About
Conductor, Music, Director & Humanitarian
Magdalena Pawlisz is a Polish conductor, a finalist of I Atlantic Coast International Conducting Competition in Esposende, Portugal and a semi-finalist of VIII Concorso Internazionale per Direttori d’Opera in Orvieto, Italy.
Magdalena Pawlisz has obtained Master of Music from the University of Arts Berlin, Doctor of Musical Arts from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Contemporary Repertoire Conducting from the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano.
Her doctoral research has led to a first modern performance of Mass in C Major (ca. 1800) by Franciszek Lessel in 2021.
Magdalena Pawlisz’s conducting mentors include Rafał Jacek Delekta, Steven Sloane, Harry Curtis, Arturo Tamayo. She attended masterclasses with Diane Wittry, Jessica Cottis and Colin Metters.
Magdalena Pawlisz served as the artistic director for Rotary Concert for the Health of Ukraine’s Children, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra Conducting Fellow, the assistant conductor at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and the Göteborg Opera, as well as the production assistant at the Salzburg Festival.
As a guest conductor, she has been performing in Poland, Germany, Italy and Sweden with such ensembles, as the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Czestochowa Philharmonic, Silesian Philharmonic, Lower Silesian Philharmonic, Cappella Gedanensis, Polifonica Vogherese, amongst others.
Magdalena Pawlisz was granted an Executive Master in Art Administration degree from the Zurich University as a result of a two-year post-graduate programme for cultural leaders of tomorrow.
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"Credit for this concert must be given to Magdalena Pawlisz. In addition to calmly but decisively conducting the orchestra, this young - though already acclaimed in Poland and abroad - artist unearthed from the depths of the Library and Archives of the Minorite Monastery in Vienna handwritten vocal and instrumental voices, resting there, probably since Lessel's own activities in the city."
Ewa BogulaRuch Muzyczny, 21.05.2021
"Ihre solide Vorbereitung und eine sehr gut entwickelte Schlagtechnik haben ihr ermöglicht, sich am Pult mit der notwendigen Souveränität zu beweisen."
Enrico CalessoGeneralmusikdirektor des Mainfranken Theaters Würzburg,
ständiger Gastdirigent am Landestheater Linz
ständiger Gastdirigent am Landestheater Linz
"The first thing to mention is her musical and personal integrity. Many conductors at the present time promote themselves with much bravura and superficial talent. Magdalena does not follow this fashion."
Colin MettersHon RAM,
Professor Emeritus in Conducting,
Royal Academy of Music London
Professor Emeritus in Conducting,
Royal Academy of Music London
"Magdalena just conducted a concert with Lutoslawski’s Concerto for orchestra and Beethoven’s 7th symphony and both the orchestra and the audience were really thrilled with her performance. Her emotional dedication and natural authority make every rehearsal a joy for the musicians and her attention for detail and her musicality guarantee satisfying performances."
Colin MettersHenrik Schaefer, Music Director Folkoperan Stockholm,
Artistic Director Masters in Orchestra Performance at the University of Gothenburg,
Former member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Artistic Director Masters in Orchestra Performance at the University of Gothenburg,
Former member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
