Many music critics and music lovers consider Marcin Dylla to be one the most outstanding classical guitarists. He owes his position to an unprecedented number of awards won in music competitions. Between 1996 and 2007, he won first prize nineteen times at the most prestigious international guitar competitions held in Europe and the USA. In 2002, at the 7th International Guitar Convention in Alessandria, he received the Golden Guitar Award for the Best Young Guitarist. The CD album, recorded for Naxos, was in the top ten best-selling albums of this company in 2008, while the DVD “Wawel o zmierzchu” (Wawel at Dusk) was nominated for the Fryderyk Award in 2010.Marcin Dylla’s reputation in the artistic life of Europe has been cemented by his participation in many music festivals, conducting master classes, cooperation with outstanding musicians and orchestras, and numerous recitals in prestigious concert halls around the world. His winning of the 1st prize at the GFA International Concert Artist Competition in Los Angeles, which is considered one of the most prestigious in the world, resulted in Dylla’s tour of more than 60 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. After his recital in Washington, The Washington Post wrote: “Should anyone have any doubts that Marcin Dylla is one of the most talented guitarists on the planet, this evening they have been dispelled completely.”He started learning to play the guitar at the age of 8 at the State Music School in Ruda Śląska. In the years 1995–2000 he studied at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in the guitar class of assistant professor Wanda Palacz. He continued his music education at foreign universities: the Basel Academy of Music under the direction of professor Oscar Ghiglia, the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg under the direction of professor Sonja Prunnbauer, and the Conservatorium Maastricht under the direction of professor Carlo Marchione. In 2016, he held the prestigious position of guest professor at the University of San Francisco. He currently teaches at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and at the University of Münster.