Paweł Hendrich was born in 1979 in Wrocław (Poland). After studying engineering and economics at the Wrocław University of Economics he studied composition at the K. Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (prof. Grażyna Pstrokońska Nawratil) and at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne (prof. York Höller).

The works of Paweł Hendrich have been performed at concerts and festivals in Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United States of America.

The composer has received commissions from: Warsaw Autumn Festival (Ensemble Musikfabrik, Basel Sinfonietta, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra), Warsaw Philharmonic, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutschlandfunk (Kwartludium), Goethe-Institut, BHF BANK Stiftung and Ensemble Modern, The Municipality of Wrocław (NOSPR), Polish Institute in Madrid (PluralEnsemble), Institute of Music and Dance, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, Chain Ensemble, The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra, National Forum of Music (Lutosławski Quartet, LutosAir Quintet, NFM Leopoldinum String Trio, Studio Dan), ZAiKS Polish Authors' Association as well as from the Polish Composers' Union (Pablostrom, Orkest De Ereprijs).

Among Paweł Hendrich’s most significant awards and distinctions are: The Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture (2017) and the Bronze Cross of Merit (2022) – both awarded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Scholarship of the Mayor of Wrocław (2020), and the Annual Award of the Polish Composers' Union (2025).

For several years now, he has been programming, composing and performing live electroacoustic music. With Cezary Duchnowski and Sławomir Kupczak he founded the electroacoustic group Phonos ek Mechanes. So far, trio has performed at festivals of improvised, contemporary and electroacoustic music, and at concerts in Poland and abroad.

In 2010 DUX released Paweł Hendrich's monographic record "Chamber Works", in 2017 second one called  "Metaforma" and in 2025 the third "Fractalized". In 2012 Bôłt Records released Phonos ek Mechanes’ first CD called  "C+-". In addition, his works have been published on several other CDs, including Ensemble Modern label.

born in 1994 coloratura soprano, musician, multi-instrumentalist, pedagogue, sailor, Master of Music Arts

Mateusz Śmigasiewicz (1989), artysta dźwiękowy, kompozytor, muzyk. Absolwent Uniwersytetu Muzycznego Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie w klasie kompozycji i multimediów prof. Zygmunta Krauze. Uczestnik kursów kompozytorskich pod kierunkiem wielu wybitnych artystów, takich jak Simon Steen-Andersen, Phillipp Manoury, Johannes Kreidler, Mark Andre, Agata Zubel, Stefan Prins, Marco Stroppa, Marta Ptaszyńska, Maurizio Sotelo, czy Ondřej Adámek. Działa twórczo na wielu polach, komponując muzykę kameralną, symfoniczną, elektroakustyczną oraz muzykę ilustracyjną do teatru i filmu. 

Interesuje go rozstrajanie zastanych współbrzmień, zagęszczanie faktur, rozciąganie czasu, rozszerzanie przestrzeni – również poprzez tworzenie na zasadzie bliskiej współpracy z wykonawcą. Działa intuicyjnie, choć bliska jest mu procesualność. Uwielbia aranżować sytuacje, w których reguły komunikacji nie są do końca jasne, posługując się przeczuciami zamiast słów.

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Mateusz Śmigasiewicz (b. 1989) is a Polish composer, sound artist and musician. He studied with prof. Zygmunt Krauze at Fryderyk Chopin Music University and in 2015 gained a master degree in composition and multi-media (graduation - 2015). He participated in master classes with many composers, including Simon Steen-Andersen, Phillippe Manoury, Johannes Kreidler, Mark Andre, Stefan Prins, Marco Stroppa, Ondřej Adámek. Mateusz works in many areas, composing chamber music, electroacoustic, electronic music and music film and theater.

He is interested in detuning existing consonances, thickening textures, stretching time, expanding space - also by creating in close collaboration with the performer. He works intuitively, although processuality is important to him. He loves to arrange situations in which the rules of communication are not entirely clear, using premonitions instead of words.

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