2026
La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina · F. Caccini
Confidencen · Ulriksdal
Jarosław
Kaliski
Pianist, operarépétiteur, harpsichordist and fortepianist, working at the intersection of the lied, the baroque stage, and the modern opera house. Assistant Professor of Musical Performance in Opera at Stockholm University of the Arts.
§ I — Biography
A musician of many rooms.
From the Polish piano tradition to the opera stage, by way of the German lied and the baroque continuo bench.
Trained first as a concert pianist at the F. Nowowiejski Academy in Bydgoszcz under Prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń — whose Chopin lineage he still carries into the rehearsal room — Jarosław Kaliski moved to Stockholm in 2009 for postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music, and then to Detmold, Germany, where he completed a Master in Liedgestaltung with distinction under Prof. Manuel Lange.
He has coached German for Marlis Petersen’s Marietta in Mariusz Treliński’s Die tote Stadt, realised continuo for Jean-Christophe Spinosi’s La Cenerentola at the Royal Swedish Opera, and played harpsichords through productions from Lully to Händel to Mozart.
Since 2021 he has been Assistant Professor of Musical Performance in Opera at Stockholm University of the Arts, where he teaches German Lyric Diction, co-leads the annual Early Music Seminar, and mentors young singers through their first complete operatic roles. His pedagogical research — the online course series Lyric LAB — is now used by over a hundred Scandinavian singers as part of the standard curriculum in both Italian, French and German diction.
In summer 2026 he joins the musical team of Confidencen Opera & Music Festival’s Female Edition — Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina, directed by Jacopo Spirei under the musical direction of Peter Spissky.
§ II — Upcoming
Summer 2026 · La Liberazione
Francesca Caccini’s 1625 opera opens Confidencen’s Female Edition festival — premiering 30 July 2026 at Ulriksdals slottsteater.
Confidencen Opera & Music Festival · Female Edition
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
Francesca Caccini (1625) · libretto by Ferdinando Saracinelli
A tale of power, magic and seductive illusion — the knight Ruggiero held on Alcina’s island, where reality bends to her will, until the sorceress Melissa comes, disguised as his old mentor, to break the spell. A duel between two formidable women; an allegory of liberation that leaves a long shadow.
The production closes with a composed horse ballet for twenty-four pairs, staged inside Confidencen — a theatre built in the 1670s as a royal riding house. A co-production with Den Andra Operan.
La Liberazione is much more than a traditional story of liberation. What fascinates me is the intense struggle between Alcina and Melissa — two women who shape reality in wholly different ways.Jacopo Spirei, director
§ III — Productions
Selected productions.
As répétiteur, continuo player, coach and assistant conductor — Royal Swedish Opera, Drottningholm, Confidencen, Warsaw National Opera, and beyond.
2026
Olympiaden · A. Vivaldi (L’Olimpiade)
Folkoperan · Stockholm
2025
Don Giovanni · W.A. Mozart
Confidencen · Ulriksdal
2024
Armide · J.B. Lully
Drottningholm Court Theatre
2024
Alcina · G.F. Händel
Confidencen · Ulriksdal
2024
12th International Moniuszko Competition · Concert Project
Teatr Wielki · Warsaw
2022
Il Giustino · A. Vivaldi
Drottningholm Court Theatre
2019–20
Short Stories · Åslund / Hulpers / Tarrodi
Royal Swedish Opera
2018
Chorus · season productions
Royal Swedish Opera
2017
La Cenerentola · G. Rossini
Royal Swedish Opera
2017
Die tote Stadt · E.W. Korngold
Teatr Wielki · Warsaw
2016
Götterdämmerung · R. Wagner
Royal Swedish Opera
2016
Die Zauberflöte · W.A. Mozart
Teatr Wielki · Warsaw
2015–16
Le nozze di Figaro · W.A. Mozart
Royal Swedish Opera
2014
Lohengrin · R. Wagner
Teatr Wielki · Warsaw
§ IV — Positions
Institutional practice.
Current and recent academic and theatrical appointments.
Current · 2021 —
Assistant Professor of Musical Performance in Opera
Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) · Uniarts Opera
Tenured fixed-term · 100%
Primary responsibility for the musical preparation of singers in the one-year Master’s programme in Opera, supporting their individual artistic projects and their transition into professional opera.
- Teaching German Lyric Diction — IPA, grammar, historical context, repertoire.
- Co-leading the annual Early Music Seminar on French and Italian baroque style.
- Coaching for Advanced Role Interpretation and Dramatic Expression of the Voice.
- Jury member and accompanist for BA/MA admissions.
Summer · 2024 —
Operarépétiteur · Harpsichordist · Fortepianist
Confidencen Ulriksdals Slottsteater
Opera production
Working under Music Director Peter Spissky across the summer festival — musical preparation of casts, continuo realisation on period instruments, and musical assistantship in staged productions.
Current · 2022 —
Guest Répétiteur & Harpsichord Tuner
Drottningholm Court Theatre
Per production
Répétiteur for selected productions, harpsichord tuning for period-instrument stagings, and audition accompaniment for prospective soloists.
Current · 2014 —
Guest Vocal & Language Coach
Teatr Wielki — Polish National Opera, Warsaw
Per production
Specialising in German repertoire — musical preparation and diction coaching for international productions and the Opera Academy’s concert projects.
Past · 2016 — Dec 2025
Vocal Coach & Pianist
Birkagården Folkhögskola · Classical Music Department, Stockholm
Nearly a decade
Almost ten years of musical direction for the school’s annual stagings — from Monteverdi’s Poppea and Cavalli’s La Calisto to Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream — along with Art Song seminars, opera ensemble, and diction courses.
