Music
Music
Programme duration: 3 years (6 semesters)
Programme description:
The training programme makes it possible to obtain a doctoral degree in the field of arts in the artistic discipline of musical arts in the field of conducting.
The programme is aimed at the artistic and scientific development of the doctoral student, orienting and complementing his/her knowledge, skills and competences in the chosen specialisation with research and teaching skills necessary for academic work and creativity in building one’s own artistic image, which in the future can be used both in academic work and individual artistic activity, and enabling the preparation of a doctoral thesis in the artistic discipline of musical arts under expert scientific supervision.
The programme provides doctoral students with the knowledge, skills and competence to develop their own artistic ideas and concepts, to prepare new research projects, and to solve problems creatively.
Professional opportunities:
Graduates are equipped with knowledge and skills in the discipline of musical arts in the specialisation of conducting and academic teaching.
Graduates of the doctoral programme will be well prepared to carry out professional artistic activities in cultural institutions, art education and to continue research and work in universities, national and foreign research units.
Keywords
- music
- musical arts
- conducting
- analysis and interpretation of music
- artwork
Candidates for PhD Supervisors
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 63 90
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
- John Williams – Escapades (from Catch Me If You Can), vibraphone soloist. Performance of the solo vibraphone part in Williams' three-part composition for alto saxophone and orchestra (approx. 18 min). Concert "Catch Me If You Can", 21 November 2025, Płock; with Paweł Gusnar (alto saxophone), the Płock Symphony Orchestra, Tomasz Szymuś (conductor).
- "Hip-Hip-Chorra!!" premiere, chamber musician (vibraphone/marimba). 26 June 2022 premiere of a 12-piece cycle for children's choir, mixed choir and instruments by Marcin Wawruk, lyrics by Marek Markiewicz, drawing on inspirations from Mozart's bel canto to hip-hop. Organized by the Warmia and Mazury Philharmonic in Olsztyn and the Choral Academy "Singing Poland" (National Forum of Music, Wrocław).
- Artistic Director, Witold Lutosławski Płock Symphony Orchestra. Artistically responsible for all cyclical repertoire activities (1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2025, four seasons): 129 symphony concerts, 29 chamber concerts, 4 festivals and educational broadcasts; total audience over 125,000.
- Janusz Stalmierski, "Such a Space" for flute, vibraphone and strings, vibraphone soloist. Premiere 20 December 2020, Małachowski Hall, Płock; with Leszek Szarzyński (flute) and the string quintet of the Płock Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jakub Chrenowicz. Commissioned by UWM in Olsztyn; broadcast live online.
- Witold Lutosławski – Dance Preludes, CD recording. Released on "Polish Music, Part 1" (DUX 1624, 2021), recorded at the State Music School concert hall in Płock by DUX, conducted by Marek Wroniszewski.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 0
- Doctoral students supervised: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Classical and popular percussion.
- Contemporary music performance.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 504 536 234
Email
Website
no data
Discipline
Music / piano performance / chamber music
Most important artistic & academic achievements
- Monograph: Inspirations of Icelandic Composers in Chamber Music with Piano. UWM Publishing House, 2022 (ISBN 978-83-8100-288-2). A study of the sources of inspiration — external and internal — in the chamber works of Icelandic composers including Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Jón Nordal, Jórunn Viðar and Oliver Kentish, set against the historical and literary background of Icelandic art (sagas, poetry).
- Book chapter on the role of the piano in Antoni Rutkowski's Sonata in C minor, Op. 5. In From Neo-Romanticism to Postmodernism: The Polish Violin Sonata, ed. Agnieszka Marucha, Chopin University Press, 2022.
- CD: Paul Hindemith – Piano Sonatas 1–3. Agnieszka Panasiuk, piano. DUX 2067, 2024. Also author of the accompanying booklet text.
- CD: Paul Hindemith – Ludus tonalis. DUX 1904, 2024 — the first recording of the work in the history of Polish phonography by a Polish performer. Praised internationally (Piano News I/2024, review by editor-in-chief Carsten Dürer; MusicWeb International, Feb 2024, "Recommended").
- CD: Ávarp. Prologue. Icelandic Chamber Music. DUX 1675, 2020. Bellarti Trio (Panasiuk – piano, Anna Wandtke – violin, Paweł Panasiuk – cello). Premiere recording in Polish phonography.
- CD: Arensky. Shostakovich. Piano Trios. Bellarti Trio, DUX 1860, 2022.
- Recital: Paul Hindemith – Ludus tonalis. Feliks Nowowiejski Warmia-Masuria Philharmonic, Olsztyn, 2 December 2022 (complete cycle).
- Chamber concert "With a British Accent". Warmia-Masuria Philharmonic, Olsztyn, 19 January 2024 — regional premieres of works by Vaughan Williams, Frank Bridge and Malcolm Arnold.
- Bohuslav Martinů – Concertino, H. 232. Warmia-Masuria Philharmonic, Olsztyn, 17 February 2017, under Juan Carlos Lomonaco.
- Zbigniew Zuchowicz – Triptych Tignarleg þrenning, world premiere. Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Reykjavík, Iceland, 20 June 2019. Solo piano work composed for the occasion.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: no data
- Doctoral students supervised: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Piano performance.
- Piano and chamber music with piano.
- Icelandic music.
- The music of Paul Hindemith.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 606 251 893
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic & academic achievements
- Main prize, International "Musical Eagles" Competition (2025). In the multi-author monograph category, for Women's Music. Women in Music, ed. Ilona Dulisz & Joanna Schiller-Rydzewska (UWM Publishing House, Olsztyn 2024, 388 pp.).
- Active membership, Polish Composers' Union (ZKP), Musicology Section (since 2018).
