Katarzyna Smolarek (guitar) presented by Poliphonia

Katarzyna Smolarek is a Polish classical guitarist based in Salzburg, Austria. Currently she is a student of a Master’s degree at the Mozarteum University in the class of professor Marco Díaz-Tamayo.

In 2015 she performed her debut in The Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio. Since then she has been maintaining an active concert schedule and has so far performed in many European countries as well as in Chile, Brasil, México and Australia.

In the 2018/19 season she was a participant of the Eurostrings programme for talented young guitarists. Since 2019 she has been a Savarez Artist. Katarzyna has been awarded over 20 prizes at national and international competitions and is the winner of the Poliphonia Prize at the Campos do Jordão Festival in Brazil.

Poliphonia is a charity founded in 2017 with the purpose of promoting the music of the Americas. Through concerts, recordings, score restoration and education, Poliphonia aims to unlock exciting and diverse repertoire of the Americas to wider audiences. www.poliphonia.co.uk