Artur Cieślak
Born in 1968 in Szczecin. Composer and pianist. He studied at the Academy of Music in Warsaw (1987-92, piano, prof. Regina Smendzianka and prof. Jerzy Romaniuk; 2006-2008, postgraduate studies in composition, prof. Marian Borkowski) and at the I. J. Paderewski in Poznań (1998-2003, composition, prof. Jan Astriab).
In 2012 he obtained a doctoral degree in composition (the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw).
Important compositions: Reminiscencja for saxophone and piano (2002); Understatements for cello and piano (2006); Piano Concerto for left hand and symphony orchestra (2009); Piano Sonata No. 1 „Post-Neo” for the left hand (2013); Cellophony for cello (2014); Symphony of Space for orchestra (2016); Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano (2018); Niepodległa – oratorio (2018).