Adrian Nowak

Harpist, soloist, chamber musician, and educator. In 2019, he graduated with distinction and earned a master's degree in the harp class of Prof. Florence Sitruk and Dr. hab. Irena Czubek-Davidson at the Academy of Music in Kraków. He further refined his skills at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz (Prof. Margit Süß-Schellenberger), Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler” in Berlin (Prof. Maria Graff), and the University of Music Brescia (Italy), completing the Artist Diploma program. Currently, he studies chamber music with the Mauris Ensemble in the class of Prof. Gregor Sigl and Prof. Vineta Sareika. Since 2023, he has been collaborating with the Karol Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, where in 2024 he obtained his doctoral degree in the arts.

He has participated in numerous masterclasses and international projects, working with, among others, Isabelle Moretti, Isabelle Perrin, and Arianna Savall. Since 2018, he has cooperated with Rita Costanzi, whose personality and approach to musical interpretation have had a significant impact on his development.

Winner of prestigious solo and chamber music competitions. He has performed at venues such as NOSPR, the Lviv Opera, and in 2019 appeared at the 14th Santa Caterina Festival in Jaraguá do Sul (Brazil). He has taken part in many festivals both in Poland and abroad, including "Music on the Peaks", "Arpa GRAZiosa" (Austria), "Kraków Autumn Music Festival", and the "European Harp Symposium" (Austria). He collaborates with orchestras such as the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Kraków Philharmonic, Capella Cracoviensis, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt.

Founder and harpist of the Kraków Harp Quintet and Mauris Ensemble, through which he promotes chamber repertoire featuring the harp. He regularly collaborates with composers, premiering solo and chamber works. Besides classical music, he develops experimental and improvised projects. In 2023, he received the Young Poland Scholarship, and in 2024, the Creative Scholarship of the City of Kraków. In December 2024, his debut solo album "REFLECTION" was released (CD ACCORD).


In the photo: Adrian Nowak, photo by Klaudyna Schubert