composer, journalist and translator; b. 3rd May 1971 in Łódź. Having completed two years of composition studies with Marian Borkowski at the Academy of Music in Warsaw (1995-97), he graduated from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, where he studied composition with Marco Stroppa (2000–04) as well as theory and new media with Matthias Hermann (1998–2002). He attended courses and seminars taught by Helmut Lachenmann, Brian Ferneyhough, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Klaus Huber, Louis Andriessen, Paweł Szymański and Irvine Arditti. He has received scholarships from the Donaueschinger Musiktage, ZAIKS Polish Association of Authors and Composers, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Capital City of Warsaw and the Institute of Music and Dance.
His music has been performed at many contemporary music festivals, e.g. Musica Polonica Nova and Musica Electronica Nova in Wrocław, Elektronische Nacht in Stuttgart, Intersonanzen in Potsdam, Berlin Biennale, "Ad Libitum" in Warsaw, Festival of World Premieres in Katowice and the "Warsaw Autumn" Festival, by such ensembles as: the Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart under Manfred Trojahn, Zementwerk, Junge Musik Berlin, Kwartludium, cross-art, Cellonet, Kwadrofonik, and Smash ensemble.
As a music performer (an “ad hoc-spieler” on unconventional instruments) he has appeared with numerous German ensembles and orchestras, including SWR Sinfonieorchester, Kölner Philharmoniker and Bamberger Symphoniker. He participated in the recording of Helmut Lachenmann’s opera Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (he was in charge of electronic layer) in Staatsoper in Stuttgart (2001). In 2007 he co-organized the Musica Electronica Nova Festival in Wrocław.
Sławomir Wojciechowski is also active as a feature writer and translator of musical publications. He collaborates with magazines "Ruch Muzyczny" and "Glissando", as well as with Polish Radio.
updated: 2014 (Anna Iwanicka)
