Performers

A highly acclaimed conductor and teacher; graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Silesia; Professor of Musical Art. She has founded and directed many vocal ensembles, leading them to success. In 1990 she set up Camerata Silesia, of which she is the director. Under her leadership, the Camerata became one of Poland’s best vocal ensembles and won international renown. Szostak’s main fields of interest are early and contemporary music. She has conducted forgotten and freshly rediscovered works. She has led world premieres of music by contemporary composers, such as Krzysztof Baculewski, Régis Campo, Wiesław Cienciała, Ryszard Gabryś, Aleksander Gabryś, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Knittel, Andrzej Koszewski, Justyna Kowalska-Lasoń, Zygmunt Krauze, Andrzej Krzanowski, Stanisław Krupowicz, Paweł Łukaszewski, Aleksander Nowak, Marcel Pérès, Zbigniew Preisner, Stefano Procaccioli, Bogusław Schaeffer, Przemysław Scheller, Witold Szalonek, Paweł Szymański, Piotr Tabakiernik, Romuald Twardowski, Krzysztof Wołek, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, Agata Zubel. She has recorded several dozen CDs and DVDs as well as music for the Polish Radio archive. Her numerous accolades include the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Szostak teaches at the University of Silesia.