escape into art, together.
As much as I have the drive to strive for excellence my entire life – as much I value committing to working on feeling healthy and genuinely happy. Don’t get me wrong, I believe we all need some degree of struggle – meaningful challenges – in order to feel stimulated.
But suppressing how one truly feels, what the body and mind signal us – in order to chase reaching the next level – might make us run quite far, but won’t make us run for a long time.
When you approach art and music-making with the intention of its effect on your well-being, and you build your skillset while prioritizing an equal amount of joy to match the intensity of pursuing your dreams, you begin to gain the power to feel more distant from the process, less “burned” by setbacks and more connected to the reason you started in the first place – the love for sound, playing, hearing, feeling, seeing, absorbing with all senses, communicating and experiencing the present through the beauty of art.
Solid, old-fashioned smart/hard work is necessary; there is no secret remedy or magic trick to become what you want in a short amount of time. But what’s sure is that you have a choice – to stuff yourself with knowledge and suffer on the way, or to have a lot of fun while you improve and once you reach the desired step – to then move on to polishing interpretation, sound, technique, and more on the way to the next level – having, for the rest of your life, a feeling of learning and improving on various aspects of your playing.
How important it is to belong to a community in this peculiar process. Wow.
I’ve noticed that most of us are quite hard on ourselves, with a tendency to think in black and white, which, in music, can take away the fun of making music at any level – when playing becomes an obligation and advancing a strategy, no longer an appreciation for the smallest things.
I created BA to help students form their own creative inner circle with a global community on the same journey as them. Here, they can find people from all over the world to bounce ideas off, ask questions, form a practice accountability group or take it IRL-making new friends while Binging Art on a Sunday concert or museum adventure.
We do it to learn from each other. We do it because escaping into art helps us grow old wiser. We want to feel equipped with tools that allow us to learn, not through screens, but by being in touch with ourselves and the world around us. By listening, breathing, feeling our movements, and slowing down to shape each phrase exactly as we hear it within.
Music is medicine for the mind. In a world of semi-self-driving cars, mental health crisis and remote work, we have the privilege to fill our free time wisely, aiming to boost mental clarity, synaptic flow, and longevity. I consider performing and teaching as an investment in my and my student’s health. Each practice session carries the benefits: sharpens focus, fuels creativity & connects the player to something greater than one is.
what makes me wake up every morning
The values I live by
Creativity & innovation
I embrace the fusion of tradition and modernity, encouraging fresh perspectives while honoring the timeless beauty of art
Democratized Academic Knowledge
I am committed to making top-tier artistic education accessible to all, breaking down barriers to learning and creativity
Community & Collaboration
I believe in the power of collective growth, fostering a supportive network where artists inspire and uplift one another
Growth & Reaching Dreams
I support each individual's journey, providing the tools and encouragement needed to achieve personal artistic aspirations
Teacher
I’m a cellist composer from the land of resilience and Chopin (Poland). I’ve had the privilege of performing as a soloist, chamber musician and I’ve worked with world-class ensembles, orchestras and artists. I’ve toured extensively and got some awards. I will be honest with you, at the point when I had a lot of nice invitations, concerts, projects – I looked around and I didn’t have people in my life. I was fully absorbed by what I was doing, since alongside my performance career, I’ve received multiple grants from European foundations and been invited as an artist-in-residence to Iceland (University of the Arts), Sweden (Elektronmusikstudion EMS), Brasil (Casa Figueira), Greece (bEam arts) and USA (The Volland Foundation). I’ve also produced concerts, provided employment for others in the arts and served as an artistic director. I was always curious to work with other genres, not only within the classical music universe. Since sixteen I’ve been a session musician so my sound must be by now on hundreds of albums worldwide. Since twenty twenty-three I am a certified yoga teacher from a World Yoga Federation-accredited school and I‘ve been training for triathlons.
Five university degrees later, from top European academies
-including pedagogy, a soloist and cultural management major-I saw the benefits of what I dedicated my life to. I’ve come to realize that the right type of practice has the power to transform well-being and bring order when the inner or outer world feels chaotic. And art definitely has the power to bring an extraordinary, beautiful people into your life.
teacher.
After years of teaching online, empowering and passing on the “know how” – I made the step to create Binging Art. It brings me so much joy seeing others realise that they too can understand this “complex” path levelling up as a cellist & expand their musical literacy.
I know that I am an effect of my ongoing curiosity, so where I am today – I feel it is nothing out of ordinary and you too could have walked a similar path since childhood, since we are all humans and equal in this world. Most recently, I completed an Advanced Postgraduate Degree in Music: Soloist Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus in Denmark, which is the highest possible degree in Music in the country. I graduated with the maximum mark in 2023 and after that I received a generous national grant. Before that, I earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Management from the University of Humanities and Economics in Poland, which helped deepen my understanding of the role of culture in shaping societies. From 2015 to 2020, I pursued a Master of Arts in Music at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, one of the world’s leading institutions for music education. My education also included a one-year specialization in cello performance at Mälardalens Högskola in Sweden, a Master’s Degree in Music Performance and Presence and Bachelor’s Degree in Stage Performance and Music Pedagogy from Conservatorium Maastricht Zuyd Hogeschool in the Netherlands. My foundational education took place at Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna I i II stopnia im. Karola Szymanowskiego in Poland, a unique school that requires children to win competitive auditions for entry. I attended this institution from 1997 to 2010, where I developed the skills and discipline that laid the foundation for life.
Yoga Teacher’s Certificate taught me to connect the wisdom of the East with the principles and scientific achievements of the Western culture.
I have won national cello contests and earned a podium in an international cello competition. Over the years, I have collaborated with world-renowned musicians, and my sound is featured on many recordings produced by collaborators and clients from around the world. A significant milestone in my career came in 2024 when I received a Grammy Award Certificate as an Associate Performer for my contribution to the Grammy-winning CD “Saariaho: Reconnaissance” in the category of Best Choral Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards.
Touring extensively across Europe, I have performed in some of the iconic concert halls and have had the privilege of performing twice in Japan in a duo with a piano. My creative projects have provided employment to fellow musicians, and one of my collaborations, focusing on the crossover between jazz and classical music, was released by the Norwegian record label AMP Music & Records.
As an Artist in Residence, I’ve had the opportunity to work at institutions like EMS Stockholm and the University of Arts Reykjavik, exploring the intersection of creativity and technology. I’ve also shared my insights as a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus, where I gave a talk on “Music and Health.”
While my career has included many performances, awards, and academic milestones, what I’m most proud of is my journey as a first-generation musician. Coming from a non-musical family, I had to forge my own path in a world that is often seen as exclusive and reserved for those with a background in music. This perspective has shaped my commitment to making the art of cello accessible to everyone. (An interesting fact: Historically, women – I identify as such – were forbidden from playing the cello for a long time due to societal norms regarding the instrument’s positioning between the legs. I feel that in today’s world, we owe it to the female artists, musicians, and composers of the past who were silenced to keep carving a bold, unique, and innovative path for future generations of females and underrepresented minorities to follow.)
