Born in 1974, he studied violin and conducting at the Academy of Music in Wrocław. He was a laureate of the 6th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Conducting Competition in Katowice and won the award of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra there for best Polish conductor. He conducts concerts in Poland and abroad, with such orchestras as Sinfonia Varsovia, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, the Polish Radio Orchestra; he collaborates with Polish philharmonic and chamber orchestras, with musical theatres and operas. He has been working closely with film music composer Zbigniew Preisner since 2000. He records for Polish Radio and TV and for music labels. He conducted the European premiere of Jeffrey Stock’s symphonic poem Lulie the Iceberg (2005), collaborated with Jean Michel Jarre for the concert at the Shipyard of Gdańsk and for the premiere of Jan A.P. Kaczmarek’s Freedom Cantata for the 25th anniversary of Solidarity. This year’s engagements include further work with Kaczmarek and Journey to Light, a film music gala in Los Angeles. Michał Nestorowicz is Artistic Director at the Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk. According to many celebrities of the world of music, he belongs to some of the most interesting artistic personalities of the recent years.