Łukasz Borowicz
Born in Warsaw in 1977, Łukasz Borowicz studied with Bogus1aw Madey at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw. Afterwards he was an assistant of Antoni Wit, Ivan Fischer and Kazimierz Kord. Since 2007 he has been Artistic Director of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw. Seventeen CDs recorded with PROSW, including six complete operas, were released under his baton.
For Polish Radio, CPO, Chandos, Orfeo, Naxos, Sterling and Dux he is active in bringing the music of Polish composers back to the concert hall and into the recording studio. His recordings have been recognised by BBC Music Magazine (Orchestral Choice/August 2010) and by Diapason (Diapason d’Or/March 2010) and were nominated at the Midem Classical Awards (2008) and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (2009).
Since 2006 Łukasz Borowicz has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, where he conducts concerts, collaborating with distinguished singers such as Piotr Becza1a, Sergei Leiferkus and Samuel Ramey. With the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra he has recorded two CDs: Overtures by Kurpiński and an Opera Recital by Samuel Ramey.