Lidia Rydlewicz-Zielińska

Lidia Rydlewicz-Zielińska is a Professor of Composition and head of SMEAMuz (Studio of Electroacoustic Music) at the Poznań Academy of Music. She has maintained a distinguished career spanning several decades as both an educator and composer.

Her educational background includes graduation in composition under Andrzej Koszewski at the State Higher School of Music in Poznań. She previously worked as a violinist with the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra and the Polish Radio "Amadeus" Chamber Orchestra.

Professor Rydlewicz-Zielińska's research and creative interests focus on contemporary composition techniques, electroacoustic music, sonology, and instrumentation. Her work represents significant contributions to Polish avant-garde and experimental music traditions, with particular emphasis on spatial and electronic sound production.

Her compositions have been performed at major international festivals across Europe, Asia, and the Americas including Berliner Festspiele, Donaueschinger Musiktage, and ICMC. She has collaborated with numerous prestigious ensembles and institutions worldwide.

• Polish Composers' Union award for "outstanding and comprehensive compositional achievements" (2007)
• Gloria Artis Medal (2015)
• Jeunesses Musicales first prize (Belgrade 1979)
• Internationale Wettbewerb für Komponistinnen first prize (Mannheim 1981)
• ZAIKS first prize (Warsaw 1982)
• Max Deutsch first prize (Paris 1984)

Throughout her career, Professor Rydlewicz-Zielińska has served in numerous leadership roles including vice-president of the Main Board of the Polish Composers' Union (until 2013) and vice-president of the Polish Society for Electroacoustic Music. She has been artistic director of several festivals and has curated international projects.

She heads SMEAMuz - the Studio of Electroacoustic Music at the Poznań Academy of Music, which serves as a center for experimental music production and research. Her interdisciplinary work has connected music with visual arts through collaborations with artists like Jan Berdyszak, Ted Brandsen, and Izabella Gustowska.