Julia Chmielewska-Ulbrich, born in Poland, was first amazed by the sound of the harpsichord at the age of 16, and received her first lessons on harpsichord at the Music School in Poznań (Poland). In 2004 she was awarded 1st prize at a polish national competition for high school students, an experience which encouraged her decision soon afterward to focus her musical studies on early music. In 2009 she was awarded 2nd prize at the First National Harpsichord Competition for academic students in Poznań, along with a special prize for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach.
After completing her Master's Degree in Harpsichord Performance with Marta Czarny-Kaczmarska and Aleksandra Rupocińska in Wrocław (Poland) in 2010, she moved to Leipzig to study at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in the harpsichord class of Prof. Nicholas Parle, where she received a Masters degree in 2013. She took part, drawing inspiration, in numerous masterclasses with Skip Sempé, Christophe Rousset, Bob van Asperen, Jacques Ogg and Colin Tilney.
As a member and co-founder of ensemble Camerata Bachiensis she has been awarded numerous prizes at international competitions, such as 1st prize at the 7th International Telemann Competition in Magdeburg 2013, 1st prize at Premio Selifa – 1st International Early Music Competition (San Ginesio 2013) and many others. Camerata Bachiensis was ensemble in residence in Bach Museum Leipzig (Germany) from 2016 to 2019.
Apart from her concert activities as a freelance soloist and continuo player she teaches and accompanies at opera projects and at competitions, such as the International Bach Competition in Leipzig and the International Viola da gamba Competition Bach - Abel in Köthen.