The graduate of two faculties of the Lodz Music Academy:
instrumental (piano) and vocal and acting under J.Pietraszkiewicz.
She continued vocal studies under André Orlowitz in Copenhagen
which led to many successes in International Vocal Competitions.
In years 1992-1994 she was awarded the 1st prize in Moniuszko Competition in Warsaw, Brahms Competition in Hamburg,
and ARD Music Competition in Munich.
Urszula Kryger's repertory extends from baroque oratories,
through German and Italian oper, to romantic and modern songs.
She performed concerts and songs evenings in the biggest music centers of Europe, like: Munich, Paris, Frankfurt (Alte Oper), Berlin (Schauspielhaus), Milano (La Scala), Stuttgart, Madrid.
She has co-operated with famous conductors : Jerzy Semkow, Jan Krenz,
Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, Sir Colin Davis.
She performs regularly at well known music festivals, like:Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, Berliner Festwochen, Kissinger Sommer, Warsaw Autumn.
U.Kryger is particularly keen on chamber music and has been accompanied by such great musicians as Hartmut Höll, Charles Spencer, Melvyn Tan , Pascal Rogé, clarinetist Paul Meyer, and String Quartets: Tokyo String Quartet, Petersen Quartet and Sine Nomine Quartet.
Her international oper debut took place in 1996 in the SemperOper
in Dresden as Angelina in Rossini`s "Cinderella".
She has recorded for radio stations in Poland, France, Germany and Switzerland.
Her CD-recordings include: Poulenc`s "Polish Songs" with P.Rogé (Decca 1999), Chopin-Songs with Ch.Spencer (Hyperion 1999), Russian Duets with J.Rappé and T.Herbut (Dux 2001), Moniuszko Songs (Dux 2002), Szymanowski Songs (Dux 2002).