Łukasz Długosz is recognized by international critics as one of the most outstanding flautists and stands as the most highly decorated Polish flautist in history. Notably, the Luxembourg-based magazine PIZZICATO, in a review of the album Flute Stories, hailed him as one of the world’s finest flute players.
The artist has recorded 56 albums, predominantly featuring Polish music, which have been highly acclaimed by Polish and European critics alike. These recordings have earned him numerous prestigious international awards, including the International Classical Music Award (ICMA), the Pizzicato Supersonic Award, and multiple Fryderyk Awards.
He is a graduate of the soloist program at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, and completed master-level studies at both the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris and Yale University in New Haven. A winner of over a dozen international competitions – including prestigious events in Paris, Odense, Munich, and Viggiano – he performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician both at home and abroad, collaborating regularly with many of the world's most renowned orchestras. As a soloist, he has performed at world-renowned venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Musikverein’s Goldener Saal and the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Gasteig’s Carl Orff Saal and the Herkulessaal in Munich, the Poly Theatre in Beijing, the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, the Shanghai Concert Hall, the Qatar Opera House, the Shin Kobe Oriental Hall in Kobe, and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow. He has performed under the baton of such celebrated conductors as Zubin Mehta, James Levine, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Jesús López Cobos, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jan Krenz, Jerzy Semkow, Jacek Kaspszyk, Gabriel Chmura, and Agnieszka Duczmal. On numerous occasions, he was personally invited to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s flute concerto under the baton of the composer himself, bringing the masterpiece to stages in cities like New York, Beijing, Doha, Berlin, Paris, London, Riga, Koblenz, and Helsinki.
In 2010, Łukasz Długosz made his high-profile recording debut with the London Symphony Orchestra, recording an album featuring Michael Colina’s flute concerto. The artist has also amassed an extensive catalogue of archival, radio, and television recordings both at home and abroad , with his concerts frequently broadcast by leading international radio stations such as BBC Radio 3, NDR, SWR, BR4, Deutschlandradio Kultur, Polskie Radio 2, Radio France, and RMF Classic. To date, 174 works have been composed in honour of him and his wife, Agata Kielar-Długosz. Most of these pieces are symphonic compositions that, following their world premieres, continue to be actively promoted and recorded. In recognition of his outstanding artistic achievements in flute performance, particularly for his dedication to works by Polish composers, the Executive Board of the Association of Polish Music Artists awarded him the 2016 Orpheus statuette. Furthermore, the Presidium of the Executive Board of the Polish Composers’ Union bestowed upon him its prestigious Honorary Award for his exceptional contribution to the promotion of Polish music, the expansion of the contemporary flute repertoire, his success in stimulating compositional creativity, and his tireless efforts in promoting new Polish music worldwide.
For his outstanding cultural activities and representation of his homeland, Łukasz Długosz has been decorated with the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. In 2019, the President of the Republic of Poland awarded him the title of Professor of Musical Arts.
