Konstanty Kulka

Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, born in Gdansk on 5 March 1947, is a Polish violinist whose career combines solo repertoire, chamber music and the premiere of contemporary works. He trained in his native city with Stefan Herman between 1960 and 1965.

While still a student, he won a prize at the Paganini Competition in Genoa in 1964. Two years later he took first prize at the Munich International Radio and Television Competition. In 1967 he embarked on a career as a soloist, performing with leading orchestras and conductors from various countries. Together with the pianist Jerzy Marchwinski, he gives recitals regularly.

He is remembered for his recordings, among them interpretations of the violin concertos by Szymanowski, and for having premiered several works, such as Zygmunt Krauze's Violin Concerto of 1980.