Agata Zając is one of the most distinguished young Polish conductors in classical music. She began her musical journey as a violinist before completing her conducting studies at the Poznań Academy of Music. After graduating in 2020, Agata quickly gained international recognition, securing prestigious conducting roles. These include being Mills Williams Junior Fellow in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Assistant Conductor to Ludovic Morlot at the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, and a Conductor Fellow of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester in Hamburg.

Now based in the UK, Agata has built a dynamic international career as a guest conductor. Recent engagements include performances with acclaimed ensembles such as The Hallé, Manchester Camerata, Britten Sinfonia, Grazer Philharmoniker, Orchestre national de Metz, Orchestre de Picardie, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, as well as leading prominent Polish orchestras like NOSPR in Katowice, Szczecin Philharmonic, Poznań Philharmonic, and Opole Philharmonic.

Agata has participated in numerous prestigious conducting masterclasses, studying with renowned maestros such as Paavo Järvi, Jorma Panula, Johannes Schlaefli, Mark Heron, Antony Hermus, Marin Alsop, and Peter Eötvös. In 2023, she was selected as a Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, where she performed a series of concerts under the mentorship of Andris Nelsons, Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her previous studies include the Tonhalle Conductors’ Academy (2022), the Gstaad Conducting Academy (2021), and the NOSPR Conducting Academy (2021).

Early in her career, Agata served as Assistant Conductor at the Warsaw Chamber Opera (2018–2019) and later held the position of Resident Conductor with both the Toruń Symphony Orchestra and the Sudeten Philharmonic.

Agata’s talents have been recognized in several international competitions, where she earned 2nd Prize and the Audience Vote at the 2023 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. She has also received special distinctions at the Malta International Conducting Masterclass and Competition (2018) and the International Conducting Competition Città di Brescia (2021). In addition, Agata was awarded a scholarship by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage and holds the title of Associate Member of the Royal Northern College of Music.