About

Magdalena Pawlisz is an orchestral conductor for both opera and symphonic repertoire. Her interests are focused around two figures of 19th century music: Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner. She also has a very big interest in the music of Karol Szymanowski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Krzysztof Penderecki.

In the past three seasons she served as an assistant conductor to GMD Enrico Calesso at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg (Das Rheingold, Twilight of Gods, Nixon in China). This season she assisted Patrik Ringborg at the Göteborg Opera with Carmen.

Magdalena holds a BA in Violin and a MA in Conducting, which she obtained at the University of Arts Berlin. At present she is pursuing her Doctorate of Arts dissertation studies at the Academy of Music in Krakow. 

Schedule

Assistantship: Rheingold @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

Assistantship: Rheingold @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

January 29th-March 14th, 2020 Magdalena was assisting GMD Enrico Calesso in the new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg. See details about the production here.

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Carmen @ Göteborg Opera

Carmen @ Göteborg Opera

October 1st until December 19th, 2019 Contract at the GöteborgsOperan as a Stage Conductor for all Carmen performances, as a result of an internship as an Assistant Conductor. Magdalena did…

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Concert @ Lundby New Church in Gothenburg

Concert @ Lundby New Church in Gothenburg

December 1st, 2019 Adventskonsert LUNDBYSYMFONIKERNA (Musical Director: Daniel Björkdahl) LUNDBY MOTETTKÖR MATTIAS EKLUND, organ CAROLINA FRIBERG, soprano MAGDALENA PAWLISZ, conductor Repertoire: C Ph E Bach: Organ concerto in G major…

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Concert with Cappella Gedanensis @ European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk

Concert with Cappella Gedanensis @ European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk

September 27th, 2019 Concert of Cappella Gedanensis Conductor & speaker: Magdalena Pawlisz PROGRAMME Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) Concerto for String Orchestra (1948) Kurt Magnus Atterberg (1887-1974) Suite for Violin, Viola and…

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Opera Course @ Royal Opera House in London

Opera Course @ Royal Opera House in London

July 1st to July 5th, 2019 Magdalena Pawlisz took part in the Women Conducting Course for opera, held at the Royal Opera House and National Opera Studio in London. The program…

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Assistantship: Götterdämmerung @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

Assistantship: Götterdämmerung @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

May-July 2019 Magdalena Pawlisz was the Assistant Conductor and Souffleur for the new production of “Der Ring des Nibelungen: Twilight of Gods” at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg. Musical Director: Enrico…

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Concert @ ROTARY-UNESCO Conference in Zamość

Concert @ ROTARY-UNESCO Conference in Zamość

April 27, 2019 Magdalena Pawlisz conducted the Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Musical School in Zamość at the ROTARY-UNESCO conference in Zamość. Program: W. Kilar, Polonaise, movie theme from Pan Tadeusz S….

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Concert with Polifonica Vogherese @ Duomo di Voghera

Concert with Polifonica Vogherese @ Duomo di Voghera

December 15, 2018 XXXI. Christmas Concert in Voghera (Italy) Choir Polifonica Vogherese “Angelo Gavina” (Music Director: Michele Viselli) Orchestra da camera di Voghera Magdalena Pawlisz (conductor), Michele Viselli (conductor), Enrico…

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Assistantship: Nixon in China @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

Assistantship: Nixon in China @ Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

March-May, 2018 Magdalena was an Assistant Conductor in the production of John Adams’ Nixon in China at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg. She assisted the Music Director Enrico Calesso in musical preparations…

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Brahms 2. with Neubrandenburgische Philharmonie

May 24, 2017 Magdalena conducted Brahms 2. Symphony with the Neubrandenburgische Philharmonie. It was her Master of Arts in conducting Diploma concert at the University of Arts Berlin.

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Concert with Preußisches Kammerorchester Prenzlau @ Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche

January 11, 2017 Concert at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin Preußisches Kammerorchester Prenzlau Sung Kwon You – bassoon Magdalena Pawlisz – conductor Program: W. A. Mozart, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in…

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Concert with Brandenburger Symphoniker @ crescendo2016 in Berlin

Concert with Brandenburger Symphoniker @ crescendo2016 in Berlin

June 2, 2016 crescendo2016 festival in Berlin Brandenburger Symphoniker Magdalena Pawlisz – conductor Program: L. van Beethoven, Creatures of Prometheus’ Ouverture Op. 43. Joseph-Joachim-Konzertsaal, Bundesallee 1-2, Berlin, Germany Photo credit: Marcus Witte

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