Maciej Baranowski

He studies with Ivan Moroz at the State Secondary Music School in Zielona Góra and with Christian Friedrich Dallmann at the Universität der Kunste in Berlin. He performs as a soloist with symphony orchestras in Poland and abroad, as well as a member of chamber and symphony ensembles. He has held grants from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (the ‘Young Poland‘ programme), the Marshal of the Lubuskie Province, the President of the City of Zielona Góra and the National Children’s Fund.

His successes include First Prizes at the International Competition ‘Music of Hope‘ in Homl, Belarus (2004) and at the 2nd International French Horn Competition ‘Sannicandro di Bari‘ in Italy (2007), as well as an honourable mention at the 59th International ‘Prague Spring‘ Competition. He has also won numerous domestic competitions, including the 12th Confrontations of Wind Instruments in Oława (2003), the Brass Instruments Auditions in Katowice (2003), the National Ludwik Lutak Competition of Brass Instruments in Kraków (2005) and the National Edwin Golnik French Horn Competition in Łódź (2006).