Prize winner of international competitions, Polish cellist Magdalena Sas performs across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and appeared in renowned concert halls such as Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, BOZAR in Brussels, Witold Lutoslawski Studio in Warsaw, NCPA in Mumbai. She had the privilege to share the stage with Ivry Gitlis, Gary Hoffman, Philippe Graffin, Frank Morelli and collaborate with ensembles such as the Australian World Orchestra, the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Poland, YES Camerata and Hulencourt Soloists in Belgium. While working in India, she collaborated with world-famous Indian musicians: Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia and Sabir Khan, and appeared as a soloist at the opening concert of the Royal Opera House in Mumbai.
A graduate of music conservatories in Poland, Belgium, and Austria, Magdalena is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship and Paul Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Fellowship. She presented masterclasses and workshops across the globe in collaboration with MusAid Organization, El Sistema, Global Leaders Program, International Cello Institute, Mehli Mehta Music Foundation and Antigua & Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestras, to mention a few. Magdalena's research focuses on music by Indian American composers and explores the fusion of Western classical and Indian classical music idioms in contemporary music written for cello. Currently, she serves as the cello instructor at University of Minnesota Duluth.
Magdalena is the founder and director of the Third Coast Chamber Collective (TCCC). Since 2021, she is also the artistic director of the Third Coast Chamber Collective Festival in Grand Rapids, MN bringing international artists and innovative programing to various community spaces in rural Northern Minnesota.