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Mikołaj Majkusiak

composition

Born in 1983 r., composer, instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Graduated in composition and accordion performance from the Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Lecturer of the UMFC at the Faculty of Composition since 2020.
The Best Composer of The Young Generation - Fryderyk Festival 2020 ZAiKS Special Award - "For the original, individually created music style. For the fascinating energy of sound narration and for consistency in creative work."
Winner of 2 main prizes - Statuettes of the "Muzyczne Orły" International Competition 2023 in the Categories of Composition and First Premiere for the composition – Chamber Symphony II "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres".
Performances of his works include concerts in all over Europe, China, Japan, Kanada, Russia, USA; music festivals - Klara Festival Brussels, Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival, Wratislavia Cantans, Musica Polonica Nova, Latvian New Music Days, Ljubljana Festival, Music Masters on Air, Warsaw Autumn.
His symphonic works have been numerously performed: Chamber Symphony for string orchestra and 7 magical instruments (USA, Chicago, Copernicus Center), Bosko and Admira for viola, accordion and string orchestra (Germany, Berlin Philharmonic), Bbrass Concerto for brass, percussion and symphony orchestra (Sinfonia Varsovia), Concerto Classico for accordion and symphony orchestra (over 80 performances around the world - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra Lisbon, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lviv Philharmonic, Symphonic Orchestra of Croatian Radio and TV, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Göteborgs Symfoniker, Warsaw National Philharmonic), Road to the Unknown for female voice, violin solo, DJ and string orchestra (AUKSO Chamber Orchestra), Sailors’ Symphony for symphony orchestra and mail choir (Olsztyn Philharmonic), FisConcerto for 2 accordions and orchestra (Warsaw National Philharmonic), Concerto in Es for saxophone and symphony orchestra (Silesian Philharmonic), Concerto in F for guitar and string orchestra (Amadeus Chamber Orchestra).
Up to this day has accomplished over 600 orchestral arrangements, which among others were performed by Jules Buckley, Chilly Gonzales with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, Cornelius Meister with Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicolas Krauze with Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle Europe. Occasionally he creates music for movies, including "Kulej. All that Glitters isn't Gold" (dir. X. Żuławski), The Ugliest Car (dir. G. Szczepaniak).
In June 2007 his authors CD called Road to the Unknown (National Polish Radio/Warner Music) was released featuring string orchestra and great polish artists such as Urszula Dudziak, Wojciech Pilichowski and Jakub Jakowicz. In addition, compositions with his participation have been released on over 40 music albums by labels such as NAXOS, DUX, Polskie Radio, EMI, Requiem Records, MTJ, CD Accord.