Krzysztof Kaczka
Krzysztof Kaczka was born in Torun, Poland, and made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as winner of the IBLA Grand Prize.
He was awarded First Prize at the Australian Flute Festival Flute Competition in Adelaide, where jury chairman Jean Ferrandies praised his “beautiful sound, high technical skills, and great understanding of the style of the music he played.”
Krzysztof graduated from the Musikhochschule Munich, studying under Marianne Henkel-Adorján, and completed postgraduate studies with Irena Grafenauer at the University Mozarteum Salzburg as well as with Wolfgang Schulz (principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He also studied with Pierre-Yves Artaud at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSM) on an Erasmus scholarship.
He has participated in masterclasses with András Adorján, Jeanne Baxtresser, Julius Baker, Philippe Bernold, William Bennett, Patrick Gallois, Peter-Lukas Graf, and Carol Wincenc, among others.
As Artist in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, he performed with Joel Smirnoff (Juilliard String Quartet), Chen Halevi, Pedja Muzijevic, Barry Shiffman, and Eliot Fisk.
Krzysztof has been a winner or finalist in many international competitions including IBLA Grand Prize (New York), Padova, Sydney Flute Festival, AFF, Città di Barletta, NFA Pittsburgh, and the Tansman Competition.
He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall (NYC), Herkulessaal der Residenz (Munich), Gasteig, Wellington Town Hall, Hobart City Hall (Tasmania), New York University, Verbrugghen Hall (Sydney), the Polish Embassy in Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Paris, and Rome.
In 2006, he received the prestigious “Young Poland” Award from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw and released four CDs under the Acte Préalable label.
He is currently principal flutist of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and has worked with renowned conductors and soloists including Long Yu, Jirí Belohlávek, Krzysztof Penderecki, Stéphane Denève, Maxim Vengerov, Sylvain Cambreling, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Sarah Chang, and Midori.
