Katarzyna Marczak – clarinetist, music theorist, journalist. After obtaining a Master in Theory and Clarinet Performance at the Music Academy in Kraków, Ms. Marczak moved to Canada where, in 2009, she received a Doctorate in Musical Arts at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, focusing in particular on contemporary and chamber music. Upon her return to Kraków, she co-founded Centre of Music and Music Therapy Gaia, working on music education for children and young babies. She is interested in people and their stories, especially in the context of art, and has been a very active writer throughout her life, writing books, interviews, and publishing articles in several journals.

In 2019, she released the book “Eugenia Umińska – Dame of Violin in Memories of Kaja Danczowska”, for the Kraków Music University Press. The book has received critical acclaim: Anna Woźniakowska, in her review in “Nowe książki” magazine (1/2020) called the book “a fascinating lecture”. In 2020, Scientfic Paper Authors and Publishers Society “Universitas” will publish a full biography of renowned violinist Kaja Danczowska, written by Katarzyna Marczak. 

Ms. Marczak lives and works in Kraków. 

The book will be crafted by Mediapixel, a company we have worked with since the very beginning of the Foundation (and even longer). This is a bonus because we read each other’s minds in no time on aesthetic issues, and we can also enlist the creativity of the owner, Mr Jacek Szary, who approaches each project individually and enjoys each stage of production as much as his customers do.

Mediapixel has delivered printing services for over 13 years, offering products for the most demanding clients. The company specialises in printing music packaging for cultural institutions and musicians all over Europe and the United States. The state-of-the-art printing shop includes an Exclusive Prints studio where real gems of printing are crafted using 100-year-old presses.

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