Paweł Jan Mykietyn (
Polish pronunciation: ; born 20 May 1971) is a Polish award-winning
composer
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and
clarinet
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ist.
By the year 2012, Mykietyn had written two symphonies, cello, piano and violin concertos, St. Marc Passions for soprano, narrator, choir and orchestra, some chamber music and musical
King Lear. As a film composer he collaborated with
Andrzej Wajda in ''
Sweet Rush'' (2009),
Jerzy Skolimowski in ''
Essential Killing'', ''
11 Minutes'', and ''
EO'', and
Małgorzata Szumowska in ''It'' and ''33 Scenes from Life''.
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
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(2011).
Life and career
Paweł Mykietyn graduated in music composition under the guidance of
Włodzimierz Kotoński at the
Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in
Warsaw
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in 1997. He participated in The Summer Composition Courses in
Kazimierz Dolny (1991,1992,1993) and Gaudeamus Music Week in
Amsterdam
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(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
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International Composers Rostrum in
Paris
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.
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.
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
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
(2011)
*
Fryderyk Award (2009)
*
Paszport Polityki (2000)
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
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* ''
EO'' (2022)
* ''
War Game'' (2024)
See also
*
Music of Poland
*
List of Polish composers
References
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External links
*
1971 births
Living people
Composers for carillon
International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners
Polish male composers
21st-century Polish composers
Polish classical composers
Polish film score composers
Polish male film score composers
Polish clarinetists
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