Klavitarre

Biography

Maciej Ziemski was born on November 17, 1975 in Przemysl, Poland. He has began studying the guitar at the age of seven. He graduated with honors from elementary music school collage preparatory music school, guitar program taught by Wojciech Mandzyn. M. Ziemski continued his studies playing the guitar at the University of Music in Lodz under the guidance of Professor Jerzy Nalepka, which he graduated from with honors. He was also the winner of the scholarship issued by the Minister of Culture and Art. M.Ziemski completed his post-graduate work at the Hochschule für Künste (University of Music) in Bremen in Germany. He was part of the guitar class by Jens Wagner and Prof. Bernard Hebb. And after that he was a maestro student (Konzertexamen) also in Bremen in the class of Prof. Bernard Hebb. As a maestro student received the scholarship granted by the German foundation KAAD.

M. Ziemski is the winner of the many national and international competitions:

First Prize at the International Guitar Competition in Gdansk - Poland
First Prize at the National Guitar Competition in Kielce - Poland
First Prize for the Best Student of Hochschüle für Künste in Bremen (Germany)

As a solist and a member of chamber ensemble, Maciej Ziemski participated in many professional courses ( in Poland, Germany, USA, Spain and Czech Republic ), mastering his skills with the most renowned teachers in the world :, A. Pierri, M. Troester, Z .Dukic, P.Steidl, G. Abiton, A. Desiderio, M.Troeter, Paul Henry, T. Sasaki, C. Marchione and many more. Maciej Ziemski holds guitar master classes in many cities and participates as a judge in many guitar competitions.

He makes recording for TV and Radio, has been invited to play many world premiere by the best polish and international composers ( Z. Szostak, J. Bauer, S. Zamuszko, C .Atilano, R. Dentallo, P.P. Lompart, M. Bialas) M.Ziemski performed as a solist, member of a chamber ensemble and as a solist with an orchestra in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Austria, Venezuela, Canada, USA and South Korea.

He used to be the assistant at the University of Music in Lodz, Poland Currently he is a lecturer (docent) at the University of Music in Bremen, Germany Since 2005 Maciej Ziemski is the artistic director of The International Guitar Festival in Grotniki \ Poland and Jaroslaw \ Poland and in Bremen, Germany since 2010: www.hanseatischermusikpreis.de