Michał Szostak (born 1980 in Poland), is an international concert

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, improviser and

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, as well as

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and scientific

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. A Doctor habilitated (

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) in

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and a

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in Organ Performance. He studied organ performance at the Fryderyk Chopin Music University in

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under Professor Andrzej Chorosiński and organ

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at the Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra in

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under Maestro Davide Paleari as well as

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and

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(Master and PhD studies) at Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw. As the first Pole, he received the certificate of The Royal College of Organists. He is a member of The American Guild of Organists, The Organ Historical Society, and the Polisch Chapter of th
Humanistic Management Network

Musical career

He performs annually dozens organ recitals around the world in Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe. The list of countries in which he performed includes Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the USA. He is an author of books, chapters of books, post-conference publications and scientific articles in international magazines like American ''The Diapason'' and ''The Vox Humana,'' British '' The Organ'', Canadian ''Organ Canada'', and dozens of international scientific journals. He has the widest international bibliography among the Polish scholars working in area of organ studies. His fields of scientific explorations in the area of music are: instruments - their features and construction, historical tendencies in organ building, historical and contemporary performance practices, life and creation of important figures of music world. He is an author of many original approaches in scientific fields of organology, e.g., methodology of the comparison of organ instruments according to their size, aesthetically oriented approach to the

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of organ music. In the years 2011–2018, he held the prestigious position of Music Director and Leading Organist at the Shrine of the Virgin Mary in Licheń Stary, where he played on the largest

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in Poland (built by the Zych company, 157 stops, 6 manuals) located in the Basilica in Licheń Stary (the largest church in Poland). In the years 2002–2011, he was Music Director and Leading Organist at the Our Lady of Lourdes church in Warsaw. He recorded on CDs (the largest organ in Poland in Lichen basilica: “Ave Regina Caelorum” with improvisations and ''French Inspirations: 2nd half of the 19th century'' with French repertoire and improvisations, ''Prague Impressions'' on the Petr organ in the church of St. Ignace in Prague, Czech Republic) released by L'Arte dell'Organo label, for radio broadcasts, TV and online platforms. He is an often guest of public broadcasts. He was an co-author of organological auditions in Rado 106,2. Between 2004 and 2023, he had been the founder and president of the Jan Drzewoski Foundation, focused on a broad spectrum of organ-related issues.

Managerial and academic career

He holds a position of

, Vice-Rector for Scientific Research, and Head of the

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for Management Research at

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in Warsaw. His main research interests include the intersection of aesthetics, art, and management, management aesthetics, and humanistic management. He publishes the research results in books, book chapters, and articles in international scientific journals. Between 2021 and 2023, he held a position of

and Deputy Dean for International Programs at the Management Faculty at the University of Social Sciences in Warsaw. He runs extensive didactic activities at Bachelor, Master and

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programs in Poland and also in the international environment: at the Polish campus of the American

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, PRIGO University in the Czech Republic, VSEMS in Slovakia, and University of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The subjects of teaching include the field of finance (

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) and the field of humanistic management, management aesthetics, art management, and

. Since the 2000s, he has been a business practitioner in top management positions in capital groups in an international environment – mainly in the commercial and industrial sectors – cooperating with corporations from the USA, Canada, EU countries and South Korea. He has practical experience in the field of financial and organisational optimisation of

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and entire enterprises, preparation and handling of

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, divisions, separation of organised parts of enterprises and acquisition activities of capital companies, partnerships, and private business activities, as well as the implementation and maintenance of quality management systems.

Musical career

Managerial and academic career

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