She has attracted attention for her style of music, which uses elements not only of sound, but also of the sense of space and visual arts, and also for her opera, Dla głosów i rąk (For Voices and Hands).

[1] She is a well-known composer in Europe[2] and has been recognized abroad, winning numerous juried scholarships, including the Staubach Honoraria for Composition.

[8] The work on her release, "Bloody Cherries", was performed mainly by Ensemble Garage, and was considered to be sensual and gestural by Polityka.

[10] Szmytka’s compositions are featured at international festivals and institutions including Warsaw Autumn,[11][12] where she premiered "Lost.

"[13] Her work has been performed at the Lucerne Festival, Festival Ultraschall Berlin, Wien Modern, Eclat-Festival Stuttgart, Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Musica Polonica Nova, Rheinsberger Musiktage, Deutschlandfunk Cologne, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Polish National Opera Warsaw.