podanie o śmierć for tenor and string quartet,
• 1st prize in the 7th P. Perkowski National Composition Competition in Toruń (2024) for the piece Fantasia barocca (Ciaccona) for harpsichord and string orchestra,
• Honourable mention in the 1st Józef Świder National Composition Competition (2025) for the piece Martwa natura I (z popiersiem Apollina) for clarinet and accordion (organized by ZAiKS and the "Przestrzeń dla sztuki" Foundation),
• Honourable mention (3rd prize) in the Composition Competition for the Fanfare of the Brass Plus Festival at the Sudeten Philharmonic in Wałbrzych (2026),
• Honourable mention in the Inter-University Composition Competition "Ciemna strona sztuki" at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (2026) for the piece Ανθρωποπτώσις (Anthropoptōsis) for soprano, vibraphone, and acoustic additive synthesizer,
• 2nd prize (1st prize not awarded) in the 67th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers for the piece Sześć pocałunków for soprano and piano to words by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (2026).

Selected major awards in music theory:

• 1st prize in the macroregional competition "Mistrz zasad muzyki" (Grudziądz 2018)
• 1st prize in the Regional Ear Training Competition (Toruń 2018)
• 1st prize and a diploma for the best creative task, shared with Wiktoria Gołębiewska, in the 3rd National Music Theory Competition "Od zasady do praktyki" (Nowy Targ 2019)
• 1st prize in the 18th Macroregional Dictation Writing Competition (Gdańsk 2020)
• 1st prize in the Macroregional Ear Training Competition for students of secondary music schools (Olsztyn 2020)
• 2nd prize in the competition category of the 7th Franciszek Wesołowski National Harmony Competition (Łódź 2021)
• 1st prize in the Aural Skills Competition within the mYear Festival of Musical Imagination (Academy of Music in Wrocław, 2022)
• Grand Prix in the 8th Franciszek Wesołowski National Harmony Competition (Łódź 2023)
• Honourable mention (the highest possible award) in the concert category of the 7th Franciszek Wesołowski National Harmony Competition (Łódź 2023)
• Laureate Title (the highest possible award) in the 47th Artistic Olympiad (Warsaw 2023)
• 1st prize in the Aural Skills Competition within the mYear Festival of Musical Imagination (Academy of Music in Wrocław, 2025)

Selected major awards in performance (violin, chamber music):

• Diploma for the best performance of a compulsory piece at the 6th Włocławek Violin Meetings (2015)
• 3rd prize in the 3rd "Talenty Skrzypcowe" National Violin Competition (Poznań 2019)
• 3rd prize in the 4th National Violin Confrontations for secondary music school students (Gdynia 2019)
• 5th prize in the 42nd National Bach Competition (Zielona Góra 2019)
• Honourable mention in the International String Instrument Competition (Elbląg 2021)
• 1st prize in the 5th National Violin Confrontations for secondary music school students (Gdynia 2021)
• Laureate Title and Artistic Personality Title (the highest possible award) in the National Competition for Violinists, Violists, Cellists, and Double Bassists within the "Presto" Festival (Poznań 2021)
• 3rd prize in the 3rd Wanda Wiłkomirska Violin Competition of Polish Music in Częstochowa (2021)
• 2nd prize and Special Prize for the best performance of a work by J. S. Bach in the 43rd Stanisław Hajzer National Bach Competition in Zielona Góra (2021)
• 2nd prize (1st prize not awarded) in the 5th Jadwiga Kaliszewska National Violin Competition in Poznań (2021)
• 2nd prize in the 6th National Violin Competition in Toruń (2022)
• 1st prize in the 17th Grażyna Bacewicz National Competition for String Chamber Ensembles in Łódź (2022) (together with Helena Gałek and Tymoteusz Dobrzyński)
• Second honourable mention in the 19th G. Ph. Telemann International Violin Competition (Poznań 2022)
• 2nd prize in the 9th Chamber Tournament in 3 Stages for primary, secondary, and tertiary music schools (Bydgoszcz 2022) (together with Helena Gałek and Tymoteusz Dobrzyński)
• 4th prize in the 4th Wanda Wiłkomirska Violin Competition of Polish Music in Częstochowa (2022)
• 2nd prize in the International String Instrument Competition (Elbląg 2023)
• 1st prize in the 1st National Competition “Kameralnie z fortepianem” in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz (2023) (together with Klara Grochowska and Tymoteusz Dobrzyński)
• Honourable mention in the 5th Wanda Wiłkomirska International Violin Competition of Polish Music in Częstochowa (2023)
• Honourable mention in the 44th Stanisław Hajzer National Bach Competition in Zielona Góra (2023)
• 2nd prize in the 8th Piotr Janowski Grudziądz Violin Competition (Grudziądz 2023)
• 1st prize in the 7th National Violin Competition in Toruń (2024)
• 5th prize in the 7th Wanda Wiłkomirska International Violin Competition of Polish Music in Częstochowa (2025)
• 2nd prize in the 5th Inter-University Jan Stanienda Violin Caprice Competition (Warsaw 2026)

