About us
Head
dr hab. Piotr Niewiedział, prof. AMP
pniewiedzial@amuz.edu.pl
Deputy Head
mgr Jan Mazurek
jmazurek@amuz.edu.pl
Contact
room D117 | Mon – Fri | 12 p.m. -2 p.m.
phone (+48) 61 856 89 33
mgr Magdalena Kałek | mkalek@amuz.edu.pl
mgr Dagmara Pawelska-Rogal | dpawelska@amuz.edu.pl
History of the Institute
The Institute of Lutherie was established as a result of the restructuring of the Academy in accordance with the provisions of the Act 2.0 Law on Higher Education and Science of July 20, 2018. In its present shape it stemmed from the Faculty of String Instruments, Harp, Guitar, and Lutherie, which functioned in 2007-2019. It was the youngest independent unit at the Academy, separated in 2007 from the Faculty of Instrumental Studies. Its first dean was prof. Wojciech Maliński, who held the position in 2007-2012. The present Institute continues the tradition of educating musicians-instrumentalists that dates back to the beginning of the Academy of Music in Poznań in 1920. The post-war history of the Faculty was created by eminent violinists, including prof. Jadwiga Kaliszewska, considered to be the creator of the Poznań violin school and “Mother of Masters” – teacher of many outstanding graduates, now professors of the Academy. The Institute offers courses in classical music on stringed and plucked instruments as well as educating artist luthiers in instrument making and maintenance. Since 1978 the Institute has been the only one in Poland to specialize in artistic lutherie.
Descritpion of the Institute
The Institute of Lutherie offers training in instrumental studies in the following specialties:
- violin performance
- viola performance
- cello performance
- double bass performance
- harp performance
- guitar performance
and as the only academic unit in Poland:
- artistic lutherie.
The Institute includes the following units:
- Department of String Instruments, Harp and Guitar,
- Department of Artistic Lutherie,
- Department of Chamber Music,
- Department of Orchestral Music.
The Institute of Lutherie offers first (Bachelor), second (Master), and third (Doctoral) degree courses. The mission of the unit is educating artist musicians, including soloists, chamber musicians, and orchestral musicians in the performance of classical music on stringed and plucked instruments, and training artist luthiers in the making and maintenance of the instruments. The mission is carried out through:
- comprehensive development of musical and lutherie talents and skills
- teaching the craft of music and lutherie in master-student relations
- sensitizing to beauty, which combines tradition and modernity
- shaping artistic taste and educating for creative activity for the benefit of national culture.
The Institute conducts academic research and, through its substantive units, organizes and co-organizes the following events:
- national and international academic conferences, symposiums, concerts, courses and performance workshops
- national performance contests:
- Zdzisław Jahnke Violin Competition,
- Jan Rakowski Viola Competition,
- Dezyderiusz Danczowski Cello Competition,
- Adam Bronisław Ciechański Double Bass Competition,
- Włodzimierz Kamiński Lutherie Competition.