Piotr Peszat (*1990)
Composer and sound artist based in Cracow/Poland. His artistic activity combines elements of instrumental and electronic music as well as multimedia and performance.
In addition to autonomous activities, he creates music for theatre (among others "Chinka" - TR Warszawa, "Koniec Miłości" - TP Bydgoszcz, "Dziki" - TD Wałbrzych, "Trzynaście sztuk awangardowych" - Cricoteka, "Harlequin" - Komuna Warszawa) and films (studio FilmLove). He works as an assistant at the Studio of Electroacoustic Music at the Academy of Music in Krakow.
fot. Grzesiek Mart
Education & Awards
Education
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2018 – Doctor of Musical Arts degree (D.M.A.) from the Academy of Music in Cracow
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2014 – 2017 Academy of Music in Cracow, PhD in composition
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2013 – 2015 The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, master studies in composition
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2012 – 2014 Academy of Music in Cracow, master studies in composition
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2009 – 2012 Academy of Music in Cracow, bachelor studies in composition
Principal Teachers
Academy of Music in Cracow: Marek Chołoniewski, Magdalena Długosz, Krzysztof Meyer
The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus: Simon Steen-Andersen, Niels Rønsholdt
Professional Awards & Scholarships
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DYCE — Discovering Young Composers of Europe Call for Scores, Feb. 2019, Milan
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Mise-En Music Festival 2019 Call for Scores, Jan. 2019, New York
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2nd prize ex aequo at the 4th Krzysztof Penderecki Composing Competition, Jul. 2017, Sopot
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Ensemble Adapter, Adoptions 2017 programme, Dec. 2016, Berlin
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Artistic Scholarship of the City of Cracow, Apr. 2015, Cracow
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Ung Nordisk Music Festival, Jan. 2015, Copenhagen
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1st prize at the Meetings Composition Competition, Sept. 2014, Copenhagen
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1st prize at the Roche Young Commissions Composition Competition, Aug. 2013, Lucerne
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finalist of the 54. Tadeusz Baird Composition Competition Jun. 2013, Warsaw
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2nd prize ex aequo at the Composition Competition Kompozytorski koncert roku, Nov. 2011, Katowice
Artistic Residencies
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Artistic Residency in Fljótstunga, Dec. 2014, Fljótstunga, in cooperation with visual artist Katarzyna Feiglewicz