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Andrzej Kara\u0142ow is a composer and pianist whose work covers a wide range of artistic activities \u2013 from contemporary music to improvisation and actions at the meeting point of the arts. A graduate of the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where he studied composition with Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Moryto and piano under Prof. Bronis\u0142awa Kawalla. In 2019, he obtained the title of Doctor of Arts, and in 2025 \u2013 of Habilitated Doctor of Musical Arts. Since 2016, Andrzej has been associated with his alma mater as a lecturer, and since 2020 \u2013 as an assistant professor.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kara\u0142ow\u2019s oeuvre gained international acclaim thanks to his participation in the LPO Young Composers Programme (2018\/19), which culminated in the world premiere of one of his pieces by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir James MacMillan at the Southbank Centre. His compositions have been performed at festivals and concerts in Europe, Asia, both Americas, and Australia. In 2023, he ran a compositional course as part of the Takefu International Music Festival in Japan; he has also been invited as a guest lecturer by higher education facilities in Seville, Sofia, and Frosinone. A prizewinner of numerous international and national composers\u2019 competitions.<\/p>\n
At the same time, he is an active pianist, awarded in competitions in Poland and abroad (including in Paris, Athens, and Warsaw). He has collaborated with the most prominent orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Silesian Philharmonic, Sinfonia Varsovia, and with such conductors as Sir James MacMillan, Szymon Bywalec, Bassem Akiki, Micha\u0142 Klauza, Jos\u00e9 Maria Flor\u00eancio, and Ewa Strusi\u0144ska.<\/p>\n
Improvisation occupies an equally important place in his activities, opening up space for experiments with classical piano, electronics, and various forms of collective music making. In his artistic explorations, he combines music with other media, especially visual arts. The relationship between sound and image has become one of the focal points of his creative work, supplemented by his activities as a photographer.<\/p>\n
As a professor, Mr. Kara\u0142ow educates young artists at the Chopin University of Music and at master classes in Poland and abroad. He has been honing his skills at many renowned courses under the supervision of such masters as Beat Furrer, Jo\u00eblle L\u00e9andre, Dieter Ammann, Stefano Gervasoni, Zygmunt Krauze, Arie Vardi, or Gary Graffman.<\/p>\n
He has recorded over a dozen monographic, chamber music, and improvised albums, including: There are some nebulae no eye can<\/em> dispel (Chopin University Press), meta-opera De invitatione mortis<\/em> (Chopin University Press, libretto by Maciej Papierski), and Life & Beyond<\/em> (DUX, duo with Ma\u0142gorzata Wasiucionek-Potera) \u2013 all nominated for a Fryderyk Award. His music has also been released by Ablaze Records, DUX, Requiem Records, Chopin University Press, and the Warsaw Autumn Sound Chronicles.<\/p>\n He is a two-time scholarship holder of the \u201cYoung Poland\u201d programme, as well as a prizewinner of the Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and of scholarships of the Minister of Science and Higher Education and the Pro Polonia Association.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1777321340218{background-image: url(https:\/\/andrzejkaralow.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A.-Karalow-fot.-Zuza-Gasiorowska-scaled.jpg?id=1635) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”232px”][vc_custom_heading text=”KARA\u0141OW PLAYS FELDMAN” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space height=”232px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763897367767{padding-right: 5% !important;}”] fot. Zuza G\u0105siorowska [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1763897355054{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1777321347783{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”] Can transience be heard? Can delicacy be experienced within a monumental form?\u00a0Triadic Memories\u00a0by Morton Feldman\u2014one of the most extraordinary works of … <\/p>\n