Katarzyna Kowalik

Katarzyna Kowalik is a Polish/British, London-based harpsichordist, a winner of the Basso Continuo Prize at the ‘Gianni Gambi’ Competition in Pesaro (Italy), performing actively as a soloist and with many period ensembles in the UK and across Europe. After graduating from Frederic Chopin University in Warsaw she completed Master Degree in Historical Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Carole Cerasi, James Johnstone and Nicholas Parle. Katarzyna mastered her skills in the Piccola Accademia in Montisi with Christophe Rousset and Skip Sempé, as well as with Ilton Wjuniski at the Académie Musicale de Villecroze. Katarzyna has performed in many concert venues in London (e.g. Cadogan Hall, National Gallery, Royal Albert Hall) and across Europe with various groups and orchestras such as Dunedin Consort, Mahogany Opera, The Mozartists, La Serenissima, as well as her own group Royal Baroque (Continuo Foundation Grantee in 2022). Katarzyna’s CDs include ‘Forgotten Vienna’ (Resonus Classics 2015), ‘French Collection’ (2018), ’Inventions’ (Prima Facie Records 2023). She has also recorded for BBC Radio 1. Katarzyna is a resident harpsichordist at the Handel &Hendrix Museum in London. www.katarzynakowalik.co.uk