updated: 2026 (Aleksandra Braumańska)

• Earth for wind orchestra (2016)
• Może morze? for violin, percussion and piano (2016)
• My Star for string orchestra (2017)
• Expedition to Mars for string orchestra (2017)
• The Universe for string orchestra (2017)
• Polonez dla Niepodległej for symphony orchestra (2017) 
• Uwertura przeraźliwa for cello and piano (2017)
• The Crane and the Heron for children's choir to the lyrics by Jan Brzechwa (2017)
• Something New for chamber orchestra (2018)
• Kujawiak for symphony orchestra (2018)
• Ave Maria for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano (2018)
• Ave Maria – version for mixed choir (2018/2024)
• Organ Concerto in E-flat major for organ and large symphony orchestra (2019)
• At Dusk (2019)
• Kanon „ADAMi FALento” for violin quintet (2019)
• Dream Nightmares for flute, clarinet, trombone, percussion, and viola (2020)
• Fanfare for the Centenary of the Karol Szymanowski State Music School Complex in Toruń for two trumpets, two trombones and timpani (2021)
• Czapla na emeryturze na sopran, skrzypce i fortepian do słów Ignacego Krasickiego (2021)
• Deux préludes na fortepian (2021) 
• Le Triptyque Roman na organy (2021)
• Hommage à Serocki na orkiestrę symfoniczną (2022)
• Solina na orkiestrę smyczkową (2022)
• Concerto per orchestra na orkiestrę smyczkową i flet (2022)
• Lament Narcyza na orkiestrę smyczkową i trzech perkusistów (2022)
• Cadenza e Scherzo na klarnet, marimbę i fortepian (2022)
• Arcturus na dwoje skrzypiec (2022)
• Dwa kaprysy na skrzypce solo (en hommage à K. Serocki) (2022)
• Dwa walce koncertowe na 2 klawesyny (klawesyn na 4 ręce) (2023)
• Krzyż Południa na 4 puzony (2023)
• Pilotis (miniatura corbusierowska) na skrzypce i altówkę (2023)
• Septem Sidera (Poema religiosum Nicolao Copernico in memoriam) na obój, klarnet i kwintet smyczkowy (2023)
• Fantasia barocca (Ciaccona) na klawesyn i orkiestrę smyczkową (2024)
• Podanie o śmierć na tenor i kwartet smyczkowy do słów Andrzeja Artura Falenty (2024)
• Fale (Szmer wioseł) na 8-głosowy chór mieszany do słów Bolesława Leśmiana (2024)
• SERENADA na orkiestrę smyczkową w dwóch sekcjach (2025)
• Uwertura kaszubska na orkiestrę smyczkową (2025)
• Maszyna Trurla – opera kameralna w 1 akcie do libretta wg Stanisława Lema (2025)
• Kwintet na klarnet, saksofon, skrzypce, wiolonczelę i fortepian (2025)
• Zatęsknienia na kwartet smyczkowy (2025)
• Martwa natura I (z popiersiem Apollina) na klarnet i akordeon (2025)
• Monterosso na 2 akordeony (2025)
• Ανθρωποπτώσις (Anthropoptōsis) na sopran, wibrafon i akustyczny syntezator addytywny (2025)
• Pieśń o górach, koncert kameralny na fortepian i kwintet smyczkowy (2026)
• Sześć pocałunków na sopran i fortepian do słów Marii Pawlikowskiej-Jasnorzewskiej (2026)