Tadeusz Wawrowski was born in Warsaw in 2004 into a family with strong musical traditions, and has played the cello since the age of six. He studies with Danjulo Ishizaka at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel.
In 2023 he graduated with distinction from the Zenon Brzewski Music High School in Warsaw, where he studied cello with Piotr Hausenplas and Stanisław Firlej. He has performed in the United States, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland, France, Spain, Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland.
His appearances include the Wiener Konzerthaus, Jordan Hall in Boston, the Concert Hall of Zagreb’s Old City Hall, the Concert Hall of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, and the Golden Hall of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. He made his debut as a soloist at the age of twelve in the Ballroom of Łańcut Castle, with the string orchestra of the Zenon Brzewski International Music Courses.
He made his solo debut at twelve, in the ballroom of a Polish castle.
In the years since he has worked with orchestras including Capella Istropolitana, the Zielona Góra Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Iuventus and the Warsaw String Orchestra, and has appeared as soloist and chamber musician at festivals such as the 15th Festival International de Musique de Chambre en Charente, Vitis Music Sfera, Muzyczne Przestrzenie, EMANACJE, Muzyczna Korzkiew and Nieodwołany Festiwal.
He has taken part in masterclasses with Frans Helmerson, David Geringas, Arto Noras, Julius Berger, Laurence Lesser and Matt Haimovitz, among others. He held scholarships from the Polish National Fund for Children (2019–2023), the Marian und Zofia Kirsch Stiftung (2023–2024), the LYRA Stiftung (2023/2024) and the Blanken Stiftung (2024/2025), and took part four times in the Morningside Music Bridge program in Boston (2020–2023), performing at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory. In 2023 he received the Stuart Holland Award, given each year to the program’s most outstanding participants.
He took part in the PREZENTACJE program of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music, which promotes talented young instrumentalists and competition laureates, and is a regular member of the Penderecki Youth Orchestra.
At a glance
- Studies
- Hochschule für Musik Basel — class of Danjulo Ishizaka
- Previous teachers
- Piotr Hausenplas, Stanisław Firlej
- Instruments
- Josef Wutzelhofer, Bohemia 1850 · French, maker unknown, mid-19th century
- Ensemble
- Penderecki Youth Orchestra — permanent member
For promoters
A printable booklet with biography, repertoire and photographs is available for concert programmes and press use.