Background
Tomasz Skweres was born in Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz Skweres was born in Warsaw, Poland.
1997 he moved to Austria, where he studied composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Chaya Czernowin and Detlev Müller-Siemens, who was one of the last students of György Ligeti and Olivier Messiaen. Tomasz Skweres also studied cello with Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet) at the same university.
He composed a number of chamber music works, orchestral compositions and works for choir. His music has been performed at Wiener Musikverein, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Gasteig in Munich, Trafo House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest, Lviv Philharmony (Ukraine), Cantacuzino palace in Bukarest (Meridian Festival), Teatro Universitario de la BUAP in Puebla (Mexico), Guangzhou Concert Hall (China), Teatro da Reitoria in Curiciba (Bienal Música Hoje (Brasil)), Nørre Vosborg Chamber Music Festival (Denmark) as well as in Japan, Taiwan, Argentina and Australia. The Austrian Publishing House Doblinger has been the exclusive music publisher of Skweres" works since 2009.