About

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Krzysztof Tymendorf - name of the artist
Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf - full name of the artist
Christoph Tymendorf - artistic nickname

       Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf has for many years been among the eminent polish musicians of his generation. At age seven he started playing the violin. He comes from a family with deep musical traditions and is a descendant of the eminent Polish composer Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833).
       In 2012, he graduated with honors M.A. at the Stanisław Moniuszki Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the viola class of professor Irena Albrecht. At the age of 24, he started working at Academy of Music as an assistant professor in the viola class. In July 2018 he defended his doctoral dissertation, currently he works as an assistant profesor – adjunct at Stanisław Moniuszki Academy of Music in Gdańsk. He perfected his skills in Vienna at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien with Prof. Wolfgang Klos and Ulrich Schönauer. He is a laureate of numerous competitions, prizes, awards and scholarships.
        Since 2012 he has been a guest student of the Swedish National Orchester Academy in Göteborg. He was also educated under the guidance of eminent educators like Alexander Zemtsov, Matthias Buchholz, Avri Levitan and Piotr Szumieł.
        He made his debut as a soloist with a Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot and as a chamber musician with famous polish oboist Tytus Wojnowicz in Tadeusz Baird Zielona Góra Philharmonic.
 
       He is co-founder and member of the Balthus Quartet and Duo del Gesù. The quartet debuted in 2011 at the Zielona Gora Philharmonic, performing with the eminent polish oboist, Tytus Wojnowicz. Tymendorf has participated in many chamber ensembles with such artists as Christoph Hartmann (Berliner Philharmoniker), Tytus Wojnowicz, Avri Levitan, Wolfgang Klos, Krzysztof Podejko, Bartosz Koziak, Joanna Wos and NeoQuartet.
       He has acquired his knowledge of chamber music from renowned musicians such as Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), Peter Schuhmayer (Artis Quartet), Apollon Musagète Quartet, Quatuor Ebène, Eberhard Feltz and Averis Kuyumjian.
       He has performed and participated in various festivals throughout Europe: Germany - Schleswig - Holstein Musik Festival, Usedomer Music Festival, Young Euro Classic, International Summer Opera Festival at Weikersheim Castle; Austria - International Piano Festival in Bad Aussee; Greece - International Festival of the Aegean; Poland - Festival of Harmony of Old Town in Lublin, XXI International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music in Lezajsk, EURO Chamber Music Festival or Sopot Top Trendy Festival.
       Since 2007 he has been first solo viola in the oldest orchestra in the world - RIAS Jugendorchester. He is also a leader and solo viola in orchestras such as Verler Vier Jahreszeiten Sinfonie Orchetser, Landesjugendorchester Bremen, Junges Philharmonisches Orchester Niedersachsen and International Mahler Orchester. He also cooperates with such orchestras as AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, Elblag Chamber Orchestra, Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, Baltic Opera, Sinfonietta Nordica Chamber Orchestra, Detmolder Kammerorchester Orchestra, Webern Symphony Orchester, Klangforum Mitte Europa Orchester, Landestheater Detmold Orchester, Pan-European Orchestra, Jasna Gora Ensemble and as violinist with Morphing Vienna Chamber Orchester.
 
       He has performed in many ensembles and orchestras in the most prestigious European halls, including Germany (Berliner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Herkulessaal in Munich), Austria (Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musik Theater Schönbrunn), Portugal, Greece, Czech Republic (Obecní Dům) Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Poland (among others, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Concert Hall of the Polish Radio in Warsaw, Krakow Philharmonic, The National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, and the Baltic Philharmonic).
       He is a laureate of numerous music awards. In 2006, for example, he won first place in the competition, "Macro-regional performances of young violists" in Warsaw and in 2015, as a member of Duo Del Gesù he became the winner of the international competition, The 25th Young Musician International Competition 'Città di Barletta' in Italy.
       Despite his young age he has played under the baton of some of the greatest conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Krzysztof Penderecki and Jerzy Maksymiuk. He has also played alongside renowned soloists including Ivry Gitlis, Kolja Blacher, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Lukasz Dlugosz and Quatuor Ebène.
       He has recorded for radio stations such as Deutsche Kultur Radio, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORF Vienna Radio, Radio 1 (Poland) and television, notably TVP 1 and Telewizja Polsat.
       Tymendorf is also involved in social activities. Since 2013 he is the vicepresident of the NGO Association of Artists CAPABLE OF ANYTHING. He is also the director of such nationwide events as Viva Viola Festivity, 2014-2017 - International Year of Violas Gdansk, EURO Chamber Music Festival in Gdansk (2012-2017), Lubuski Music Festival in Zielona Gora (2013-2016), Space Art Festival (2014-2015) in Warsaw, the organizer of the Baltic String Duo Competition in Gdansk (2015-2017) and the Baltic Music Workshop in Gdansk (2017).
 
