Krzysztof Michalski is currently pursuing his master’s degree at the Paris Conservatoire under Edgar Moreau and Cyril Lacrouts. He won Second Prize at the ARD Competition in 2024, and is a laureate of the David Geringas (Lithuania), Zoltán Kodály (Hungary), Buchet (Belgium) and Johansen (USA) competitions. As a soloist, he has collaborated with such orchestras as the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared at major festivals, including La Roque d’Anthéron, Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, Deauville, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Clasissimo, Prezentacje and La Folle Journée de Nantes. He has performed at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, and the Künstlerhaus and Herkulessaal in Munich.

Instrument: Raffaele & Antonio Gagliano

Teachers

2024 - : Edgar Moreau
2019 - : Jérôme Pernoo
2014 - 2019 : Henryk Zarzycki

Degrees

2024 - : Master's, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
2021 - 2024 : Bachelor's, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
2019 - 2021 : Musica Mundi Diploma, Musica Mundi School

Concerts

2025 : Rundale Castle, Liēpaja Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Barkauskas
2025 : Polish Radio in Katowice (NOSPR), Alexandra Bidi
2025 : Muenchen Kuenstlerhaus, Winners and Masters, Antonin Bonnet
2025 : Laeiszhalle, Elbphilharmonie, Yanjun Chen
2025 : Kraków Philharmonic, Pro Musica Bona Foundation
2025 : Herkulessaal, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk
2025 : Heimbach, Spannungen Festival, Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Hyeyoon Park, Jan Larsen, Rachel Roberts, Hana Chang, Danae Doerken
2025 : Gstaad Chapel, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Antonin Bonnet
2025 : Cité de la Musique / Philharmonie de Paris, Bruzane, Edgar Moreau, Anne Gastinel, Xavier Phillips
2023 : Brussels Conservatory, Martha Argerich and Friends Play for Brussels, Jan Wachowski, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Eliane Reyes

Competitions

2024 : 2nd prize, ARD Cello Competition
2023 : 2nd, David Geringas Cello Competition
2022 : 3rd, Zoltán Kodály Competition
2020 : 3rd, Buchet Cello Competition
2018 : 1st, Johansen Competition