Dominik Kujawa

Bass-baritone

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The Young Polish Bass-baritone Dominik Kujawa has a warm, dark, and heroic, strong voice.
He began his musical education in 1993 at the Ignacy Paderewski Social Music School in Wroclaw. Studied at the Vocal and Acting Department at the Karol Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroclaw in the class of prof. Bogdan Makal and at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of dr hab. Artur Stefanowicz. He also developed his vocal skills at numerous master classes: with Eytan Pessen, prof. Rudolf Piernay, prof. Teresa Zylis-Gara, prof. Gerd Uecker, prof. Izabela Klosinska, prof. Wlodzimierz Zalewski, Wolfgang Schöne, Vladimir Kuzmenko, Kaludi Kaludov, Peter Kooij, Marek Rzepka, Agnieszka Rehlis, Janice and Jonathan Alder, and many times at the Winter Vocal Courses in Duszniki Zdroj.
He is a laureate of numerous awards and distinctions, which include, among others: Distinction at the 7th International Halina Halska-Fijalkowska Vocal Competition, 1st prize at the 12th Polish National Franciszka Platowna Vocal Competition, Distinction at the 44th Karol Kurpinski National Competition of Young Musicians in the 5th Song and Aria Competition. In 2022 he qualified for Wagner Category on the 55th International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
His artistic achievements include numerous performances and concerts all over the world. The most important ones include performances as a guest soloist at the Baltic Opera in Gdansk and the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Bialystok; as part of the BBC Proms International Festival, Das Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden, Abu Dhabi Classics, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Lausitz Festival in Sachsen, Vocal Fantasy Festival, Eurochestries, International Festivals “Opera Rara” in Krakow, “Wratislavia Cantans” and “Warsaw Autumn”, as well as international Festivals “Arts and Ideas” and “Serenade!” in USA. He has performed under the baton of Paul McCreesh in prestigious European concert halls, such as the Royal Albert Hall and Barbican Hall in London, Salle Pleyel in Paris and Gewandhaus in Leipzig, as well as under the direction of Sylvain Cambreling and Charles Dutoit in Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. He also collaborates with Collegium 1704 in Prague under the direction of Vaclav Luks, Capella Cracoviensis, Krakow Chamber Opera, Mazovian Musical Theater.
Recently, he made his debut at the Baltic Opera in “The Countess” by Stanislaw Moniuszko, directed by Krystyna Janda. At the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, he appeared in Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme” directed by Maria Sartova, and he played the role of Figaro in the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” at the Wroclaw Opera and Leporello in the opera “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Roberto Skolmowski . He also performed the bass-baritone parts in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “IX Symphony” with Staatskapelle Halle, in concert version of “Thamos, King of Egypt” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Sympnhoniker Hamburg under the baton of Sylvain Cambreling and in the contemporary opera “A madrigal opera” by Philip Glass, directed by Krzysztof Garbaczewski. In October 2017, he made the prestigious recording of the part of Lubor in Feliks Nowowiejski’s opera “The Baltic Legend” with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra conducted by Sebastian Perlowski.