Born in 1986, in 2011 he obtained an MMus honours degree from the Wrocław Academy of Music after studies with Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (composition), Cezary Duchnowski (computer music), and Zbigniew Karnecki (theatre and film music). He obtained his DMA in 2019. 

His works have frequently been performed in Poland as well as abroad (Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Czechia, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, the USA, Cuba, Ukraine, and Japan). 2013 saw the release by For Tune Records of PLANETONY, the first album wholly dedicated to Ryczek’s music, followed by Cello Works (DUX). 

Ryczek is a member of the Polish Composers’ Union and the Polish Allotment Federation (PZD), winner of many prizes in competitions for composers. He has received scholarships from the Minister of Culture, the Marshal of Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, and the Mayor of the City of Wrocław. He consults his music with the wind, sun, and his daughters: Rozalia, Aurelia, and Laura. 

Selected works (since 2015): Menagerie for cartoon film, sampler, double bass and percussion (2015), Songs of Rozalia for flute, oboe, viola and cello (2015), Witches’ Fanfare for brass quartet (2015), Very Sad Song for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello (2016), Requiem for the Świdnickie Underground Passage for electronics (2016), Hommage à Carl Czerny for electronic viola (2017), Sour-Sweet for orchestra and choir (2017), Top and Bottom, suite on themes from Mieczysław Karłowicz’s works for orchestra and electronics (2017), The Shadow Hunter, chamber opera based on Erna Rosenstein’s prose (2018), Catalogue of Clouds for two pianos and video (2018), Alchemy of Sound for trumpet and computer (2019), Signs of Decay for improvising violinist, video and live electronics (2019), Wind Lullaby for solo flute (2019), PHANTOMS, cello concerto (2019), Distant Planet – Light Reflections on Glaciers for clarinet, cello and piano (2020), Duo for Violin and Cello (2020–21), Rafter’s Cloudy Sky for trumpet (2020), LOG IN. In statu nascendi, opera-monodrama to a libretto by Małgorzata Kazińska, for soprano, cello, electronics and video (2021), Concerto Grosso for five soloists, orchestra, live electronics and pre-recorded sounds (2021), Jazzy Amadeus for clarinet, vibraphone and cello (2021), Fairy Tale for soprano and six instruments (2021), From the Slavic Legends for symphony orchestra (2022), Passion for clarinets, violin, percussion and piano (2022), Computer Music for objects, improvising violinist and electronics (2022), Cosmic Lighthouse for cello and live electronics (2022), Caffeine for flugelhorn, flute and piano (2022), Kashubian Singspiel for choir, mezzo-soprano, baritone and string orchestra (2022), Songs of Aurelia for wind quintet (2022), Symphony of Peace for great symphonic organ (2023), Miłota – Kashubian Cantata for choir, mezzo-soprano, baritone, trumpet and string orchestra (2023), Dopamine, concerto for trumpet and orchestra (2023), Cuteness Overload for clarinet, accordion, cello, sampler, video and electronics (2023), Uncertainty States for saxophones and percussion (2024).