He continued to develop his conducting skills through masterclasses and work with distinguished conductors and teachers, including Jorma Panula, Jin Wang, Adrian Gnam and Yuri Simonov. His artistic career has been marked by prizes and distinctions at international conducting and composition competitions. Among them are First Prizes at the International Conductors Competition in Atlanta (USA) and the International Competition for Conductors in Córdoba (Spain), as well as Second Prizes at the International Conducting Competition in Lisbon (Portugal) and the Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition in Poland. He was also awarded Third Prize and the President of the Jury Award at the Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition in Bucharest, together with a Special Award at the Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music in Hong Kong. He was a semi-finalist of the International Conducting Competition Lovro von Matačić in Zagreb.
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Photo © Filip Błażejowski
Sebastian Perłowski is a Polish conductor, composer and educator whose artistic activity spans the worlds of symphonic music, opera, jazz and contemporary repertoire. He graduated with honors from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he studied Opera and Symphonic Conducting with Professor Jan Wincenty Hawel and Composition at the Jazz Institute. In 2022, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA).
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
His artistic work has brought him into collaboration with leading orchestras in Poland and abroad, including Sinfonia Varsovia, NOSPR, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Metropolitana de Lisboa, the Seville Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest. He has also collaborated with internationally renowned soloists such as Julius Berger, José Cura and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.
Perłowski’s work has received recognition from both the professional music community and the wider public. He was nominated by music critics, journalists and audiences for the title of Best Conductor of the Kraków Opera of the Last Five Years and for the prestigious Nestlé Salzburg Festival Conducting Award. In 2017, he was named Personality of the Year in Kraków in the Culture category and Personality of the Małopolska Region in the same category.
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
His activities extend beyond the concert platform. Perłowski has served as Vice Artistic Director of the Poznań Opera House and is currently Artistic Director of Kameny Agency. He is also a lecturer in composition at the Jazz Institute of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and regularly performs in Poland and abroad, conducting classical, jazz and musical theatre projects.
As a recording artist, he has worked on projects released by labels including ECM, Warner Classics, DUX and Kameny. He has also served as a jury member of the Vienna International Conducting Competition “Wiener Schule”.
Across his work as a conductor, composer and educator, Sebastian Perłowski combines a broad musical perspective with a commitment to collaboration, artistic discovery and the development of new musical projects.
Compositions
2003
Rhapsody for Piano, Big Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 1
2009
A recitation and music performance "Szukam Was"
2016
"Three Songs Without Words for Piano" Op. 2
2018
"Sonata for Violin and Piano" Op. 3
2018
"Symphony of Independence" Op. 4
2020
"Sonata for Flute and Piano" Op. 5
2022
"Sinfonietta for Strings" Op. 6
2023
"Ancient Partita for Wind Quintet" Op. 7
2025
"Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra" Op. 8
Arrangements
unforgettable (irving gordon)
Vocals: Karolina Leszko, Marcin Jajkiewicz Paweł Kaczmarczyk Audiofeeling Trio
Beethoven Academy Orchestra
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Violin Concerto in A-major (M. Karlowicz)
Adam Bałdych - violin
Michał Kapczuk - bass
Pawet Dobrowolski - drums
Polish Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Photo © Agnieszka Skotniczna
Discography
Terje Rypdal
Melodic Warrior: The Waterfalls
2013 / ECM
Obrazki ze Szczytów
2013
Feliks Nowowiejski – Complete Ballet Music
2016
Feliks Nowowiejski – The King of the Winds Op. 37
2018
Feliks Nowowiejski – Folk Paintings Op. 18
2018
Józef Poniatowski – Mass in F Major
2022
Weinberg – Czarnecki
Orphée Classics
2022
Perłowski / Meisner
Symphony of Sounds
2026
Various artists
On the Road to a New Harmony, vol. 1
2023
Selected awards
1
I Prize at the „International Conductors Competition” in Atlanta (USA)
2
I Prize at the "International Competition for Conductors” in Cordoba (Spain)
3
II Prize at the "International Conducting Competition” in Lisbon (Portugal)
4
II Prize at the "Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition” (Poland)
5
III Prize and president of the Jury award at the „Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition Bucharest” (Romania)
6
Special Award at the "Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese
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Photo © Filip Błażejowski
Sebastian Perłowski is a Polish conductor, composer and educator whose artistic activity spans the worlds of symphonic music, opera, jazz and contemporary repertoire. He graduated with honors from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he studied Opera and Symphonic Conducting with Professor Jan Wincenty Hawel and Composition at the Jazz Institute. In 2022, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA).
