Piotr Pyc - NOSPR

prof. dr hab. Piotr Pyc – oboe / cor anglais

He graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, where he was in Professor Jerzy Kotyczka's class, with distinction. He then started to work as first oboe in the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice. Since the 2004, he has been soloist of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.

As an orchestral musician he cooperated with many ensembles such as: The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot and Sinfonietta Cracovia to name a few. He performed under the baton of such maestro conductors as: Marin Alsop, Lawrence Foster, Simone Young, Charles Dutoit, Gabriel Chmura,

Christian Eschenbach, Jacek Kaspszyk, Lorin Maazel, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jerzy Semkow, Krzysztof Penderecki, Antoni Wit, Giancarlo Guerrero, Alexander Liebreich.

The artist conducts a wide range of activities, both solo and chamber. You can hear him in different chamber formations, presenting a wide range of repertoire. As a soloist, he recorded Stanisław Skrowaczewski's concerto for english horn for Medici.tv and took part in music festivals such as: Warsaw Autumn, Nordsee, Schwetzinger Festspiele. He has also made many archival CD, radio and television recordings.

Piotr Pyc has been associated with the Academy of Music in Katowice since 2002, where he currently works as a professor. His students win awards at national and international competitions. He conducted many oboe courses and was jury member in music competitions around the country. Since 2021, he has been a consultant for the Center for Artistic Education and an expert at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In 2023, he gained the title of professor of art. Awarded the Silver Cross of Merit.

website address:

http://www.piotrpyc.pl/en/