Tomasz Jakub Opalka

"All the signs point to the emergence of one of new music’s most creative and distinctive voices in a long while."
...‘Emerge’ also appropriately signals the arrival of an exciting new voice in contemporary music."
GRAMOPHONE

Born in 1983, Polish composer and music producer. He studied composition at the Fryderyk Chopin Music University (UMFC)
under prof. Krzysztof Baculewski. Currently, as a professor at the UMFC, he runs his own composition class as well as classes in film music composition. For several years he lived in Los Angeles, where he worked with Hollywood composers. He has been commissioned to write for Polish and international music institutions such as the The Polish Royal Opera, Sinfonia Varsovia, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra/Morningside Music Bridge, and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. His music has been recorded by ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Slovak Radio Orchestra. He specializes in large-scale orchestral forms, although his portfolio also includes several chamber compositions, as well as music for theatre and films.