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
He continued to develop his conducting skills through masterclasses and work with distinguished conductors and teachers, including Jorma Panula, Jin Wang, Adrian Gnam and Yuri Simonov. His artistic career has been marked by prizes and distinctions at international conducting and composition competitions. Among them are First Prizes at the International Conductors Competition in Atlanta (USA) and the International Competition for Conductors in Córdoba (Spain), as well as Second Prizes at the International Conducting Competition in Lisbon (Portugal) and the Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition in Poland. He was also awarded Third Prize and the President of the Jury Award at the Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition in Bucharest, together with a Special Award at the Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music in Hong Kong. He was a semi-finalist of the International Conducting Competition Lovro von Matačić in Zagreb.
His artistic work has brought him into collaboration with leading orchestras in Poland and abroad, including Sinfonia Varsovia, NOSPR, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Metropolitana de Lisboa, the Seville Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest. He has also collaborated with internationally renowned soloists such as Julius Berger, José Cura and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.
Perłowski’s work has received recognition from both the professional music community and the wider public. He was nominated by music critics, journalists and audiences for the title of Best Conductor of the Kraków Opera of the Last Five Years and for the prestigious Nestlé Salzburg Festival Conducting Award. In 2017, he was named Personality of the Year in Kraków in the Culture category and Personality of the Małopolska Region in the same category.
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
His activities extend beyond the concert platform. Perłowski has served as Vice Artistic Director of the Poznań Opera House and is currently Artistic Director of Kameny Agency. He is also a lecturer in composition at the Jazz Institute of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and regularly performs in Poland and abroad, conducting classical, jazz and musical theatre projects.
As a recording artist, he has worked on projects released by labels including ECM, Warner Classics, DUX and Kameny. He has also served as a jury member of the Vienna International Conducting Competition “Wiener Schule”.
Across his work as a conductor, composer and educator, Sebastian Perłowski combines a broad musical perspective with a commitment to collaboration, artistic discovery and the development of new musical projects.
Compositions
2003
Rhapsody for Piano, Big Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 1
2009
A recitation and music performance "Szukam Was"
2016
"Three Songs Without Words for Piano" Op. 2
2018
"Sonata for Violin and Piano" Op. 3
2018
"Symphony of Independence" Op. 4
2020
"Sonata for Flute and Piano" Op. 5
2022
"Sinfonietta for Strings" Op. 6
2023
"Ancient Partita for Wind Quintet" Op. 7
2025
"Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra" Op. 8
Arrangements
unforgettable (irving gordon)
Vocals: Karolina Leszko, Marcin Jajkiewicz Paweł Kaczmarczyk Audiofeeling Trio
Beethoven Academy Orchestra
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Violin Concerto in A-major (M. Karlowicz)
Adam Bałdych - violin
Michał Kapczuk - bass
Pawet Dobrowolski - drums
Polish Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Photo © Agnieszka Skotniczna
Discography
Terje Rypdal
Melodic Warrior: The Waterfalls
2013 / ECM
Obrazki ze Szczytów
2013
Feliks Nowowiejski – Complete Ballet Music
2016
Feliks Nowowiejski – The King of the Winds Op. 37
2018
Feliks Nowowiejski – Folk Paintings Op. 18
2018
Józef Poniatowski – Mass in F Major
2022
Weinberg – Czarnecki
Orphée Classics
2022
Perłowski / Meisner
Symphony of Sounds
2026
Various artists
On the Road to a New Harmony, vol. 1
2023
Selected awards
1
I Prize at the „International Conductors Competition” in Atlanta (USA)
2
I Prize at the "International Competition for Conductors” in Cordoba (Spain)
3
II Prize at the "International Conducting Competition” in Lisbon (Portugal)
4
II Prize at the "Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition” (Poland)
5
III Prize and president of the Jury award at the „Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition Bucharest” (Romania)
6
Special Award at the "Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese
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About
About
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Photo © Filip Błażejowski
Sebastian Perłowski is a Polish conductor, composer and educator whose artistic activity spans the worlds of symphonic music, opera, jazz and contemporary repertoire. He graduated with honors from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he studied Opera and Symphonic Conducting with Professor Jan Wincenty Hawel and Composition at the Jazz Institute. In 2022, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA).
