Sebastian Kozub
Cello
Sebastian Kozub comes from a family with deep musical traditions—his father is a cellist and his mother a
violinist. He began playing the cello at the age of five. His musical education led him to the Purcell School in
London, where he studied with Pal Banda, and later to the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, where he
worked with Andrés Díaz. He is currently studying at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw under
Prof.Dr. Tomasz Strahl and Dr. Adam Klocek.
Sebastian has won prizes at more than fifty national and international cello competitions. His most notable
achievements include First Prize at the 8th Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in Croatia,
Second Prize at the V. J. Dotzauer International Cello Competition in Germany, First Prize at the International
“Flame” Cello Competition in Paris, Second Prize at the International Cello Competition in Liezen (Austria),
Second Prize at the David Popper International Cello Competition in Hungary, and the Grand Prix at the
Bohdan Warchal International String Instruments Competition in Slovakia.
He has appeared on prestigious stages across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the Royal Festival
Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Goldsmiths Theatre, Caruth Auditorium in Dallas, the Concert Hall
of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, and the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing. He has collaborated with
renowned orchestras such as the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the National Orchestra of China,
the Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra, the Žilina Symphony Orchestra, and the Lublin Philharmonic.
As a chamber musician, Sebastian has performed with acclaimed artists including Andrés Cárdenes, Teng Li,
and Aaron Boyd. He is the cellist of the E Nulo Piano Trio (with Jan Wachowski, piano, and Xiaotong Wang,
violin), which was a finalist at the 22nd Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Łódź.
In addition, Sebastian is a member of the Frigatti Ensemble, a group with unconventional instrumentation
focused primarily on contemporary music. With the ensemble, he has performed at the Chopin Museum in
Warsaw, Lublin Castle, and many other venues throughout Poland.
Earlier in his career, he was the cellist of the renowned Julius Quartet, an ensemble that performed regularly
across the United States and served as the Peak Fellowship Ensemble in Residence at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit organization Emerge Coalition.