Pawel Mykietyn
Paweł Jan Mykietyn (Polish pronunciation; born 20 May 1971) is a Polish award-winning composer and clarinetist. Marc Passions for soprano, narrator, choir and orchestra, some chamber music and musical King Lear. He is the recipient of many national and international awards and honours including the European Film Award for Best Composer (2022), Cannes Soundtrack Award (2022), Fryderyk Award (2009) and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011).
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Pawel Mykietyn
- Name
- Paweł Mykietyn
- Born
- 20 May 1971
- Birthplace
- Oława, Poland
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- contemporary classical music
- Education
- Chopin University of Music
- Teachers
- Włodzimierz Kotoński
- Honours
- Paszport Polityki · Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · European Film Award for Best Composer · Polish Film Awards · Konrad Swinarski Award
- Languages
- Polish
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Paweł Jan Mykietyn (Polish pronunciation; born 20 May 1971) is a Polish award-winning composer and clarinetist. Marc Passions for soprano, narrator, choir and orchestra, some chamber music and musical King Lear. He is the recipient of many national and international awards and honours including the European Film Award for Best Composer (2022), Cannes Soundtrack Award (2022), Fryderyk Award (2009) and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011).
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Pawel Mykietyn studied at Chopin University of Music. Training under Włodzimierz Kotoński is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are contemporary classical music. Employment is recorded with Teatr Studio, Nowy Teatr and Academy of Music in Gdańsk. Distinctions recorded are Paszport Polityki, Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and European Film Award for Best Composer.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Paweł Mykietyn • Born — 20 May 1971 • Birthplace — Oława, Poland • Occupation — * Composer • Clarinetist
Life and career
Life and career
Paweł Mykietyn graduated in music composition under the guidance of Włodzimierz Kotoński at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw in 1997. He participated in The Summer Composition Courses in Kazimierz Dolny (1991,1992,1993) and Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam (1992). At the age of 22 he made his Warsaw Autumn Festival debut, with work La Strada. In 1994, as a clarinetist he won second edition contest 20th century music of Young Composers organized by the Polish Society of Contemporary Music. In 1995 his composition “3 for 13”, commissioned by Polish Radio, was placed first in the under 30 category at the UNESCO International Composers Rostrum in Paris. Mykietyn is the founder of, and clarinetist in, the ensemble “Nonstrom” which has specialized in the performance of contemporary music. Since 1996 he has composed music for most of Krzysztof Warlikowski's productions. Occasionally he has worked with Grzegorz Jarzyna and Andrzej Woron. He is also a composer for the movies Mariusz Treliński's Egoists, Małgorzata Szumowska's It and Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. In 2011, Paweł Mykietyn was honored with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to national culture and the promotion of Polish art in the world. In 2012, he was awarded Prix for Musique Sacem France for music to the film Essential Killing by Jerzy Skolimowski.
Notable works
Notable works
• At Radek's (1993) • 3 for 13 (1994) - first prize in the young composers' category during the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers in Paris in 1995, commissioned by the Polish Radio • Epiphora (1996) - first prize in the young composers' category at the UNESCO 4th International Rostrum of Electro-acoustic Music in AMsterdam, commissioned by the Polish Radio • Piano Concerto (1997) • Shakespeare's Sonnets (2000) • Klave (2004) • Becoming Fine (Ładnienie) (2004) • Second Symphony (2007) • St. Mark Passion (2008) • Third Symphony (2011) • King Lear (2012) • Walesa. Man of Hope (2013) • The Other Lamb (2019) • STOP (2020) for carillon • EO (2022) • War Game (2024)
Awards and honours
• European Film Award for Best Composer (2022) • Cannes Soundtrack Award (2022) • Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2015) • Special Konrad Swinarski Prize (2015) • Prix for Musique SACEM France (2012) • Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011) • Fryderyk Award (2009) • Paszport Polityki (2000)
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- 1.Polish Film Composers. culture.pl.
- 2.Lynette Rice. Pawel Mykietyn Admits He Loved The "Crazy" Of Composing Music For A Wandering Donkey In Poland's Oscar Entry 'EO' – Sound & Screen. Deadline Hollywood. 11 November 2022.
- 3.Polish composer Paweł Mykietyn wins prestigious film award. polskieradio.pl.
- 4.Polish Film Composers. culture.pl.
- 5.Paweł Mykietyn. culture.pl.
- 6.Paweł Mykietyn. culture.pl.
- 7.Paweł Mykietyn. culture.pl.
- 8.These are the winners of the European Film Awards 2022. europeanfilmawards.eu.
- 9.Paweł Mykietyn został laureatem Cannes Soundtrack Award za ścieżkę dźwiękową do filmu "IO" Jerzego Skolimowskiego. rmfclassic.pl. 31 May 2022.
- 10.Lista laureatów medalu Zasłużony Kulturze - Gloria Artis. mkidn.gov.pl.
- 11.French Music Prize for Mykietyn. pisf.pl.
- 12.M.P. 2011 nr 32 poz. 384. isap.sejm.gov.pl.
- 13.Paweł Mykietyn.
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