Joanna Schiller-Rydzewska

Joanna Schiller-Rydzewska is a Professor at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, affiliated with the Faculty of Conducting, Composition and Music Theory since 2021. Previously, she served at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (1997–2021), including as Head of the Department of Art and Cultural Studies in 2019.

Her academic background includes:

• Diploma with distinction in Composition and Music Theory, Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk (1997)
• Doctoral degree, Academy of Music in Warsaw (2008) on Augustyn Bloch
• Habilitation degree, Academy of Music in Warsaw, Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Poznań (2019) for research on post-war Gdańsk composers
• Postgraduate studies in Gedanistyka, University of Gdańsk (2021)

Her research centers on contemporary Polish composers—particularly the Gdańsk musical community—with expertise in post-war music history and composers' biographies. She has published two foundational books and 45 scholarly works, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between music theory, cultural studies, and historical analysis.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• 3rd prize at the 11th Master's Theses Competition (1998) for "Piano Sonatas by Pierre Boulez"
• Ministry of Culture and Art scholarship (1996/97)

As a public intellectual, she contributes to national music journals ("Ruch Muzyczny," "Topos") and regional publications ("Dziennik Bałtycki"). She authors program booklets for DUX recordings and is a featured speaker at the Gdańsk Contemporary Music Festival "Nowe Fale."