Krzysztof Książek was born in Krakow in 1992. He began his music education at the age of 9 in the piano class with Grażyna Hesko- Kołodzińska, M.A., and graduated from the 1st level S. Wiechowicz State Music School in Krakow. Since 2005, he has been under the tutelage of Prof. Stefan Wojtas, first as a student of the 2nd level F.Chopin General Education State Music School, and currently at the Academy of Music in Krakow.

He is a winner of highest prizes at national and international competitions: 1st Prize at the X Ludwik Stefański and Halina Czerny- Stefańska Piano Competition, Grand Prix and a special distinction for the best rendering of Chopin’s works, as well as the award of the Japanese sponsorship group Kigoukai to perform in Japan (Płock 2008), XV Concurs International de Piano Ricard Vines- 2nd Prize (Lleida, Spain 2009), The International Chopin Piano Competition- 1st Prize, Grand Prix, special distinction (Lvov, Ukraine 2010), 6° Concorso Internazionale Pianistico “Citta di Avezzano”- 1st Prize (Avezzano, Italy 2011), and The Frederic Chopin National Piano Competition- 3rd Prize (Warsaw, 2011).

The artist performed at the 67th International Chopin Piano Festival in Duszniki Zdroj,  XVIII International Festival of Young Laureats of Music Competitions “Silesia”, the V All-Polish Promotional Festival “August of Talents”- both in Katowice, and the II Arthur Rubinstein Festival of Łódź Philharmonics. He gave concerts in Japan, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. He is a recipient of following scholarships: the Malopolska Fundacja “Sapere Auso”, Rotary Club, the Prime Minister’s, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Foundation Pro Musica Bona. In the years 2005-2011, he was under the tutelage of the National Fund for Children.