Adam Kałduński hails from Gdańsk. In 2015, he graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski General Secondary Music School, studying piano under Mariusz Trzebniak. He then continued his studies at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz under Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, where he obtained a Master's degree (2020) and completed postgraduate studies (2022). From 2016 to 2019, he studied simultaneously under Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń and Jerzy Sulikowski.
He is the winner of the II International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Beijing (2019). He won first prize and five special prizes (including the Critics“ Prize and the Audience Award) at the III International Piano Competition ”Premio Amadeus„ in Lazise (2023). The pianist's other competition achievements include: second prize at the 50th National F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2020), first prize at the XVI National Piano Festival ”Chopin Interpretations for the Young” in Konin-Żychlin (2019); first prize and three special prizes at the XXII International F. Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia (2014), as well as prizes at many other competitions. He took part in the XVIII International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2021), performing in the first two stages. He was also a semi-finalist in the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn (2023) and the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna (2025).
Adam Kałduński performs regularly in Poland and abroad. He is often invited to give Chopin recitals. Adam has performed to date in several of the most prestigious venues in Poland, such as the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, NOSPR in Katowice, the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, or during the International Chopin Festivals in Duszniki-Zdrój.
He took part in numerous masterclasses led by renowned artists such as Dang Thai Son, Arie Vardi, Nikolai Demidenko, Edward Auer, Kevin Kenner, Tamàs Ungar, Dina Yoffe, Pavel Gililov, Piotr Paleczny, Giuliano Mazzoccante, Dmitri Alexeev, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Akiko Ebi, Stanislav Ioudenitch, and many others.
