{"id":35417,"date":"2025-01-07T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/?post_type=artysci&#038;p=35417"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:46:58","slug":"karol-knapinski","status":"publish","type":"artysci","link":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/en\/artysci\/karol-knapinski\/","title":{"rendered":"KAROL KNAPI\u0143SKI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A graduate of the Karol Lipi\u0144ski Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw, where he studied piano, choral conducting, and symphonic conducting (in the classes of Prof. Grzegorz Kurzy\u0144ski, Prof. Agnieszka Frank\u00f3w-\u017belazny, and Prof. Mieczys\u0142aw Gawro\u0144ski). He completed part of his studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn (Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia). He also pursued studies and collaborated with higher education institutions in Turin and Tbilisi. He had the opportunity to learn from such masters as Christoph Eschenbach, Marin Alsop, Paul McCreesh, Sylvain Cambreling, Lionel Sow, and Jaan-Eik Tulve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a conductor, he has worked with the orchestras of the Sudeten Philharmonic, the Lower Silesian Philharmonic, the Zielona G\u00f3ra Philharmonic, as well as various academic orchestras. He has also performed with some of the finest choral ensembles in Poland: the NFM Choir, the Polish Radio Choir \u2013 Lus\u0142awice, Cantores Minores Wratislaviensis, and academic choirs from Wroc\u0142aw, Bydgoszcz, Pozna\u0144, and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. He is the co-founder of the vocal ensemble P\u00f3\u0142.ch\u00f3r, with which he has given concerts in Poland and abroad, presenting masterpieces from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries as well as contemporary works. In addition, as a pianist and conductor, he has collaborated with the Europa Chor Akademie G\u00f6rlitz, the NFM Boys\u2019 Choir, and the Polish National Youth Choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the recipient of the 3rd Prize and the Special Prize of Cantores Minores Wratislaviensis at the 10th International Tournament of Choral Conducting \u201cTowards Polyphony\u201d (2025). He also received the 2nd Prize and several special awards at the 19th Stanis\u0142aw Kulczy\u0144ski National\u00a0Choir\u00a0Conducting Competition in Pozna\u0144.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist has a keen interest in new music. He has had numerous opportunities to perform and premiere works by young composers, including at the Musica Electronica Nova festival. In the 2025\/2026 season, he is a participant in the Hashtag Ensemble&#8217;s PRO Academy mentoring program, giving him the opportunity to perform with the group as a conductor. He has also attended several editions of the New Music Summer Courses in Bydgoszcz, where he studied with Szymon Bywalec, Martyna Zakrzewska, Adam Ko\u015bmieja, and Joanna Freszel. He further developed his interest in literature during his Polish philology studies at the University of Wroc\u0142aw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2025, he assumed the position of Director of the Chorus of the Polish Royal Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Grzegorz Kubiak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42506,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-35417","artysci","type-artysci","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KAROL KNAPI\u0143SKI - Polska Opera Kr&oacute;lewska<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/en\/artysci\/karol-knapinski\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KAROL KNAPI\u0143SKI - Polska Opera Kr&oacute;lewska\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A graduate of the Karol Lipi\u0144ski Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw, where he studied piano, choral conducting, and symphonic conducting (in the classes of Prof. Grzegorz Kurzy\u0144ski, Prof. Agnieszka Frank\u00f3w-\u017belazny, and Prof. Mieczys\u0142aw Gawro\u0144ski). 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