Mariusz Patyra was born in Orzysz/Poland in 1977. 

He began to play the violin at the age of 7. His teachers were: Zbigniew Ciucias, A. Hoffmann in Olsztyn, Agnieszka Cypryk, Prof. J. Kucharski in Warsaw, Prof. K. Węgrzyn in Hannover and Maestro Salvatore Accardo in Cremona. He graduated with honours from the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, and is a lecturer at the Academy.

A true virtuoso of the violin, Mariusz Patyra's artistic career took off after winning the 2001 Niccolo Paganini International Violin Competition. His success was exceptional in that he was the first ever Polish violinist to win the "Premio Niccolo Paganini". Patyra was also awarded a special prize for best interpretation of the Paganini Caprices and received a copy of the great master's violin, "Il Cannone"; he had the honor of performing on Niccolo Paganini's original Guarneri del Gesu during a later concert.