Severin von Eckardstein, one of the leading German pianists of his generation, has an already lengthy record of solo concerts and concerto performances on major stages around the world.

He has performed with orchestras such as Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, NHK Orchestra or the Mariinsky Orchestra, and conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Jaap Van Zweeden, Philippe Herreweghe, Marek Janowski and Valery Gergiev.

As a frequent guest of the concert series “Meesterpianisten” at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, von Eckardstein opened the gala concert celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary in 2012. In 2020 he was reinvited to this extraordinary series for the 8th time. He appears regularly at the Berliner Klavierfestival, Germany.

Born in Duesseldorf, Germany, in 1978, the pianist won prizes at numerous noteworthy international competitions, e.g the “Leeds International Piano Competition” (2000), the ARD-Competition in Munich (1999) and was awarded first prize at the “Concours Reine Elisabeth” in Brussels (2003).

Von Eckardstein’s education in the musical arts was predominately shaped by his teachers Prof. Barbara Szczepanska, Prof. Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Prof. Klaus Hellwig, University of Arts, Berlin. In an additional course of study at the International Piano Academy Lake Como, Italy, he profited from further instruction and inspiration. He regularly gives masterclasses, for example in Finland and South Korea. After three years as a professor at the Cologne University of Music, he accepted a professorship at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts in 2026.

Chamber music also plays a significant role in his repertoire with performances at festivals such as the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Finland, Delft Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands, and the Risør Chamber Music Festival, Norway, where he appeared with cellist Heinrich Schiff. His partners are for example the Schumann Quartet, Sophia Jaffé, isabelle van Keulen, Isang Enders and Nicolas Altstaedt. In 2015 he founded the chamber concert series “Klangbrücken” at Konzerthaus Berlin together with violinist Franziska Hölscher.

CD recordings with compositions by Medtner, Scriabin, Wagner, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy and others are highly regarded. His recording of Dupont´s cycle “La maison dans les dunes” was awarded with “Diapason d´Or”. Piano Concertos by Medtner and Scharwenka with the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra will be released in 2026.

POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA During the opening concert, which was held on 10 November 1947, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra performed under the baton of its first conductor, Stanisław Wisłocki. He was later succeeded by Jerzy Katlewicz, Robert Satanowski, Witold Krzemieński, Zdzisław Szostak, Renard Czajkowski, Wojciech Rajski, Wojciech Michniewski, Andrzej Boreyko, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, José Maria Florencio, Grzegorz Nowak, Marek Pijarowski (2007-2021). In the 2021/2022 artistic season, Łukasz Borowicz became Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra.

Music Director and Chief Conductor of Poznań Philharmonic, Principal Guest Conductor of Cracow Philharmonic, Łukasz Borowicz is one of the most versatile conductors of his generation. He regularly leads major European orchestras in the core Germanic repertoire as well as important Central and Eastern European works. He also conducts opera and has received numerous awards for his more than 150 recordings. From 2007 to 2015 he was Chief Conductor of Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw, and from 2006 to 2021 he was Principal Guest Conductor of Poznań Philharmonic.
During the 2026/27 season, Borowicz debuts with members of NHK Symphony Orchestra and Slovak State Philharmonic Košice, records with Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, makes his debut at Centralny Plac Muzyki Festival in Warsaw (conducting Halka by Moniuszko), and returns for concerts and recordings with ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Prague Philharmonia, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Zlín, as well as National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Wrocław Opera, Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, and Lublin Philharmonic.
In recent seasons, Borowicz has made his debuts with Israel Philharmonic, Orquestra Titular del Teatro Real (Madrid), Orquestra de València and English Chamber Orchestra; debuted at Musikfest Berlin with Akademie für Alte Musik and RIAS Kammerchor; conducted a new production of Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco at Ópera de Tenerife and a new production of Beer’s Polish Wedding at Baltic Opera Festival; and returned to Basque National Orchestra, Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestre National de Lille, Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie, Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK and Pardubice Chamber Orchestra, among many others.
Łukasz Borowicz has appeared as a guest conductor and recorded with London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paris Opera (Les Huguenots), Akademie für Alte Musik, RIAS Kammerchor, WDR Sinfonieorchester, SWR Symphonieorchester, Bamberger Symphoniker, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and numerous other orchestras and ensembles, including all major Polish symphony orchestras. He has conducted concerts at Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Kissinger Sommer, and has maintained an ongoing relationship with Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, where he has conducted more than twenty rarely performed operas to date.
Borowicz made his operatic debut at Polish National Opera with Don Giovanni, after which he has conducted more than 200 performances at the house, including several premieres. Recent opera productions include a new staging of Moniuszko’s Halka at Theater an der Wien and Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared and de Falla’s El amor brujo at Opéra national du Rhin, as well as the world premiere of Krzysztof Meyer’s Dead End at Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera.
Borowicz’s recordings have received four Diapason d’Or awards. His symphonic discography includes the complete violin concertos of Grażyna Bacewicz (Chandos), the complete symphonic works of Grażyna Bacewicz (cpo), and the complete symphonic works of Andrzej Panufnik (cpo). The final instalment of the Panufnik cycle was selected as an Editor’s Choice by Gramophone magazine, and Borowicz received the ICMA Special Achievement Award in 2015 for his pioneering work on the project. In 2018 he received another ICMA Award for his recording of Quo Vadis by Feliks Nowowiejski (cpo). In 2025 he received both an ICMA Award and Recording of the Year Award for the album Urlicht, recorded with Poznań Philharmonic and Samuel Hasselhorn (harmonia mundi). His collaboration with Piotr Beczała on Deutsche Grammophon’s recording Heart’s Delight – Songs of Richard Tauber was met with wide critical and public acclaim. The DVD of Moniuszko’s Halka (Unitel) received Opera News‘ Critic’s Choice distinction (July 2022). Current recording projects include the release of Hugo Alfvén’s complete symphonies with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
Born in Warsaw in 1977, Łukasz Borowicz graduated from Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, where he studied with Bogusław Madey. He has received Polityka Passport Award (2008), Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award (2011), Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award (2013), Tansman Prize in recognition of an outstanding musical personality (2014), and Honorary Award of Polish Composers’ Union (2021).
Łukasz Borowicz is Professor at Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków.