Pannon Philharmonic

Paweł Przytocki is one of the most talented and exciting young polish conductors.He studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków, where he graduated with honors in the Faculty of Conducting (1985) under Professor Jerzy Katlewicz. He perfected his skills at the Bartok International Seminar with Peter Eötvös, the Master Conducting Course within the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene with Helmuth Rilling . 

From 1983 to 1987 Przytocki collaborated with Krakow Philharmonic and since 1987 with the Grand Opera Theatre in Lodz. 
From 1988 to 1991 he worked as the Conductor and Music Director of the Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra in Gdansk. 

In May 1990 he made his debut with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. Since 1995 he has worked with the Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia and from 1995 to 1997 was Music Director of the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Łódz. 

Przytocki is a regular guest conductor with orchestras throughout Poland as well as with Budapest Concert Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica de Xalapa in Mexico, Real Filharmonia de Galicia in Spain, Capella Istropolitana in Bratislava, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Ankara, Everett Symphony Orchestra in Unitetd States,Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava. 

His guest performances and concert tours have led throughout Europe. 
Paweł Przytocki has participated in numerous international music festivas, including the Athens Festival 1987, the Musikfest Stuttgart 1988, the Flanders Festival 1989, La Chaise- Dieu Festival 1996, Kissinger Sommer 1998, Bratislava Music Festival 1999, Prague Spring 2001,Wratislavia Cantans/2005. 

Przytocki has performed at a great numer of venues, including the Musikverien (Vienna), Konzerhaus (Berlin), Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels), Musikhalle (Hamburg) und Beethovenhalle (Bonn).

From 2005 Przytocki is the conductor National Opera in Warsaw.During the 2005/2006 2006/2007 season at the National Opera, he conducts Aram Khachaturian's ballet Spartacus(premiere -November 2005)/ Tchaikovsky's opera "Oniegin" Verdi's "La Traviata" ,Puccini's " La Boheme" and ballet "Oniegin"- choreography John Cranko(premiere- April 2007)

He has made archival recordings for Polish Radio and CD for DUX,Aurophon and Point Classic. 

His recording of Rachmaninoff`s First Symphony in 1991 has been appreciated by the american"La Folia Music Review Magazine" in a very special way.The magazin put it to the five world`s best recordings and compared it to those of Carlos Kleiber and Svjatoslav Richter.

In March2009, Pawel Przytocki assumed the position of Chairman and Artistic Director of the Philharmonic in Krakow.