Michal Stanikowski
graduated from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, in the class of Prof. Piotr Zaleski. In Germany he continued his musical education at the University of Music Freiburg with Prof. Sonja Prunnbauer, at the University of Music Trossingen with Prof. Michael R. Hampel and the University of Music in Weimar with Prof. Ricardo Gallen. The award – winning musician Stanikowski received prizes at numerous international guitar competitions, for example in Velbert (Germany), Enschede (The Netherlands), Weimar (Germany), Sanok and Olsztyn (Poland). Furthermore he was awarded multiple scholarships for outstanding achievements, such as grants by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as the "Young Poland" Foundation and the "Yehudi Menuhin Live Music" Foundation. Michal Stanikowski performs as a soloist at many music festivals, he gives chamber music concerts, works together with chamber and symphonic orchestras, is a member of the jury of numerous guitar contests and conducts masterclasses. From a very young age on Stanikowski records for Radio and Television. In 2007 and in 2008 he released his first two albums in a great number of copies.