Julian Gilewski

Julian Gilewski is a Polish conductor, born and based in Warsaw. In 2025, he graduated in Master Orchestral Conducting from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where he studied under Professor Monika Wolińska.

In June 2024, he made his debut at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, conducting the National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in his diploma concert. During the 2024/2025 artistic season, he was Resident Conductor of the Lublin Philharmonic as part of the “Conductor in Residence” program organized by the Polish National Institute of Music and Dance. Since the 2023/2024 season, he has been collaborating with the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw as an Assistant Conductor of GMD Maestro Patrick Fournillier, working on productions such as Aida and Falstaff by G. Verdi, Roméo et Juliette by C. Gounod, and the ballet Prometheus, Dracula or Symphony in C.

Julian is the First Prize winner of the 4th National Adam Kopyciński Conducting Competition (Wrocław, 2023). He has worked with many leading Polish orchestras, including National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw, NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Polish Radio Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, as well as the philharmonic orchestras of Szczecin, Lublin, Kielce, Katowice. He is a recipient of scholarships from the Jerzy Semkow Foundation (2022), the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2023), and the Rector of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music.