Scholarship recipients

Tobiasz Włodarczyk was born in Radom in 2008 and has five brothers. In 2014, he became a student at the Oskar Kolberg Music School Complex in Radom. From an early age, he participated in accordion competitions, winning awards including:

- 26th International Accordion Music Festival in Przemyśl 2022 - distinction

- As the first accordionist of the quintet at the 14th World Music Festival in Innsbruck - venue

- National Music Competition of the Center for National Education 2024 - distinction

- Mława Accordion Music Festival 2024 - 2nd prize

- He was a multiple winner of the National Accordion Competition in Słupca.

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In addition to the accordion, he has been regularly improvising and composing on the piano, his second instrument, since the age of eight. He attended music school in Radom for 12 years, graduating in 2026. During this time, he participated in and was involved in organizing and conducting school events (concerts, festivals, sports galas). He was a member of the Humi Accordion Band, an accordion orchestra, with which he toured and competed in competitions both in Poland and abroad. He formed a trio with friends from his senior year in high school. They had the opportunity to perform together on stage, performing the Motion Trio's repertoire. In high school, he also began developing his skills in bass guitar, music production, and recording under the supervision of Mr. Bartosz Szetela.