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Paweł Kotla

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Paweł Kotla
Born5 June 1972
Szczecin, Poland
NationalityPolish-British
Alma materChopin Academy of Music, Oxford University, Jagiellonian University
Known forClassical music

Paweł Kotla (born 5 June 1972 in Szczecin, Poland) is a Polish-British conductor, arts manager and cultural diplomacy expert.[1][2][3]

Life and career

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He was born in Szczecin, a son of Ryszard Kotla. He studied symphony and opera conducting with Boguslaw Madey[4] at Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, musicology and performance practice with Edward Higginbottom and Andrew Parrott at Oxford University, and arts management at Jagiellonian University in Cracow.

In 1997–98, he worked as the Performing Fellow at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and as artistic director of Oxford University Philharmonia. From 1998 to 2003 he worked as the assistant conductor to Sir Simon Rattle; from 2001 to 2005 as the artistic director of Harpenden Choral Society; from 2005 to 2006 as the artistic director of Witold Lutosławski Symphony Orchestra of Płock (Poland); from 2004 to 2010 as the artistic director of Redhill Sinfonia; from 2006 to 2009 as the artistic director of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra; from 2008 to 2013 as a conductor of London Symphony Orchestra.[5]

Kotla has worked with nearly all Polish professional orchestras, including Polish National Philharmonic, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice,[6][7] Sinfonia Varsovia,[8] Arte dei Suonatori Baroque Orchestra, The Opera at the Castle in Szczecin[9] and Warsaw Chamber Opera.[10] He recorded with Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra,[11] Baltic Neopolis Orchestra,[12] Kalisz Philharmonic and NOSPR.[13] He also conducted in Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,[14] Brazil, Czechia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece,[15] Moldova,[16] Monaco, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,[17] Ukraine[18] and the United Kingdom, working with orchestras such as London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Drottningholms Barockensemble, St. Petersburg Philharmonic,[19] Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra,[20][21] Orquestra Sinfonica de São Paulo, National Orchestra of Athens, Belarusian State Philharmonic,[22] Belarusian State Chamber Orchestra,[23] National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova, Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra,[24] National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, Georgian Philharmonic,[25] Georgian Sinfonietta[26] and Slovak Sinfonietta.

In March 2008 he conducted the European Union Youth Orchestra in the European Parliament in Strasbourg in the historic concert celebrating 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.[27]

In 2010-2011 he was the founder and the artistic director of the largest cultural project of the Polish Presidency of the European Union 2011 - I, Culture Orchestra[28][29] uniting the best young musicians from Poland and Eastern Partnership countries and performing in places like Berlin Philhamonic Hall, Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Royal Festival Hall in London, National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, Teatro Real in Madrid, and National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw. In 2016-2017 he was the artistic director of Podlaska Opera and Philharmonic.[30] In 2020-2021 he was the acting General and Artistic Manager of Kalisz Philharmonic.[31][32]

He conducted world premieres of works by composers such as: Dariusz Przybylski, Piotr Moss, Mikołaj Górecki, Zbigniew Bagiński, Wojciech Widłak, Michał Dobrzyński, Matthew King and Christian Mason. He has also served as a juror at Polish and international music competitions.[33][34][35]

Since 2019 he is the director of the "Beskid Classics" music festival. In 2023 he was appointed as a member of the Programming Board of Bielsko-Biała - the candidate city for European Capital of Culture 2029 title.[36]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Music 'I, Culture' Orchestra: can music change politics? | Ceasefire Magazine". ceasefiremagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Information about the Visegrad Academy of Cultural Diplomacy". IDG (in Polish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "DZIAŁANIA ROSYJSKIEJ DYPLOMACJI KULTURALNEJ W PRZEDEDNIU WOJNY W UKRAINIE (Raport)". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Paweł Kotla". Culture.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Polski dyrygent wystąpi z London Symphony Orchestra". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Paweł Kotla - NOSPR". nospr.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ Musica in forma di rosa by Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Szymon Bywalec / Michał Klauza / Paweł Kotla / Magdalena Bojanowicz / Maciej Frąckiewicz / Patrycja Piekutowska - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 18 April 2024
  8. ^ Poreda, Luiza (17 October 2012). "Za darmo: festiwal "Sinfonia Varsovia swojemu miastu"". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Odcienie namiętności | Opera". www.opera.szczecin.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  10. ^ Teatralny, Instytut. "Tancredi - Warszawska Opera Kameralna | e-teatr.pl". Teatr w Polsce - polski wortal teatralny (in Polish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ^ Henryk Pachulski- Suite op.13, Prelude. Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ "I loewe music". Prestiż Szczecin (in Polish). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ Violin Concerto (2002). Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "I, CULTURE Orchestra in Brussels". Culture.pl. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Fatal Attractions200 years since the birth of César Franck". Megaron Athens Concert Hall. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. ^ blogpolonistica (12 November 2016). "Pavel Kotla". POLONISTICA (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  17. ^ Wolf, Hans. "and Hammarskjöld « balticworlds.com". balticworlds.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ^ "National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine invites: First performance of Zygmunt Stojowski's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Kyiv". 5 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Paweł Kotla poprowadzi orkiestrę z Petersburga". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  20. ^ rédaction, La (19 September 2016). "Une Américaine de… 15 ans remporte les Masters de violon à Monaco". Monaco-Matin (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Monte-Carlo Music Masters is coming soon" (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  22. ^ zdobnikowae (24 November 2017). ""МАЙСТРЫ & ВІРТУОЗЫ"". Instytut Polski w Mińsku (in Belarusian). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  23. ^ zdobnikowae (3 October 2020). "Koncert symfoniczy "KULTURALNE POMOSTY: Polish Music Experience – Białoruś"". Instytut Polski w Mińsku (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  24. ^ Anonym. "An evening of symphonic music was held as part of the 13th International Music Festival". www.txtreport.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Polish Music - the Music of Freedom. Georgia." Interview for TV1 Georgia (27th November 2019). Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  26. ^ "Baroque Festival Set to Wow Audiences in Tbilisi". Georgia Today on the Web. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Verbatim report of proceedings - Formal sitting - Celebration of the European Parliament's fiftieth anniversary - Wednesday, 12 March 2008". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Musicians of the I, Culture Orchestra". Culture.pl. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  29. ^ "I, Culture Orchestra kończy europejskie tournee". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska Europejskie Centrum Sztuki w Białymstoku - 22.01.2016 | PAWEŁ KOTLA - NOWY KIEROWNIK ARTYSTYCZNY OIFP". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Paweł Kotla pełni obowiązki dyrektora naczelnego i artystycznego Filharmonii Kaliskiej". Kalisz.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  32. ^ "COVID-19 mógł je dobić. Jak to się stało, że lokalne teatry, kina, a nawet filharmonia wygrały na pandemii". Spider's Web (in Polish). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  33. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Konkurs Młodych Dyrygentów". bialystok.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  34. ^ "Paweł Kotla jurorem konkursu o tytuł Młodego Muzyka Roku!". ddb24.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  35. ^ "Finał Audite - Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów". cojestgrane.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  36. ^ "Policy Board". Bielsko-Biała - Miasto splotów, miasto kultury. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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