Urbański studied conducting at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where his teachers included Antoni Wit, who one year after leaving this position considered him as the best of the fifteen disciples he had at the institution.
[1] In 2007, he won First Prize of the Prague Spring International Conducting Competition, and also graduated from the Chopin Music Academy, Warsaw in the same year.
Based on these two appearances, the ISO named Urbański its 7th music director, effective 1 September 2011, with an initial contract of four years.
[9] In April 2013, Urbański became principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, with an initial contract of three years.
[11] In June 2024, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra announced the appointment of Urbański as its next artistic director, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of four years.