- Saxophonist, chamber musician, teacher born in Kraków.
He started his adventure with music at ZSM im. I. J. Paderewski in Krosno in the piano class. After a few years, he began studying in the saxophone class. He continued his musical education at the Academy of Music in Kraków in the saxophone class of prof. dr hab. Andrzej Rzymkowski, where he graduated with honors.
He is also a graduate of first-cycle studies and post-graduate studies at Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg – Augsburg, in the class of prof. Gunter Priesner, where he also received diplomas with honors.
He improved his skills at many master classes conducted by, among others: Claude Delangle, Jean-Marie Londeix, Arno Bornkamp, Nobuya Sugawa, Johanes Ernst, Jerry Laran, Sergei Kolesov, Christian Wirth, Bob Mintzer, Piotr Baron, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski , Tomasz Szukalski and many others.
He is a laureate of many competitions, including: the National Festival of Jazz and Popular Music in Elbląg (1998,2000), the 27th National Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Wrocław (1999), and the Wind Instrument Competition in Lublin (2000).
He is a saxophonist open to various musical styles, who tries to combine his activities in the field of classical, jazz and popular music. In 2007, he was awarded the 1st prize and the Grand Prix at the 8th National Festival of jazz instrumentalists and vocalists - "Złota Baszta Jazz Festival".
He marked his presence at many festivals, including: Warsaw Music Autumn, Beethoven Festival in Bonn, "Old Jazz Meeting-Złota Tarka" in Iława, International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music in Wieliczka, International Festival "Errantia Musica", International Music Festival "Young Artists" in Krakow.His oeuvre also includes premieres of works by: Agata Zubel, Marcel Chyrzyński, Tim Jansa and others. In 2008, while being a student of Hochschule fuer Musik Nuernberg, he was awarded the Scholarship of the German Bank "Sparda Bank Stipendium" for the distinguished students. Ryszard Krawczuk and the saxophone quartet "Fiasco Classico" under the direction of prof. Gunter Priesner.Since 2010, he has been active in pedagogy, teaching in primary and secondary music schools, including the M. Karłowicz School of Music in Kraków, the Primary and Secondary Music School in Wadowice and the Primary Music School in Sobolów. His students are laureates of many national and international competitions, the Music Competition of the Center for Artistic Education, Auditions of the Art Education Center, as well as laureates of many scholarship programs, including: "Young Poland Scholarship Program", Sapere Auso Scholarship of the Małopolska Scholarship Foundation, Polish National Competition Jolanta and Leszek Czarnecki and many others. From 2021, he also serves as a Consultant at the Artistic Education Center in Warsaw.He has been frequently invited to festivals, Polish and International Competitions, and saxophone workshops as a lecturer and member of the Jury.In 2021, he received the 1st degree Individual Award of the Center for Artistic Education "For a special contribution to the development of Artistic Education in Poland".Constantly looking for new challenges. In recent years, he has proved to be the organizer of many events promoting young musicians, incl. competitions, concerts and numerous instrumental workshops. In his free time, he likes traveling and sports, which are the driving force behind his subsequent activities.
