Mateusz Kowalski studied viola da gamba at Witold Lutoslawski Conservatoire with Kazimierz Pyzik and Musical Academy in Krakow with Marcin Zalewski. As a part of his studies he spent one year in The Royal Conservatoire in the Hague studying with Philippe Pierlot and Rainer Zipperling. He participated in masterclasses with Paolo Pandolfo, Marianne Muller and Petr Wagner and orchestral projects with Jacques Ogg and Manfredo Cordes. He performs as a soloist and chamber musician in Poland and abroad – Australia, Italy, Spain, Netherlands – fringe concert at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia – Festival Brezice). He is a regular member of “Floripari” ensemble from the Royal Castle Wawel in Krakow specializing in renaissance music and he works with others ensembles – Capella Cracoviensis, Consortium Sedinum, Camerata Cracovia, Ars Cantus – all over the Poland. He cooperates also with early dance group Cracovia Danza, Lithuanian Brevis Consort and based in Slovakia Le Nuove Musiche. With viol trio The Gambassy he was awarded the first price at the International Contest for Early Music Ensembles Żory 2012. Since 2013 he’s been teaching gamba in the Musical Academy in Kraków. Apart from his activity as an instrumentalist he is also a director of early music vocal ensemble Perfugium that concentrates mainly on Polish religious repertoire of XVI and XVII centuries and traditional songs of the Church in Poland. With this ensemble he released six CD’s. He cooperates with Dominican Institute for Liturgy participating in recordings and leading workshops of liturgical music. In 2018 he released with Perfugium CD titled Kraków-hub of the Universe featuring the secular songs of Renaissance Kraków. As a member of the vocal group “The Lute Guild” directed by lute player Antoni Pilch, he performed at many prestigious events – Festival Trialogos in Tallin, Festival d’Ile de France, Septembre Musical de l’Orne, Polish pavilion at the Expo Exhibition – Hanover 2000, concerts for the Polish Consulate in Barcelona.