Anna Ekielska-Skóra

Anna Ekielska-Skóra (born 15 December 1976) is a Polish flautist and social activist, from 2008 first flautist of the orchestra of the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk, from 2015 leader of the activist TAK Choir, from 2019 member of the board of the advocating LGBT rights.

Biography Family Born in 1976 in Kraków, daughter of the pianist Elżbieta née Ekielska; granddaughter of Eustachy Ekielski; great-granddaughter of Władysław Ekielski.

Education In 1996–2003 she studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków, where she graduated with distinction from the flute class of professor Kazimierz Moszyński. During her studies, she participated in master classes conducted by, among others, Mirjam Nastasi, James Galway, Peter-Lukas Graf, János Bálint and Jiri Valek. The choir was created in an open formula, like the Kraków Revolutionary Choir, to take part in events aimed at “building an equal and diverse society”, and happenings commenting on local city initiatives, The choir performed, among others at the Pomeranian Women's Congress, the Tricity Equality March From September 2019, she is a member of the board of the Tolerado association. In 2020, along with other Tolerado members, she took part in protests by LGBT people in Gdańsk.

She collaborated with Polish MP Joanna Senyszyn.

Awards 1st place in the OESTIG-Preise category in Vienna (2002), where the award included recording for Wien National Rundfunk Honorable Mention at the National Competition for French Music Interpretation in Łódź 2nd place at the Macroregional Auditions for Woodwind Instruments in Lublin 4th place at the National Auditions for Woodwind Instruments in Olsztyn