       He was invited to represent the The Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk and recitals at the 41st International Viola Congress in Cracow in 2013, the Viola Arte National Viola Conference in Gdansk, the 43rd International Viola Congress in Italy in Cremona in 2016, the Fira B! conference in Palma in Majorca in 2017, the Luxembourg Classical Meeting - Music: LX in Luxembourg and the Music Export Conference in Warsaw in 2017, Pomeranian broadening the field of culture - Conference of Researchers and Practitioners in 2017 in Gdansk. He was Member of the Polish delegation representing Poland at the POLAND booth Powered by Culture.pl at the biggest classical music fair Classical: Next in Rotterdam in 2017.
       In 2012 Tymendorf received the Gdansk Cultural Scholarship, and in 2014 he was nominated for the most prestigious award in the field of culture in the Tricity—Splendor Gedanensis for 2013. By the end of November 2016 Tymendorf was awarded the prestigious Young Artist Award in Culture and the Audience Award by the Gdansk Municipal Council.
In 2016 he was invited together with such artists as Piotr Beczala, Jan Lisiecki, Adam Baldych and Lukasz Borowicz to support good music as the ambassador of the nationwide social campaign Save the Music. For more about the campaign, go to the following site: http://savethemusic.eu
 
       In 2017 he was awarded the Scholarship Program "Young Poland" from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Tymendorf as the only representative of music universities in Poland has won the 3-year scholarship program of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists in 2019, showing significant achievements in scientific activity.
He also received the Cultural Scholarship of the City of Gdask "Fund of Mobility". He received the title of Personality of Pomerania of the Year 2016 in the Culture category and Personality of Gdansk of the Year 2016 in the Culture category awarded by the Baltic Journal and Polska Press.
       In 2017, the EURO Chamber Music Festival—directed by Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf — was awarded the prestigious European Festival for Europe Label (EFFE) by the European Festival Association in Wiesbaden.
In October 2017 he received the honorary award "Merit for Polish Culture". From 2012 he has been viola academic pedagogue in the Academy of Music in Gdansk, and since 2015 he has run music workshops for violists and is a jury member of internationals music competitions.
       Currently, he plays on a viola from the Polish violin maker Franciszek Borowiecki from 1934.

Teaching

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Krzysztof Tymendorf's passion is teaching the viola specialty as a Doctor at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, as well very much enjoys leading master courses, workshops, where he shares his experience in an open dialogue with his students.
 

The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk

Since the winter semester 2012/2013 at the age of 24, after winning two official competitions for the position of assistant, he became a viola class teacher at the Academy of Music in Gdansk.
In July 2018 he defended his doctoral dissertation Performance and interpretation issues of selected works for viola: Sonatas for solo viola (1959) by Fyodor Team and Sonatas for solo viola No. 3 op. 135 (1982) by Mieczysław Wajnberg at the Academy of Music in Gdansk. Currently, he works as an adjunct in the viola class and in the chamber music class.


Find further information on the Academy’s website: http://www.amuz.gda.pl

 

Student concerts of dr Krzysztof Tymendorf viola class

• 18.01.2020, 15.30 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 15.01.2020, 15.30 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 28.11.2019, 17.00 h, Music School in Gdynia, Viva Viola Festivity, admission free
• 02.12.2018, 19.30 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 02.06.2018, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 26.01.2018, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 28.01.2017, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 10.04.2017, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 01.12.2017, 19.00 h, 3. Viva Viola Festivity, House of Art GAK in Gdansk, admission free
• 14.12.2017, 19.00 h, 3. Viva Viola Festivity, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 24.04.2016, 12.00 h, Fields of Hope in Pomerania, Gdansk, admission free
• 21.05.2016, 19.00 h, The European Night of Museums, Ratusz Staromiejski in Gdansk, admission free
• 17.04.2015, 19.00 h, 2. Viva Viola Festivity, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 03.06.2015, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 20.11.2015, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 17.05.2014, 19.00 h, The European Night of Museums, Ratusz Staromiejski in Gdansk, admission free
• 23.05.2014, 19.00 h, 1. Viva Viola Festivity, Gdansk Archipelago of Culture, admission free
• 25.01.2013, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
• 18.05.2013, 19.00 h, The European Night of Museums, Ratusz Staromiejski in Gdansk, admission free
• 15.11.2013, 19.00 h, Academy of Music in Gdansk, admission free
   

Masterclasses / Workshops / Consultation

2020

• 46. ​​International Music Courses in Łańcut, Poland
• University of North Texas College of Music, USA
• Virtual Open Days - Online consultations for candidates for AM studies in Gdańsk, Poland
• Workshops for violists "Teraz Muzyka" in Teresin, Poland
• IV Baltic Music Workshops in Gdańsk, Poland
• The State Music School in Koszalin, Poland
• State Music School in Sanok, Poland
• Primary Music School in Dydnia, Poland
• General Music School in Łódź, Poland
• State Music Schools in Żory, Poland
• State Music Schools in Gniezno, Poland
• Music School in Wałbrzych, Poland
• T Music School - E-learning master course for violists, Online (in progress)

2019

• St. Petersburg Conservatory M. R. Korsakova in St. St. Petersburg, Russia
• Masterclass at Schloss Krastowitz in Klagenfurt, Austria
• Tallinn Music Academy in Estonia as part of Erasmus Plus
• Turku University Arts Academy in Finland as part of Erasmus Plus
• Workshops for violists "Teraz Muzyka" in Teresin, Poland
• State Music School in Koszalin, Poland
• Viva Viola Festivity at Music School in Gdynia, Poland
• III Baltic Music Workshops in Gdynia, Poland
• State Music School in Elbląg, Poland
• State Music School in Sanok, Poland
• State Music Schools in Żory, Poland
• Primary Music School in Dydnia, Poland
• Open Days of the Department of String Instruments at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Poland
• General Music School in Lublin, Poland

2018

• Open Days of the Department of String Instruments at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Poland
• VII International Masterclasses in Zielona Góra, Poland
• III International Viola Forum at the Academy of Music in Poznań, Poland
• State Music School in Elbląg, Poland
• Music School in Krakow, Poland
• II Baltic Music Workshops in Gdańsk, Poland
• State Music Schools in Żory, Poland

2017

• State Music Schools in Żory, Poland
• VI International Masterclasses in Zielona Góra, Poland
• 1st Baltic Music Workshops in Gdańsk, Poland

2016

• V International Masterclasses in Zielona Góra, Poland

2015

• IV International Masterclasses in Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Jury / Competitions

2020

• VI Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdańsk
• Polish Rising Music Stars
• Paul Hindemith International Viola Competition

2019

• V Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdansk
• Polish Rising Music Stars

2018

• III Lubuski Competition of Brass Chamber Ensembles, Łagów
• IV Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdansk
• Polish Rising Music Stars

2017

• III Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdansk
• II Lubuski Competition of Brass Chamber Ensembles, Łagów

2016

• II Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdansk

2015

• I Baltic String Duo Competition, Gdansk

 

Conferences / Congresses / Forum

2020

• 47. International Viola Congress, Castelo Branco, Portugal

2019

• The Nordic Baltic Festival Platform Conference, St. St. Petersburg, Russia
• 46. International Viola Congress, Poznań

2018

• Polish Music Odyssey Conference, Université Paris Sorbonne Paris, France
• Music Export Conference, Warsaw
• The Nordic Baltic Festival Platform Conference, Gdańsk
• Classical: NEXT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• III International Viola Forum, Academy of Music, Poznań
• 45. International Viola Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Luxembourg Classical Meeting - Music: LX, Luxembourg

2017

• Classical: NEXT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Fira B! Conference, Palma, Majorca
• Music Export Conference, Warsaw
• Conference Pomeranian Broadening of the Field of Culture, Gdańsk
• International Musica Archi Conference at the Academy of Music, Poznań

2016

• National Viola Arte Conference, Music Academy, Gdańsk
• 43. International Viola Congress, Cremona, Italy

2013

• 41. International Viola Congress, Krakow

 

Alumni

Through out around 8 years of teaching 20 students completed their viola studies with Krzysztof Tymendorf.
Some of them would like to introduce themselves.

Aleksandra Rychcik

• solo violist in Elblag Chamber Orhestra

Barbara Kammer

• Distinction - IV Violist Review Tadeusz Gonet in Cracow

Daniel Śledziński

• III prize 3. Baltic String Duo Competition Gdansk (2016)

Dominika Dudek

• viola tutti in I,CULTURE Orchestra (2018)

Eliza Falkowska

• I prize 3. Baltic String Duo Competition Gdansk (2017), special prize
• 3. Baltic String Duo Competition Gdansk (2017)
• II prize The 25th Young Musician International Competition 'Città di Barletta' – solo (2015)
• II prize The 25th Young Musician International Competition 'Città di Barletta' (2015) – duo
• II solo violist I,CULTURE Orchestra (2017)
• solo violist - leader I,CULTURE Orchestra (2018)

Ewelina Bronk

• viola tutti Progress Chamber Orchestra, Tczew

Joanna Kravchenko

• II solo violist I, CULTURE Orchestra

Karol Sienkiewicz

• II solo violist in Elblag Chamber Orhestra

Maksymilian Krzak

• II prize ex aequo 4. Baltic String Duo Competition Gdansk (2018)
• Study - Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, USA

Martyna Fąferek

• III prize 2. Tadeusz Gonet Viola Competition Cracow (2016)

Michał Burdzy

• viola tutti Koszalin Stanisław Moniuszko Philharmonic  

 

Consultations, viola workshops

Contact: +48 693 165 157

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