SZYMON EMIL PARULSKI
SZYMON EMIL PARULSKI (Poland)
1st Prize 2021
Born on 2000 in Poland, began his journey with clarinet in 2008 at the Music School in Płock under Jacek Grochocki. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree at the Academy of Music in Katowice with Arkadiusz Adamski. Currently, he is pursuing a Soloist Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel in François Benda’s class. As a soloist, he has performed with notable ensembles such as Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra INSO and The Zemlinsky Quartet, collaborating with esteemed conductors incl. Alain Altinoglu, Manfred Honeck, and Stanislav Kochanovsky. He has also been a member of the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and joined the Verbier Festival Orchestra in 2024. His achievements include 3rd prize at the V International Clarinet Competition in Ghent and 1st prize at the XVII International Clarinet Competition Severio Mercadante, Noci. In 2023 he has been honoured with the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship.
