Dariusz Skoraczewski, Cello

Biography

Cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski has delighted audiences in America and Europe with his artistry and technical command. As a soloist he has performed with numerous orchestras in the US including the Montgomery Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, Dariusz has appeared in many chamber music concert series including Music at the Great Hall in Baltimore and the Barge Music Festival in New York City. In November of 2005 he gave his Carnegie Hall debut which was sponsored by the La Gesse Foundation. The cellist is also a member of a critically acclaimed ensemble - the Monument Piano Trio, artists-in-residence at the An Die Musik Live series in Baltimore.

Dariusz is a laureate of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Leonard Rose Competition in Washington D.C. and the Rostropovich Competition in Paris. He was a first prize winner in the Young Artist Competition in Santa Barbara, the Concerto Competition of the Alexandria Symphony and the Baltimore Music Club Competition.

Dariusz began his musical education at the age of six and spent his school years in Warsaw, Poland. He completed his higher education at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Along with his solo career, Dariusz is also the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.