35 Notable alumni of Academy of Music of Krakow
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Academy of Music of Krakow is ranked #6,637 in the world and #73 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from Academy of Music of Krakow sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Academy of Music of Krakow won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gabriela Moyseowicz
1944-. (aged 82)
composer
pianist
Gabriela Maria Moyseowicz is a Polish composer and pianist.
2. Ryszard Szeremeta
1952-. (aged 74)
composer
Ryszard Szeremeta is a Polish composer of experimental music, producer of recordings, concerts and performances of electroacoustic music, jazz singer.
3. Anna Brożek
1980-. (aged 46)
pianist
philosopher
university teacher
musician
Anna Magdalena Brożek is a Polish philosopher and musician.
4. Marek Stachowski
1936-2004 (aged 68)
composer
university teacher
Marek Stachowski was a Polish composer. He received many awards and won many competitions for composers, including first prize at the K. Szymanowski Competition in 1974.
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5. Jerzy Semkow
1928-2014 (aged 86)
conductor
Jerzy Semkow was a Polish conductor.
6. Andrzej Dobber
1961-. (aged 65)
performing artist
musician
opera singer
Andrzej Dobber is a Polish baritone, honored with the title of Kammersänger by the Senate of the City of Hamburg and awarded the silver medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis by the Polish Minister of Culture.
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7. Edyta Piasecka
1972-. (aged 54)
opera singer
Edyta Piasecka, is a Polish soprano. She has been a resident artist at Opera Krakowska since 2002; a position she remains in as of 2024.
8. Joachim Grubich
1935-2025 (aged 90)
music educator
organist
musician
Joachim Antoni Grubich was a Polish concert organist who performed internationally and an academic teacher. He served as head of the department of organ and harpsichord at the Academy of Music in Warsaw. He participated in the reconstruction of the organ in St. Anne's Church in Warsaw, and the building of a new organ in the Philharmonic Hall.
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9. Stefania Woytowicz
1922-2005 (aged 83)
opera singer
singer
Stefania Woytowicz was a Polish concert soprano. Woytowicz was the soprano soloist in the first public performance of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), and sang the part on the first recordings of the symphony.
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10. Piotr Orzechowski
1990-. (aged 36)
pianist
composer
jazz musician
Piotr Orzechowski, also known by his stage name Pianohooligan, is a Polish jazz pianist and composer. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Valencia and a winner of the Montreux Jazz Piano Competition and Jazz Hoeilaart, hailed by the critics as "the most creative and uncompromising young Polish jazz artist."
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11. Oleksandr Shchetynsky
1960-. (aged 66)
music educator
composer
Alexander Shchetynsky is a Ukrainian composer. Born on 22 June 1960 in Kharkiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. His work list includes compositions in various forms ranging from solo instrumental to orchestral, choral pieces and operas.
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12. Dominik Wania
1981-. (aged 45)
pianist
Dominik Wania is a Polish pianist and composer.
13. Zygmunt Konieczny
1937-. (aged 89)
composer
Zygmunt Konieczny is a Polish composer of theatre and film music.
14. Jan Hoffman
1906-1995 (aged 89)
music educator
pianist
Jan Hoffman was a Polish pianist and music educator.
15. Władysława Markiewiczówna
1900-1982 (aged 82)
music educator
pianist
Władysława Markiewiczówna was a Polish pianist and renowned educator.
16. Daniel Stabrawa
1955-. (aged 71)
violinist
conductor
concertmaster
Daniel Stabrawa is a Polish violinist and conductor.
17. Regina Smendzianka
1924-2011 (aged 87)
composer
pianist
music educator
university teacher
Regina Smendzianka was a Polish pianist.
18. Jan Wróblewski
1936-2024 (aged 88)
composer
jazz musician
author
saxophonist
conductor
Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski was a Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger. He played the tenor and baritone saxophones.
19. Bogusław Schaeffer
1929-2019 (aged 90)
playwright
musicologist
composer
music educator
screenwriter
Bogusław Julian Schaeffer was a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, a member of the avant-garde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers alongside Krzysztof Penderecki and others.
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20. Krzysztof Meyer
1943-. (aged 83)
university teacher
pianist
musicologist
composer
music educator
Krzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków), and president of the Polish Composers' Union (1985–1989). Meyer was professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne from 1987 to 2008, before his retirement.
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21. Anna Kerth
1980-. (aged 46)
film actor
actor
audiobook narrator
Anna Kerth is a Polish actress who starred in BBC Scotland's soap opera River City as Lena Krausky in 2006/2007. In Poland she is mostly known for being part of the main cast in the popular soap opera Na Wspólnej.
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22. Marzena Diakun
1981-. (aged 45)
conductor
musician
Marzena Diakun is a Polish conductor.
23. Witold Rowicki
1914-1989 (aged 75)
music educator
conductor
Witold Rowicki was a Polish conductor. He held principal conducting positions with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Witold Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra was dedicated to him.
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24. Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
1919-1994 (aged 75)
university teacher
designer
graphic designer
composer
graphic artist
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, born Roman Haubenstock was a composer and music editor who worked in Kraków, Tel Aviv and Vienna.
25. Mendi Mengjiqi
1958-. (aged 68)
composer
musician
Mendi Mengjiqi is a Kosovar composer and the author of the Kosovar national anthem.
26. Elżbieta Towarnicka
1950-. (aged 76)
opera singer
actor
Elżbieta Towarnicka is a Polish operatic soprano who made an international career based at the Opera Krakowska. She is also known for singing for films, especially with music by Zbigniew Preisner including the theme song of Avalon.
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27. Tomasz Stańko
1942-2018 (aged 76)
composer
recording artist
film score composer
trumpeter
Tomasz Ludwik Stańko was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde.
28. Wacław Kiełtyka
1981-. (aged 45)
guitarist
Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka is a Polish musician, best known as the guitarist of the death metal band Decapitated. In addition to Decapitated, Wacław has been the guitarist of Lux Occulta since 1998, as well as a former member of the Kraków group Sceptic. He also worked with the death metal band Vader. He is a graduate of musical school in...
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29. Andrzej Lampert
1981-. (aged 45)
opera singer
Andrzej Lampert is a Polish singer, opera singer (tenor), composer, lyricist, arranger and music co-producer for his band PIN.
30. Zbigniew Fil
1977-. (aged 49)
singer
Zbigniew Fil is a Polish singer and multi-instrumentalist.
31. Stanisław Skrowaczewski
1923-2017 (aged 94)
composer
music arranger
conductor
musician
Stanislaw Pawel Stefan Jan Sebastian Skrowaczewski was a Polish-American classical conductor and composer.
32. Adam Harasiewicz
1932-. (aged 94)
composer
pianist
Adam Harasiewicz is a Polish classical concert pianist.
33. Halina Czerny-Stefańska
1922-2001 (aged 79)
pianist
music educator
composer
Halina Czerny-Stefańska was a Polish pianist.
34. Abel Korzeniowski
1972-. (aged 54)
composer
film score composer
Abel Korzeniowski is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.
35. Jan Emanuel Abras
1975-. (aged 51)
musicologist
conductor
composer
Juan Manuel Abras Contel is a classical music composer, conductor, musicologist and historian from Sweden. Born in Stockholm to a European family (French, Italian, etc.) that moved around the world, Abras became a cosmopolitan artist and scientist.
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