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
He continued to develop his conducting skills through masterclasses and work with distinguished conductors and teachers, including Jorma Panula, Jin Wang, Adrian Gnam and Yuri Simonov. His artistic career has been marked by prizes and distinctions at international conducting and composition competitions. Among them are First Prizes at the International Conductors Competition in Atlanta (USA) and the International Competition for Conductors in Córdoba (Spain), as well as Second Prizes at the International Conducting Competition in Lisbon (Portugal) and the Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition in Poland. He was also awarded Third Prize and the President of the Jury Award at the Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition in Bucharest, together with a Special Award at the Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music in Hong Kong. He was a semi-finalist of the International Conducting Competition Lovro von Matačić in Zagreb.
His artistic work has brought him into collaboration with leading orchestras in Poland and abroad, including Sinfonia Varsovia, NOSPR, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Metropolitana de Lisboa, the Seville Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest. He has also collaborated with internationally renowned soloists such as Julius Berger, José Cura and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.
Perłowski’s work has received recognition from both the professional music community and the wider public. He was nominated by music critics, journalists and audiences for the title of Best Conductor of the Kraków Opera of the Last Five Years and for the prestigious Nestlé Salzburg Festival Conducting Award. In 2017, he was named Personality of the Year in Kraków in the Culture category and Personality of the Małopolska Region in the same category.
Photo © Krzysztof Kalinowski
His activities extend beyond the concert platform. Perłowski has served as Vice Artistic Director of the Poznań Opera House and is currently Artistic Director of Kameny Agency. He is also a lecturer in composition at the Jazz Institute of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and regularly performs in Poland and abroad, conducting classical, jazz and musical theatre projects.
As a recording artist, he has worked on projects released by labels including ECM, Warner Classics, DUX and Kameny. He has also served as a jury member of the Vienna International Conducting Competition “Wiener Schule”.
Across his work as a conductor, composer and educator, Sebastian Perłowski combines a broad musical perspective with a commitment to collaboration, artistic discovery and the development of new musical projects.
Compositions
2003
Rhapsody for Piano, Big Band and Symphony Orchestra, Op. 1
2009
A recitation and music performance "Szukam Was"
2016
"Three Songs Without Words for Piano" Op. 2
2018
"Sonata for Violin and Piano" Op. 3
2018
"Symphony of Independence" Op. 4
2020
"Sonata for Flute and Piano" Op. 5
2022
"Sinfonietta for Strings" Op. 6
2023
"Ancient Partita for Wind Quintet" Op. 7
2025
"Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra" Op. 8
Arrangements
unforgettable (irving gordon)
Vocals: Karolina Leszko, Marcin Jajkiewicz Paweł Kaczmarczyk Audiofeeling Trio
Beethoven Academy Orchestra
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Violin Concerto in A-major (M. Karlowicz)
Adam Bałdych - violin
Michał Kapczuk - bass
Pawet Dobrowolski - drums
Polish Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Sebastian Perłowski
Photo © Agnieszka Skotniczna
Discography
Terje Rypdal
Melodic Warrior: The Waterfalls
2013 / ECM
Obrazki ze Szczytów
2013
Feliks Nowowiejski – Complete Ballet Music
2016
Feliks Nowowiejski – The King of the Winds Op. 37
2018
Feliks Nowowiejski – Folk Paintings Op. 18
2018
Józef Poniatowski – Mass in F Major
2022
Weinberg – Czarnecki
Orphée Classics
2022
Perłowski / Meisner
Symphony of Sounds
2026
Various artists
On the Road to a New Harmony, vol. 1
2023
Selected awards
1
I Prize at the „International Conductors Competition” in Atlanta (USA)
2
I Prize at the "International Competition for Conductors” in Cordoba (Spain)
3
II Prize at the "International Conducting Competition” in Lisbon (Portugal)
4
II Prize at the "Krzysztof Komeda International Composition Competition” (Poland)
5
III Prize and president of the Jury award at the „Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition Bucharest” (Romania)
6
Special Award at the "Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese