Agnieszka Grela-Fedkowicz

 

B. Rutkowski Primary and Secondary Music School in Cracow, Poland

Agnieszka Grela-Fedkowicz is a concert harpist, composer and harp teacher at the B. Rutkowski Primary and Secondary Music School in Cracow, Poland.

There, in 2006, she founded the first harp class for children in Lesser Poland Province.

Her students are winners of numerous competitions both in Poland and abroad. They are holders of the scholarship program of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Young Poland and beneficiaries of the National Fund for Children.

Agnieszka Grela-Fedkowicz conducted harp workshop in Warsaw, Poznan, Katowice, Rybnik, Dabrowa Gornicza, Lanckorona and Radziejowice.

She was a member of jury in several competition like Glowing Harp Competition, Kharkiv, Ukraine and harp competitions in Szczecin, Poland.

For many years she has been composing pieces of music for children and her compositions have been regarded and awarded by judges at numerous competitions. In 2022 PWM released a collection of pieces by Agnieszka Grela – Fedkowicz Images from Cracow for harp.

She is also a versatile performer, cooperating with many independent artists and performing at the music premieres.

She has also collaborated with many orchestras. Together with a drummer Wojciech Fedkowicz, she forms the Fedkowicz Duo, who in 2018 released their debut album Imaginary space and in 2023 the second album Points of departure.

In 2020, she received a scholarship from Minister of Culture and National Heritage for the realization of a solo album with original music in which the harp meets electronics: Impressions. She is the artistic director of the Harp Days in Cracow.

In 2015, she was awarded the honorary badge Meritorious for Polish Culture by Minister of Culture and National Heritage.