Wlad Marhulets is a Polish composer of Jewish descent. Born in Minsk in May 1986, he began to be seriously interested in music at the age of 16. Wlad attended Academy of Music in Gdansk where he studied composition with Krzysztof Olczak, and later transfered to the Juilliard School in New York where he began studying with one of contemporary music's most distinguished composers, John Corigliano.
Since identity has always been at the center of Wlad's music, he explores his heritage most ardently through his compositions. Acquaintance with Leopold Kozlowsky, known as the last klezmer of Galicia, as well as fascination of David Krakauer's recordings took on great importance for Wlad's development as a composer. Hence, the most important influences that his music is based upon include an amalgamation of klezmer and Jewish tradition. The key works referring to his heritage include Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet (performed by David Krakauer with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, cond. Andrew Litton), String Quartet ?Dybbuk? (to be performed by Kronos Quartet at Lincoln Center Out Of Doors 2010), and others.
Primarily interested in a synthesis of musical styles, Wlad is always at work on a variety of genre bending projects. His continuous crossing of borders between genres and styles has resulted in a large number of works. In spite of young age his compositional output numbers more that 50 items of orchestral, chamber, and solo pieces.