“Mateusz Molęda impresses with his undisputed musical skills and stylistic flexibility.”
Michael Sanderling
Mateusz Molęda is undoubtedly one of the most interesting personalities among contemporary conductors. Since conducting for the first time at the age of 19, he has amazed audiences and critics alike with his musically impressive interpretations and multifaceted concert programmes. In October 2023, he won first prize and the orchestra’s special prize at the renowned Sergei Koussevitzky International Conducting Competition, one of the most important conducting competitions in the world.
Recently described by the German press as a rising star of the classical music scene, Mateusz Molęda made his acclaimed and internationally celebrated debut with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in June 2025. Further invitations have recently taken him to the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and repeatedly to the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra. In the 2025/26 season, his debut appearances include the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg, among others.
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In recent years, Mateusz Molęda has conducted guest performances in numerous countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Canada, South Korea, South Africa and Peru. He has worked with the German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, the Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
The Bavarian radio station BR-Klassik gave special recognition to Mateusz Molęda’s captivating and profound interpretations of a wide variety of musical styles, as well as his dynamic and energetic presence on the podium. Particular mention was made of his intense and serious engagement with the work and composer, his meticulous attention to detail and his concentrated determination to differentiate every aspect of the performance.
Mateusz Molęda received groundbreaking musical inspiration from his mentor Marek Janowski, who had a formative influence on his artistic development by passing on his diverse experiences over several years. At Janowski’s personal request, he also worked as his assistant with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the hr-Sinfonieorchester and the Dresdner Philharmonie.
Born and raised in Dresden, the conductor, who is rooted in German and Polish traditions, first studied piano at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover in the class of Arie Vardi, one of the world’s most important music educators of recent decades. In collaboration with Zvi Meniker, one of Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s last students, Mateusz Molęda also continued his studies in the field of early music and historically informed performance practice. During his active career as a concert pianist, he performed as a soloist and with renowned orchestras around the world.
Mateusz Molęda is fluent in German, Polish, English, French and Russian and received his doctorate in 2021 from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow with a dissertation on polyphonic composition techniques in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.
