Marcin Masecki is one of Poland’s most prolific and idiosyncratic artists He performs extensively on all keyboard instruments, sings, composes for film and theatre, produces festivals, conducts orchestras, educates, records and curates musical events. His projects span a wide range of styles and his virtuosic fusion of different genres as well as the blurring of the line between high art and entertainment have become his hallmarks.
His latest project “Boleros y mas” is an exploration of Latin American music, familiar to him as he spent his childhood in Colombia. This year he will go forward with another chapter of his fascination with music from South America. This time, he expands the classical jazz trio into a 9-piece big band that sounds like old Hollywood with a touch of jungle. His unusual arrangements turn the classical boleros Brazilian choros Columbian cumbias into symphonic and film music, and his personal relationship to the southern continent gives us a completely new musical genre - a mixture of Latin energy and Slavic melancholy.
Another Marcin’s project is the Młynarski-Masecki Jazz Band, an orchestra led jointly with Jan Młynarski, presenting Polish popularmusic from the inter-war periodin a new and original version.
As a classically trained pianist, Masecki regularly picks up the threads of the European musical legacy, interpreting them with a rare combination of freedom and erudition. During the season 24/25he is artist in residence at the NOSPR. Katowice. He is a regular guest at the Bach Festival in Świdnica, PL
September 2022 saw the premiere of an album of Bach and Mozart piano concertos, recorded with the MACV baroque orchestra. Previous releases include Chopin's Nocturnes, Beethoven's Last Sonatas, and Scarlatti's Sonatas.
Being a classical musician he works solo, with chamber groups and with orchestras as a soloist or conductor. He hosts a variety of concert cycles in Warsaw, where he often combines music and a spoken word sessions. He is a member of the Ensemble Festival, where gives improvisation masterclass’ every summer.
As composer he premiered a new symphonic poem in May 2023 with the NFM Philharmonic in Wrocław called “There are three polonaises in the Goldberg Variations”. The piece is abroad exploration of the ties between Bach’s masterpiece and the Polish national dance. He has, so far written 3 symphonies and one piano concerto.
As a film scorer he has received the prestigious "Orzeł" award in 2022 for best score for "Powrót do tamtych dni". He has also worked on Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Cold War” (BestDirector at Cannes 2019), Darek Gajewski’s “Strange Heaven” and Michał Marczak’s “Fuck For Forrest”, among others.
He works regularly with the Polish National Radio, Teatr Studio, Capella Cracoviensis and the Szczecin Philharmonic. He lives in Berlin and Warsaw.