Małgorzata Skotnicka

Małgorzata Skotnicka is an Associate Professor of Harpsichord and Chamber Music at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, serving as Vice-Dean of the Instrumental Faculty and founder/director of the Postgraduate Early Music Program. She established the harpsichord class at Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz Music School in 1995 and created the Władysław Landowska National Harpsichord Competition. Active in early music advocacy, she co-founded the Polish Association of Friends of Early Music and organizes festivals like ANIMA MUSICA and Europa 1700 +/-.

• Education: Harpsichord studies at Kraków Academy of Music under Elżbieta Stefańska
• Masterclasses with Zuzanna Ružičkowa, Hugette Dreyfus, and Jacques Ogg

Her performance career includes Pro Musica Antiqua (1996–2010), Silva Rerum arte ensemble (2010–present), and collaborations with artists like W. Kuijken and B. Csókolay. Recordings with DUX label earned national awards. She coordinates academic sessions on Baroque art and CPE Bach anniversaries, and develops educational initiatives like the 'Small School of Old Art.'

• Jury member for national harpsichord competitions
• Recipient of Meritorious Cultural Activist badge and Bronze Cross of Merit