- Active membership, PWM Scientific Committee for the source-critical edition of the works of Feliks Nowowiejski (since 2017).
- Selected publications. Numerous chapters and articles on the musical heritage of the region and on Feliks Nowowiejski, including studies published in Interdisciplinary Studies in Musicology (2023), Cultural and Religious Studies (2019, 2021), and conference volumes in Leipzig, Wrocław and Bydgoszcz (2017–2024).
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 0
- Doctoral students supervised: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
- The musical heritage of East Prussia.
- The musical culture of Warmia and Mazury.
- Feliks Nowowiejski – composer, organist-virtuoso, educator and social activist.
- Selected aspects of contemporary music.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 63 90
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
- Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic, Szczecin — 8 April 2026. "Polish Music Scene" programme; 20th-century Polish a cappella choral music. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
- National Philharmonic, Warsaw — 3 March 2026. "Polish Music Scene" programme; 20th-century Polish a cappella choral music. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
- St. John's Centre, Nordic Focus festival — 16 November 2025. Jóhann Jóhannsson – Drone Mass for vocal octet, string quartet and electronics. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, NeoQuartet, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
- Synagogue in Novi Sad, NOMUS festival (Serbia) — 19 October 2024. Contemporary music for vocal octet and suka biłgorajska. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, Maria Pomianowska, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
- 67th Warsaw Autumn, National Philharmonic — 20 September 2024. Opening concert; world premiere of a work by Helena Tulve for vocal octet and fidel płocka. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, Maria Pomianowska, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
- Sönghátíð í Hafnarborg festival (Iceland) — 29 June 2024. Simultaneo Vocal Octet, Maria Pomianowska, Karol Kisiel – conductor.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 0
- Doctoral students supervised: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Choral festival traditions in the Baltic countries (in the context of the 150th anniversary of the Song and Dance Festivals in Latvia and Estonia).
- Issues of conducting technique: unifying aspects of choral and orchestral conducting.
- Voice and instrument — choral works with solo instrumental accompaniment or chamber ensemble; performance-related issues.
- Contemporary choral music and world premieres of new compositions.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 508 163 343
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
- Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and Art for outstanding academic achievements (Warsaw, 18 April 1996).
- Four Rector's awards: scientific (2002), organizational (2006), teaching achievements (2011), organizational achievements (2017).
- "Talent of the Year 2007" awarded by the Chapter of the Foundation of Creative Communities in Olsztyn (early-music ensemble Polihymnia), 7 December 2007.
- Bronze Honorary Badge for merits in social work of the PZChiO in Olsztyn (2014).
- "Belfer 2017" distinction for the best academic teacher of UWM at the Faculty of Art.
- Feliks Nowowiejski Award of the President of Olsztyn in the field of musical arts (7 December 2018).
- Silver Medal for Long Service, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland (10 February 2023).
- Numerous further awards at national and international choral festivals and competitions, and many letters of appreciation for cultural cooperation supporting the development of Polish choral music.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 1
- Doctoral students supervised: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Conducting.
- Choral and ensemble music.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 601 056 707
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
- "Ocalić od zapomnienia" — recital of Polish poetic songs. Fifteen original choral arrangements by Marcin Wawruk performed by the Polish Radio Choir under his baton. 15 June 2024, Concert Hall of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music.
- Composition of the six-movement "Peasant Suite" for mixed choir (SATB), folk ensemble and soloists, commissioned by the Artur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic Choir. Premiere 27 August 2023 (Colours of Poland Music Festival).
- "Best Film in the Full-Dome Category", 17th People & Environment International Film Festival, Irkutsk. For "FOREST – Seeing the Unseen" (2018), dir. Adam Smoczyński; music and sound design by Marcin Wawruk.
- Jubilee Concert "25 Years of ProForma". Conducting a choral recital of the ProForma vocal ensemble, 28 November 2025; 19 works including original compositions and arrangements by Wawruk, with guest artists and audience CircleSong improvisations.
- Jury member, 7th Stefan Stuligrosz Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music, Poznań. 30 November 2025, Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University, featuring six laureates of the most prestigious Polish choral competitions of 2025.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 4
- Doctoral students supervised: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Choral music and conducting.
- New technologies in music.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 601 803 500
Email
Website
no data
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
- Leader of the "Tomasz Szymuś Orchestra" (since 2006). Performances at major Polish song festivals in Sopot (7×), Opole (8×) and other prestigious events.
- Musical director and arranger for television music programmes. Including Dancing with the Stars, Got Talent, The X Factor, The Voice of Poland, Just the Two of Us and Idol (TVP, Polsat, TVN).
- Large-scale production "This Is How the War Began" (80th anniversary of WWII). Symphony orchestra, choir and soloists, 1 September 2019, Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk. First place at the international Eventex 2020 (X Global Event Awards).
- Musical director of the musicals Company (Warsaw Chamber Opera) and Beauty and the Beast (Musical Theatre in Poznań).
- Conductor with leading orchestras. Including the Polish Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Iuventus, the Roma Musical Theatre Orchestra, and numerous Polish philharmonic orchestras.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: 0
- Doctoral students supervised: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
- Entertainment music (arrangement, composition).
- Musical theatre (composition, form); entertainment orchestra.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Music
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 604 275 848
Email
Website
Discipline
Musical arts
Most important artistic achievements
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Not provided in the form.
Supervision record
- Doctorates awarded: no data
- Doctoral students supervised: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
- The human voice in singing and speaking.
- Vocal solo repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day.
- The theological aspect of solo vocal music across different periods (including the musical rhetoric of the Baroque).
- Vocal lyricism of Polish, Russian and German-speaking composers.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data