Julia Kurzydlak

Poland

She is a Polish conductor. In 2023, she completed her bachelor degree at Frederic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, in the class of maestro Tomasz Bugaj and then in 2025 she graduated with a Masters in the class of maestro Rafał Janiak, giving a diploma concert with Warsaw Philharmonic. Currently she is an assistant conductor to Paavo Järvi in Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich.

In 2024 as a participant of Conductor’s Academy Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich with Paavo Järvi, she won both Paavo Järvi’s Schoolarship and Audience Award. In season 2024/2025 she was also a scholarship holder of the Polish Minister of Culture. She took part in masterclasses such as with Marin Alsop at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, “Masterclass for young conductors” organised by Peter Eotvos Foundation and “Järvi Academy” during Paarnu Music Festival in Estonia.

Her great passion is contemporary music, she has given many premieres of works by young composers, and in 2022 she made her debut at the International Festival of Contemporary Music “Warsaw Autumn". In season 2024/2025 she was taking part in a mentorship program “Academy Pro” organised by Hashtag Ensamble. In 2024, she performed “Mahagonny.Afterparty” in Studio Theatre, based on music by Kurt Weill and Kasia Głowicka.

As an assistant conductor, she collaborated with artists such as Andrzej Boreyko, Rafał Janiak, Yaroslav Shemet, Jose Maria Florencio, Jan Miłosz Zarzycki, Lilianna Krych, Paweł Przytocki, Marek Wroniszewski and Kuba Wnuk. She collaborated with such orchestras and ensembles as the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Ensamble Ars Nova, The Opera at the Castle in Szczecin, Witold Lutosławski’s Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża, Hashtag Ensamble and Chopin University Modern Ensamble.

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