Philip Czaplowski was born in London in 1958, and has lived in Melbourne, Australia since 1969. In addition to his work as composer and pianist, he is currently completing a PhD in music composition at Monash University, where he is also a sessional lecturer in music theory.

Performers of Philip's music include the Melbourne SO, Christchurch SO, Australia Pro Arte, The Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Geelong Chamber Orchestra, Australian Chamber Soloists, Australia Felix, Kazimierz Dawidek, Harry Sparnaay, James Strauss, Jeffrey Crellin, Prudence Davis, David Thomas, Debra Fox, David Nuttall, Paul Todd, and Carl Rosman.

In addition to numerous Australian performances, Philip Czaplowski's music has been performed in the USA, England, Austria, Holland, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Ireland, and New Zealand, and his works have been broadcast by ABC Classical FM, ABC Radio National, 3MBS FM, and Radio Adelaide.