Jacek Klimkiewicz was born in Warsaw, where he studied with Irena Dubiska, a pupil of Bronislav Huberman and Carl Flesch.  He soon won the first prize at a competition in Lodz and became leader and solo violinist with the Polish Chamber Orchestra.

He made his orchestral debut at the age of 18, performing Paganini's First Violin Concerto in the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw.  He completed his studies by attending the master classes of Ilona Feher (Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv) and Henryk Szeryng and taking his concert examination with Wolfgang Marschner in Freiburg.

Jacek Klimkiewicz has been professor of violin at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen since 1992, serving as dean from 1998 to 2000.

He played first violin with the Sonare Quartet.  In addition to making radio and commercial recordings (German Record Critics' Prize, Prix Répertoire Paris and the "Favorites of 1989" record of the year in Miami), he has undertaken several extensive concert tours of most European countries, Japan and South America, and has taken part in interesting music festivals, such as Holland Festival and the Akiyoshidai Music Festival in Yamaguchi (Japan).

Jacek Klimkiewicz plays a violin by Januarius Gagliano, Naples 1770.