Ewa Kowalski

Ewa Kowalski
Ewa Kowalski studied flute under Prof. Jerzy Mrozik at the Karol Lipiński Conservatorium of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, earning her Master of Music in Performance.

She won first prizes at the International Woodwind and Brass Competition in Wroclaw and the National Flute Competition in Olsztyn, among other accolades. Ewa was awarded the Young Musician Scholarship by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage and received a full scholarship to William Bennett’s International Flute Summer School in England, enhancing her chamber music expertise.
After relocating to Australia, Ewa has performed widely, including solo recitals at the Consulate General of Poland in Sydney and the PolArt Classical Music Festival. A finalist at the Sydney Flute Festival Open Flute Competition, she has collaborated with ensembles such as Wind Energy Ensemble, Sydney Contemporary Orchestra, and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. As a founding member of The Hourglass Ensemble, Ewa has performed extensively across Australia, Poland, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, including notable appearances at the City Recital Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, and Sydney Opera House.
Ewa has been featured on the Australian fine music broadcasting network and premiered Margery Smith's "Everything I Touch" Flute Concerto at the Sydney Opera House. She was a guest artist at the Australian Flute Festivals in 2019 and 2023 and served as an adjudicator at the Young Artist Competition in 2023. Ewa shares her expertise with her flute students at several renowned colleges in Sydney.
Anna and Ewa first met in 2016 during The Hourglass Ensemble’s European Tour. Over the past eight years, their Polish-Australian collaboration has flourished, culminating in a new album. They regularly perform together in Australia, both as a duo and within the larger Hourglass Ensemble, showcasing their distinctive collaborative synergy.