THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA

Photo: Maciej Czerski

The Orchestra of the Polish Royal Opera is a professional instrumental ensemble comprised of top-class musicians with many years of experience. The Orchestra’s repertoire features a wide range of works, including operas, oratorios, and symphonies by W.A. Mozart, J. Haydn, and L. v. Beethoven, as well as gems of Polish music—compositions by F. Chopin, S. Moniuszko, M. Kamieński, and J. Elsner. In addition to their orchestral performances, our instrumentalists also engage in chamber music, performing renowned trios and quartets within the elegant interiors of palaces. The Orchestra’s first conductor is Dawid Runtz, one of the most talented conductors of the younger generation and a recipient of numerous awards both in Poland and abroad.

FIRST VIOLINS

Tomasz Kulisiewicz / concertmaster, section leader
Aleksandra Knitter-Sikora / assistant concertmaster
Joanna Artysz
Patrycja Barwińska
Robert Gil
Jacek Jacków
Katarzyna Paciorkiewicz-Jarmuła
Anna Panufnik
Mariola Peron
Małgorzata Zalewska

SECOND VIOLINS

Kornelia Figielska / principal, section leader
Marcin Jamroży / assistant principal and section leader
Aneta Borczyńska
Agnieszka Lech
Małgorzata Panufnik-Willman
Monika Przyborek
Adriana Wojda
Ewa Wosiura

VIOLAS

Natalia Gidlewska / principal, section leader
Alicja Bator / assistant principal and section leader
Joanna Kujda-Dobrowolska
Mariusz Lech
Joanna Ławcewicz-Matysiak
Agata Wicherek
Mirosław Zalewski

CELLOS

Robert Dacko / concertmaster, section leader
Maciej Skowroński / assistant concertmaster, orchestra inspector
Ryszard Bednarczuk
Krzysztof Iwicki
Zofia Pieniak
Dorota Smolińska

DOUBLE BASSES

Albert Myczkowski / principal, section leader
Jacek Kicman
Tomasz Opuchlik

FLUTES

Weronika Skowronek-Starowicz / section leader
Anna Mocarska
Edyta Osolińska
Agnieszka Waldhelm-Kosyuk

OBOES

Marek Roszkowski / section leader
Jakub Jackowski
Marek Moroń
Jacek Wartacz

CLARINETS

Julian Paprocki / section leader
Adam Mazurek
Mateusz Sowa

BASSOONS

Marcin Orliński / section leader
Zbigniew Lisowski
Marcin Ostałowski

HORNS

Witold Sikora / section leader
Krzysztof Dyrda
Kamil Patora
Paweł Piętka

TRUMPETS

Bogumił Soroka / section leader
Jacek Jurkowski
Cezary Sagan

TROMBONES

Ewa Harasimiuk / section leader
Sylwester Bondyra
Łukasz Jakub Langer

PERCUSSION

Mateusz Zawadzki / section leader
Mikołaj Graczyk