Maksym Zajączkiewicz

Maksym Zajączkiewicz is a lecturer at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, specializing in harpsichord performance, basso continuo, and early music. He holds a PhD (2023) on Gdańsk's harpsichord music history and teaches performance practices, improvisation, and historical score reading. His research focuses on 17th-century music, Gdańsk composers, and free forms like stylus fantasticus. He collaborates with ensembles like Baltic Opera and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic.

• Education: Harpsichord studies under Dr. Małgorzata Skotnicka (BA, MA, PhD).
• Awards: Multiple national harpsichord competition victories, including the Wanda Landowska Competition and reaching the Leipzig Bach Competition's second round at age 20.

Performance interests span early music, Kashubian folk traditions, and flamenco. He has premiered chamber works and co-authored recordings with artists like Sigiswald Kuijken and George Tchitchinadze.