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Stańczyk, Marcin

born in 1977, he graduated in law from the University of Łódź as well as in music theory and composition (MA and DMA under Zygmunt Krauze). He completed a postgraduate course in composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Ivan Fedele, and a residence at Royaumont (Voix Nouvelles). Between 2011 and 2014 he studied and worked at IRCAM in Paris, where he attended Cursus 1 and 2.
His music, described by Ivan Fedele in Il Giornale as “distortionism,” has been featured at events such as Gaudeamus Musik Week, IRCAM Manifeste, Venice Biennale, MATA, Bang on a Can Marathon in New York, Espaces Sonores in Basel, Rondò in Milan, Review of Composers in Belgrade, and Warsaw Autumn by renowned artists and ensembles such as Ensemble intercontemporain, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Oslo Sinfonietta, Linea, E-Mex, Nikel, Algoritmo, Divertimento, Meitar, Sinfonia Varsovia, de ereprijs, Zone Expérimentale, and New Music Orchestra. He has participated in the young composers promotion programme of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music.
In September 2012, the Sacrum Profanum festival in Cracow honoured him with a monographic concert performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars.
He has received numerous scholarships in Poland (Witold Lutosławski), Germany (International Music Institute Darmstadt), France (SACEM), England (Aldeburgh Music), and Italy. His works have been awarded at many international competitions such as the Sun River in Chengdu, Franco Donatoni in Milan, IRCAM Reading Panel, Staubach Honoraria (IMD Darmstadt), Martirano Award, ISB David Walter Biennale, and the Tokyo Chamber Music Competition. In 2013, he won the prestigious TŌru Takemitsu Composition Award in Tokyo and was nominated for the Koryfeusz Award bestowed by the Polish music community. In 2014 he was elected for a residency programme established by the City of Paris and Institut Français.

Major works: Agnus Dei for mixed choir, four drums, oboe and tape (2004), Aspetto... for piano (2004), The Last One, music theatre for alto saxophone, harpsichord and tape (2005), Musings for alto saxophone and piano without performer (2005), Esercizi. Hommage à Karol Szymanowski, music theatre for instruments, metronomes and audience (2005), Afterimages for violin and piano (2006; also version for flute, violin and piano), Geysir—Grisey for chamber ensemble (2006), Trois chants d’amour for two chamber choirs (2006), Dialogues de Douve, song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano (2006), Spirit in Cage for orkest de ereprijs (2007), Selsebil for orchestra (2007), Encounters for folk musicians, instruments and chamber choir (2007), Silence, sound impression to a cycle of paintings by Łukasz Leszczyński (2007), Ciottolo for ensemble (2008), Laterna for ensemble and tape (2008), Three Afterimages for double bass (2008), Afterimages – Rosso for piano (2009), Nibiru – La rivoluzione della terra sconosciuta for ensemble (2009), Analessi rotte for cello, two voices and trombone (2009), Sospiri for ensemble (2009), Sighs for chamber orchestra (2008–10/12), Il riverbero della malinconia for chamber ensemble (2010), Chopin’s Secret, musical painting (with Łukasz Leszczyński, 2010), OPERA 3 for soloist, accompanist and composer (with Peter Cant, 2010), In Case of Rapture, miniopera (2011), Archeopteryx, dance theatre music (2011), 4’34” – Short Piece Against J. Cage for four instruments, three instrumentalists and four speakers (2012), Mosaïque for cello and electronics (2012), Swapped Heads, opera for chamber orchestra and three characters (2011–13), Solarize, chamber opera for ensemble, three actors and electronics (2013–14), POST– SONS for two percussionists and live electronics (2013–14).

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