Adam Kośmieja

Adam Kośmieja gained reputation as one of the most innovative and sought after Polish pianist. Called a musical chameleon, he easily and successfully performs both the classical repertoire and the broadly understood new music with the use of multimedia and electronics.

2023/2024 season highlights included: Chinese recital tour (Shandong Grand Theater, Shanghai Poly City Theater, Guotai Arts Center in Chongqing, Beijing National Library Concert Hall, Chengde Grand Theater), Norwegian performance of Agata Zubel’s Chamber Piano Concerto at GriegHallen in Bergen, artistic residency with Adam’s trio Flow Unit 3 at The Royal Academy of Music in London and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. In September 2024 Adam will be performing a chamber music program at Berliner Philharmoniker.

Adam is a signed Warner Music Artist. His discography perfectly reflects his wide spectrum of artistic inspirations f.e.: minimalistic and repetitive music of Simeon ten Holt on album INFINITY (Warner Classics) designed and recorded in the Dolby Atmos spatial audio technology, adventure with classicizing jazz – Tribute to Gulda (Warner Classics), electroacoustic journeys with electronics and piano solo with Stefan Węgłowski (KAIROS) and complex contemporary piano concerto by Elżbieta Sikora (Sinfonia Varsovia under Bassem Akiki (ANAKLASIS), which received a Prize from the French Academie Charles Cros (2024).

Adam gives concerts extensively in Poland and abroad. His activities has led him to concert halls in almost 20 countries in North America, Europe and Asia, including: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, Shenzhen Concert Hall and Shandong Theater in China, Warsaw Philharmonic, National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Great Amber Hall in Latvia and many more.

He performed under the baton of, among others: Jacek Kaspszyk, Muhai Tang, Vimbayi Kaziboni, Eiji Oue, Alexander Liebreich, José Maria Florêncio, Michal Klauza, Bassem Akiki, Szymon Bywalec, Halldis Ronning, Wojciech Michniewski, Pawel Kapula, Jakub Chrenowicz, Przemyslaw Fiugajski. Recently Adam made his debut in Latvia performing with Kremerata Baltica – one of the world’s leading chamber orchestra’s founded and led by Gidon Kremer – celebrating their 25th anniversary.

As an ambassador of new music, Adam enjoys great popularity among leading contemporary composers. Premieres and commissions came from among others: Pierre Jodlowski, Francesco Filidei, Agata Zubel, Stefan Weglowski, Ye Xiaogang, Phil Cashian, Joe Cutler, Jerzy Kornowicz, Elzbieta Sikora, Philippe Manoury.

Adam deeply explores the contemporary music world with his trio Flow unit 3 (Anna Kwiatkowska-violin, Mikolaj Palosz-cello). 

His studies were with Ludmila Kasyanenko, Jerzy Sulikowski, Solomon Mikowsky and Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron. Adam is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music and The Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz – Poland, where he is currently a Piano Faculty member. 

Adam gave lectures and masterclasses at The Royal Academy of Music in London, Manhattan School of Music, Frost School of Music: University of Miami, Schulich School of Music: McGill University in Montreal, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Katowice Music Academy.