BIOGRAPHY
Mateusz Rzewuski – concert organist, Habilitated Doctor of Musical Arts (Assistant Professor equivalent) is one of the most active performing artists of polish concert organists. He completed prestigious music universities in four countries: in Poland, his Master’s studies in organ performance with the top grade and distinction in the class of Prof. Andrzej Chorosiński at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, in Germany: Master’s studies at Musikhochschule in Lübeck, in the organ class of Prof. Franz Danksagmüller, In France: organ performance and improvisation at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Paris, as part of the postgraduate concert studies “La cycle concertiste” in the solo class of Christophe Mantoux, which he completed with the “Concertiste” Diploma in 2017 and in Switzerland: the postgraduate studies in early music in the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, in the master class of Prof. Wolfgang Zerer.
In 2018, Mateusz Rzewuski was conferred the Doctor of Musical Arts degree (at the age of only 26) at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw on the grounds of his doctoral dissertation: “The art of creation of sacred symphonic organ works based on the cycles of Symphonie-Passion op. 23 by Marcel Dupré and L’Ascension by Olivier Messiaen” and the first CD in Poland recorded on the historic Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Orléans, France. He obtained his postdoctoral degree (dr. hab.) in the field of Musical Arts in 2026 at the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. The artistic work presented during the habilitation procedure was the artist’s second solo album – “Polish Historic Organs in Olkusz & Pasłęk” – recorded on two superbly restored historic organs in Olkusz and Pasłęk.
The artist pursues a lively artistic activity. He has given concerts at international festivals on four continents: in 23 European countries, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hongkong and Russia, performing recitals in many prestigious venues, including concert halls in Hong Kong, Moscow, Cracow, Vilnius, Tampa, Bialystok; concert halls of renowned universities, including the University of California, Dartmouth College and the University of Tampa; at the Central Synagogue in New York and cathedrals in San Francisco, London, Wellington, Seoul, Edinburgh, Ulm, Orleans.
He has taken part in numerous master classes given by Guy Bovet, Piter van Dijk, Hans Fagius, Gerhard Gnann, Olivier Latry, Ludger Lohmann, Christophe Mantoux, Michael Radulescu, Daniel Roth, Wolfgang Zerer and many others.
A laureate of several competition: in Rumia (2011), Legnica (2013), Bardo (2013 – I. prize and the special prize), Vilnius (2015 – second prize and the special prize) and Białystok (2017 – I. prize and the special prize). Mateusz Rzewuski has been a two-time grant-holder of the President of the Capital City of Warsaw and a grant-holder of the Rector of the University of Music in Warsaw. He has also been granted a scholarship by the Ministry of Science and the ‘Młoda Polska’ [Young Poland] scholarship for outstanding artistic achievements by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, with the purpose of pursuing Master’s studies in Germany.
Since 2021, he has been a member of the Commission for Church Music of the Diocese of Siedlce.