Graduated from prof. Józef Stompel piano class as well as from prof. Maria Szwajger-Kułakowska and prof. Urszula Stańczyk chamber music classes at Academy of Music in Katowice.

At present he is academic teacher in both the home Academy and The Music School in Katowice.

He participated in master piano and chamber music courses under the guidance of Barbara Halska, Ryszard Bakst, Rudolf Buchbinder, Konrad Richter and many others.

He has been granted a Ministry of Art and Culture Scholarship in 1986/1987. He is the laureate of the competitions for the art scholarships by Frederic Chopin Society in Warsaw in 1985 and 1986, Chamber Contemporary Music Competition in Łódź (1986) and The Youth Meetings’ Festival in Augustów (1985).

As soloist and chamber musician he performed concerts in Poland and abroad in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine.

He took part in many music festivals - The World Bass Festivals in Wrocław, Musica Polonica Nova in Wrocław, Warsaw Autumn, Festiwal Prawykonań in Katowice.

He gave lots of premières of the contemporary works, recording also for Polish TV and Radio. He released CDs with double-bass player Irena Olkiewicz and also with pianist Gabriela Szendzielorz.

He is invited to accompany the piano during workshops and master courses with many excellent musicians such as double-bassists: Miloslav Gajdoś, Barry Green, Esra Gul, Eric Hansen, Jorma Katrama, Thomas Martin, Irena Olkiewicz, Francois Rabbath, Sonia Ray, Catalin Rotaru, Dan Styffe; flutists: András Adorján, Pierre-Yves Artaud, Lars Asbjorsen, Janos Ballint, Philippe Benoit, Philippe Bernold, Elżbieta Dastych-Szwarc, Łukasz Długosz, Dejan Gavrič, Peter-Lukas Graf, Agata Kielar, Martin Kofler, Jadwiga Kotnowska, Kazimierz Moszyński, Jerzy Mrozik, Miriam Nastasi, Grzegorz Olkiewicz, Cezary Traczewski, Antoni Wierzbiński; clarinetist: Karel Dohnal, Michel Lethiec, Bogdan Ocieszak, Jan Tatarczyk, Mieczysław Stachura; saksofonists: Noah Getz, Lawrence
Gwozdz, Jerome Laran, Jean-Marie Londeix, Patrick Meighan, Claus Olesen, Elliot Riley, Dariusz Samól, Bernard Steuer, Wildy Zumwalt, Ryszard Żołędziewski and the others.

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