Łukasz Zimnik

Łukasz ZimnikFlute

photo by Grzegorz Mart

Graduated of the Academy of Music in Katowice in the class of Stanisław Michalik. He mastered his skills at master courses, including with Andreas Blau, Jean-Claude Gérard, Henrik Svitzer, Peter Holtslag, Irena Grafenauer and Barbara Gisler-Haase. He is the laureate of the National Competition of Woodwind Instruments in Olsztyn.
In the years 1991–1996 he worked as a flutist in the State Silesian Philharmonic, and in the years 1992–1995 in the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 1996, he has been the flutist of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. He constantly cooperates with the Sinfonietta Cracovia and AUKSO – Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy. He also performs with NOSPR chamber musicians and the Katowice Academy of Music.
As a soloist, he performed with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, Silesian Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Camerata Impuls, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, AUKSO – Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy and Academic Baroque Orchestra. He participated as a soloist and chamber musician in many festivals, including international harp festivals and the festival "Silesian Quartet and his guests".
He played under such conductors as Krzysztof Penderecki, Neville Marriner, Christoph Eschenbach, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, Lawrence Foster, Stanisław Skrowaczewski; with soloist included Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimerman, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Barenboim, Maxim Vengerov, Piotr Anderszewski. He recorded Szabelski's Concerto for flute and orchestra for Polish Radio.
In 2015 he obtained a PhD in music. Currently, he lectures at the Academy of Music in Katowice as an adjunct.

Łukasz Zimnik - NOSPR

Łukasz ZimnikFlute