Karol Ciesluk

Karol Ciesluk is a double bass player currently working in the

Norwegian National Opera Orchestra. He studied performance

at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo under Dan Styffe,

Matthew McDonald and Henning Kraggerud.

Karol is a much sought after chamber musician and soloist,

performing in music festivals such as Bergen International

Festival, Valdres Festival, Fagerborg Festival in Oslo, Norsjø

Chamber Music Festival in Telemark and Musica Mundi in

Belgium. He has also appeared as a soloist with Oslo Camerata,

Rivne Philharmonic Orchestra, Concerto Avenna Chamber

Orchestra, and the Barratt Due Orchestra.

Karol is a prize winner of many national and international solo

competitions such as the International BASS2012 Competition

in Copenhagen, the International BASS2010 Youth Competition

in Berlin and the International Bass Competition "Wratislavia”

in Wroclaw.