Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk

He graduated from the Faculty of Music Education at the Academy of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Professor Jan Wincenty Hawel. He continued his education at the Faculty of Theory, Composition and Conducting in the class of Professor Karol Stryja, graduating with distinction.

In 1986, he became a conductor of the Silesian State Philharmonic and Artistic Director of the State Symphony Orchestra in Zabrze. In 1990, he was appointed General and Artistic Director of the State Philharmonic in Białystok. In 1993, he received a scholarship funded by the American Society for Polish Music, which enabled him to pursue further studies in Los Angeles. From 1996 to 1998, he served as General and Artistic Director of the Poznań Philharmonic. In May 1998, he became Artistic Director of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.

From 1999 to 2002, he served as Principal Conductor of the International Piano Competition in Porto, Portugal. In 2002, he conducted a concert in Bielsko-Biała featuring Nigel Kennedy and Sinfonia Varsovia. In 2003, he served as both juror and conductor at the International Piano Competition in Morocco and participated in the 7th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors in Katowice.

In 2005, his engagements included performances at the La Chaise-Dieu Festival and the Berlioz Festival in La Côte-Saint-André, France. In 2007, he conducted the orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine during the 7th Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition. In 2017, he served as Artistic Director of the 10th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors in Katowice.

In 2006, he appeared as a guest conductor with national orchestras in the United States, including the National Philharmonic, as well as in Lithuania and Latvia. In 2007, he conducted the PROBALTICA European Symphony Orchestra in a concert with Grigori Zhislin at the Warsaw Philharmonic. In 2008, he conducted a concert in Mexico commemorating the 90th anniversary of Poland regaining independence and the 85th anniversary of the establishment of Polish-Mexican diplomatic relations.

He has collaborated with numerous ensembles, including Sinfonia Varsovia, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Capella Bydgostiensis and the Rybnik Philharmonic.

He is also the composer of the official bugle call of the city of Rybnik.

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