He studied playing under Arto Noras, Jeroen Reuling, Witold Herman and Dorota Imiełowska.

He performed as a soloist in Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia.

At the age of eight years at the invitation of Elżbieta Penderecka at the Tempel Synagogue in concert performing David Popper's Hungarian Rapsody with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra.

In June 2010, Krzysztof Penderecki invited Pawlikowski to work under his direction on the interpretation of his Capriccio per Siegfried Palm and other contemporary oeuvres.

He also participated, as a member of the group of ten Polish cellists, in the educational encounters with Arto Noras.