Past · 2015 — 2020
Operarépétiteur · Assistant Conductor
The Royal Swedish Opera (Kungliga Operan), Stockholm
Guest
Coaching principal singers, accompanying and conducting stage and music rehearsals, and keyboard continuo during performances. Additional year as Assistant Chorus Master under James Grossmith.
§ V — Coaching on camera
In the room.
Selected documentation from the coaching studio — working sessions with singers on diction, style, and interpretation.
German Lyric Diction — a lesson from Lyric LAB
Example lesson from the online course developed at SKH Opera
Course · Pedagogy · DE
Händel · Arresta Aminta e Filide
Clarice Granado, soprano · JK at the harpsichord
Baroque · IT
Händel · Lascia Amor
Eric Ander, bass · JK at the harpsichord
Baroque · IT
§ VI — Pedagogy
Lyric LAB.
An online lyric-diction curriculum for Swedish singers — part of the course material at SKH Opera. Interactive modules, native-speaker audio, IPA, and the repertoire to practise on.
I.
Italian
Launched 2017 · 100+ students
Six modules from Latin roots through seven-vowel modifications, gemination, syllabification, and the poetic meters of Mozart’s recitatives. Developed with Mia Rosetti.
II.
French
Launched 2019
Nasal vowels, the e muet, liaison and the particular architecture of French mélodie — developed with Swedish-French baritone Eric Schoeffler.
III.
German
Launched 2024 · SKH Opera curriculum
Seven modules from the Germanic roots of Hochdeutsch through Auslautverhärtung, umlauts, and stage pronunciation. Developed with soprano Elisabeth Meyer.
Student · Norwegian Academy of Music
The course demonstrates clearly and concretely how to physically form the different vowel and consonant sounds. I’ve had several aha moments during the course and got answers to things I didn’t even know I was wondering about.Student testimonial, lyriclab.se
§ VII — Repertoire
Roles in the coaching room.
A sampling of roles studied and coached with students and professionals — on the piano, the harpsichord, and the fortepiano.
Mozart
- Susanna · Le nozze di Figaro
- Figaro · Le nozze di Figaro
- Pamina · Die Zauberflöte
- Donna Elvira · Don Giovanni
Verdi · Rossini · Donizetti
- Gilda · Rigoletto
- Violetta · La traviata
- Rosina · Il barbiere di Siviglia
- Adele · Die Fledermaus
Britten & beyond
- Oberon · A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Wagner · Lohengrin, Götterdämmerung
- Korngold · Die tote Stadt
- Szymanowski · King Roger
Art Song · Liederabend
- Schubert · Winterreise
- Schumann · Dichterliebe
- R. Strauss · Brentano Lieder, Vier letzte Lieder
- Sibelius · Nordic art song
Baroque & Early Opera
- Monteverdi · L’Orfeo, L’incoronazione di Poppea
- Cavalli · La Calisto
- Purcell · Dido & Aeneas
- Händel · Alcina, Orlando
- Lully · Armide
20th-Century & New Music
- Bohlin · Tristessa
- Menotti · The Medium, The Consul
- Åslund / Hulpers / Tarrodi · Short Stories
- Vaughan Williams · Riders to the Sea
§ VIII — Education & Honours
Training & distinctions.
Education
2022
Teaching & Development in Arts Education (HPU)
Stockholm University of the Arts · 7.5 ECTS · Grade: Pass
Higher-education pedagogical training as required by SUHF.
2011–2013
Master of Music · Liedgestaltung, Piano
Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany · Grade: Very Good (A · 1.0) with Honours
Art Song with Prof. Manuel Lange. German diction with Christian Kleinert. Italian opera and diction with Prof. Fabio Vettraino. Accompanist in masterclasses with András Schiff and Thomas Quasthoff; Hugo Wolf Lied Competition, Stuttgart.
2010–2012
Master in Music Performance · Vocal Coach, Piano
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Vocal Coach studies with Matti Hirvonen. Orchestral conducting with Mikael Bartosch. Harpsichord & continuo with Ulf Söderberg. Amanuensis on opera projects.
2009–2011
Master in Music Performance · Piano, Chamber Music
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Postgraduate piano studies with Prof. Staffan Scheja. Lecture-recital on Chopin Mazurkas at the 2010 anniversary festival, Polish Cultural Institute.
2002–2007
Bachelor & Master of Fine Arts · Piano Performance
F. Nowowiejski Music Academy, Bydgoszcz, Poland · 24/25 with honours
Piano class of Prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, chair of the F. Chopin International Piano Competition. Master’s thesis on Ligeti’s Études for Piano.
Scholarships & Awards
- 2018The Royal Opera House in Stockholm — Scholarship
- 2012Anders Sandrews Stiftelse — substantial scholarship for Master studies abroad
- 2011Gålöstiftelsen — Master studies at HfM Detmold
- 2010Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse — Chopin 200th Anniversary project
- 2010Accompanist’s Scholarship · Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm
- 2010Pianist’s Scholarship · Svenska Frimurare Orden
- 2009Accompanist’s Scholarship · Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm
- 2006Polish Ministry of Culture — exceptional study record
- 2005Performance Prize · Bremen European Piano Competition
- 2000Polish Ministry of Culture — outstanding achievements in piano
Languages
Polish
Native
Swedish
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Italian
Working
French
Good
§ IX — Contact
In touch.
For concert engagements, coaching, productions, and Lyric LAB enquiries.
