Adam Sztaba (Polish pronunciation: ; born 15 February 1975 in
Koszalin
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Poland
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) is a Polish
composer
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music producer
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conductor
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arranger
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pianist
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Career
He was born in 1975 in
Koszalin
Koszalin (; ; , ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomera ...
. He studied at the Musical High School in Koszalin and subsequently graduated in composition from
Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy
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SOPOT FESTIVAL
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''). In 2008 he was the director of the academy of the television program ''
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'' (Polish edition). He also composed and recorded music for the 2009 film ''From Full To Full''. In September 2010 he was music director of the inauguration of the European Special Olympic Games 2010 in Warsaw.
In December 2010 he performed with
Sting
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and conducted the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the
Polish Radio
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. In July 2011 he was the music director of the concert on the occasion of the beginning of Poland's EU Presidency and performed with
Chris Botti
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Dolores O'Riordan
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Michael Bolton
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and
Kenny G
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. He was a judge in the Polish edition of the TV show ''
Must Be the Music
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''. In 2016 he was musical director and conductor of the
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in
Kraków
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, the musical highlight of which was the concert titled "Credo in Misericordiam Dei" with almost 2 million pilgrims attending.
He is an author of numerous symphony pieces and works for film and theatre, often commissioned by Polish cultural institutions and individual artists. His recent works include "Leopoldinum", "Polonaise" and "Riffenuto" composed for th Polish Institute of Music and Dance and included in an educational ap Orkiestrownik.
His compositions have roots in Polish folk music. He often adds a rhythm section or electronics to his orchestral pieces. Consequently, he also frequently conducts contemporary orchestral works with an enhanced rhythmic element.
He has been sharing his knowledge and skills with young composers and arrangers through nationwide workshops. He annually conducts charity summer concerts in
Zakopane
Zakopane (Gorals#Language, Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has ...
, organised b Pro Artis Foundation for young disabled singers, where the participants share their passion for the folk music heritage of the Polish mountains.
Since January 2020, Adam Sztaba has been the music director and the conductor o the Man of La Mancha musical (directress Anna Wieczur - Bluszcz , staged i Dramatic Theatre of Warsaw.
He has collaborated with many Polish and international artists such as:
Sting
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Michael Bolton
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Dolores O'Riordan
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Caro Emerald
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Quincy Jones
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Lemar
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The Cranberries
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Chris Botti
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In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions ...
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José Carreras
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Edyta Górniak
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Lutricia McNeal
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Ania Dąbrowska
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Ania rose to stardom in 2004 with the release of '' Samotność po zmierzchu'' which was ...
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Violetta Villas
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Maryla Rodowicz
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Throughout over 60 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and f ...
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Natalia Kukulska
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Reni Jusis
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Kasia Kowalska
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She belongs to the top rung of most frequently broadcast Polish rock artists. Kowalska is one of the best-known Polish vocalists. The estimat ...
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Kenny G
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Lemar
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Helena Vondráčková
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, Katarzyna Groniec, Halina Frąckowiak,
José Cura
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Grzegorz Turnau
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Seweryn Krajewski
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Janusz Józefowicz
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Karel Gott
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Krzysztof Krawczyk
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Przemysław Gintrowski
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Piotr Cugowski
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Sinfonia Varsovia
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Waldemar Dąbrowski and Franciszek W ...
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Filmography
*''Wrota Europy'' (1999, music)
*''Świąteczna przygoda'' (2000, music)
*'' Niania'', episode 1 (2005, as a pianist)
*'' Niania'', episode 38 (2006, as a pianist)
*'' Kryminalni'', (2006, music)
*''Od pełni do pełni'' (2009, music)
*''
Pierwsza miłość
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'' (2010, as himself)
*''Do Dzwonka Cafe'' (2012, as himself)
See also
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Music of Poland
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List of Polish composers
This is a list of notable and representative Poland, Polish composers.
Note: This list should contain notable composers, best with an existing article on Wikipedia. If a notable Polish composer is Talk:List of Polish composers#Article Requests, ...