2008 | Doctor of Musical Arts Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York Major: Violin Performance |
2008 | Alumni Fellow The Academy. A program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School of Music and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. A two-year fellowship program for the finest young professional musicians designed to develop the artistic values and skills necessary for careers that combine musical excellence with education, community engagement, advocacy, and leadership. |
2002 | Master of Music University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Major: Violin performance |
2000 | Master of Music, Diploma with Highest Distinction Music Academy, Poznan, Poland Major: Violin Performance |
2000 | Pedagogy and Education Degree Music Academy in Poznan and College of Education Interdepartmental two-year program preparing for college level teaching |
2000 | Postgraduate Diploma in the field of Culture Management College of Social Skills, Poznan, Poland One-year certificate in Arts Management |
2008-present | Visiting Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Undergraduate Chamber Music Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York Other work duties include individual violin instruction, assisting with outreach programs, chamber music instruction |
2011 | Faculty, Carnegie Hall's Professional Training Workshop Merida, Mexico |
2002-2004 | Graduate Teaching Assistant Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York |
2007 | Fellow The Academy. A program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School of Music and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education Teaching in New York City Public Schools, designing and developing string programs in public schools |
2002-2004 | Chamber Music Coach Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York Pre-College Division |
2002-2005 | Teacher Huntington Music Academy, Huntington, New York Violin Studio, all ages |
2000-2002 | Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Violin Studio (undergraduate) |
1996-2000 | Teacher Music Academy, Poznan, Poland Taught at the undergraduate level, chamber music and violin instruction |
2010 | Steingraeber Hall, Bayreuth, Germany Recital during Richard Wagner festival |
2010 | Guggenheim Museum, New York World Premiere of composition of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank |
2010 | Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan Six concerts representing New York’s Carnegie Hall |
2010 | Chamber Music on the Hill, Maryland |
2010 | Summer Music Festival, Hood College, Maryland |
2008 | In performance with Emerson String Quartet Invitation to perform with 8-times Grammy winners in a gala concert celebrating 20th anniversary of Staller Center, Stony Brook, New York. |
2007-2008 | Ensemble ACJW, The Academy. A program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School of Music and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education More than twenty chamber music and chamber orchestra concerts in Carnegie Hall, Juilliard School, as well as Skidmore College residency |
2007 | First Violinist, Vega String Quartet West Coast concert tour. Offered permanent position as the first violinist with the Vega String Quartet (more than 20 years of career) and the teaching position at Emory University, Atlanta (declined due to commitment to THE ACADEMY position). |
2006 | Carnegie Hall, New York Premiere of Messiaen Sept Haikai with conductor David Robertson |
2005, 2006 | Itzhak Perlman Chamber Music Program, New York Chamber music program with Itzhak Perlman, invited for two consecutive summers |
2003, 05, 06 | Music@Menlo Festival, Bay Area, California Organized by Directors of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society |
2005 | Stanford University Chamber Music Institute with St. Lawrence String Quartet |
2004 | Carnegie Hall, New York Five concerts- solo and chamber music- with Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble |
2004 | Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Massachusetts Performance with Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble |
2004 | First Contemporary Music Institute and Festival, New York |
2004 | European String Academy, Bonn, Germany Chamber music performances with such artists as Ida Bieler, Nina Tichman, Gustav Rivinius, Philip Setzer. Venues included Beethoven's House in Bonn. |
2004 | New World Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas European Tour |
2003 | Carnegie Hall, Michael Tilson Thomas Professional workshop |
2002 | Aspen Music Festival Performed Brahms concerto as a soloist with the American Academy of Conducting Orchestra |
2010 | Nordbayerischer Kurier Major Review after concert in Bayreuth in German newspaper |
2009 | Gazeta Pomorska Major interview with major Polish newspaper |
2007 | Strings Magazine How to Teach Your Children Well (November, 2007) |
2007 | Kurier Plus Front page interview in the large Polish magazine |
2005 | Appearance in the television documentary about Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Project in a TV series on Japanese Television Station NHK |
2004 | The Strad Magazine Mention |
2004 | All Things Considered, National Public Radio (NPR) Featured interview and performance together with Yo-Yo Ma. |
2003 | Minnesota Public Radio Radio appearance |
2003 | Nowy Dziennik Interview in the largest Polish magazine in the U.S. |
2009 | Liszt-Garrison Festival and International Piano Competition First Prize in collaborative artists category Special Prize for Best Performance of Franz Liszt’s works Special Prize: recital in Bayreuth, Germany at Wagner Festival multiple performance prizes |
2005 | Pro Musicis International Competition Finalist |
2005, 2006 | Winner of full scholarship for Perlman Music Program |
2004 | Winning the auditions in Carnegie Hall to play 5 concerts with Yo-Yo Ma in Carnegie Hall |
2004 | Full scholarship for Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance in New York |
2003 | Winner of the auditions at Carnegie Hall to play at Michael Tilson Thomas two concerts in Carnegie Hall |
2003 | Full scholarship to Music at Menlo Festival in California |
2003 | Full scholarship to Pacific Music Festival in Japan |
2002 | Full tuition and Teaching Assistantship at State University of New York, Stony Brook |
2002 | Full scholarship to Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival |
2002 | Winner of the full fellowship from International Aspen Music Festival and performance prize to play with American Academy of Conducting |
2002 | Juillian Olevsky Prize for the best musician of University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
2000 | Full tuition and Teaching Assistantship from University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
1996 | Full scholarship at the Music Academy in Poznan, Poland |
1995 | Polish Violin Competition, Third prize |
2007-2008 | The Academy Performances in Carnegie Hall with conductors like Reinbert De Leeuw, James Conlon, Christopher Hogwood |
2004-2005 | New World Symphony, Miami, Florida First violin section Rome Tour, Florida tour |
2004 | European String Academy Chamber Orchestra Germany Tour, first violin |
2002-2004 | Stony Brook University Orchestra Concertmaster and section |
2003 | Carnegie Hall, Michael Tilson Thomas' chamber orchestra First violin |
2002 | Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado First violin in the Academy, Academy of Conducting Orchestra (conductors included David Zinman, James Conlon, Michael Tilson Thomas). |
2000-2002 | University of Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster and section |
1994-1996 | Jeunesses Musicales Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster |