The Programme
Biber: Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Telemann: Fantasia for Solo Violin no 7 in E flat major, TWV 40:20
Pisendel: Preludio from Sonata in A Minor for Unaccompanied Violin, JunP IV.2
Matteis: Alia Fantasia
Bach: Violin Sonata no 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Maria Włoszczowska (violin)
Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska performs as a soloist, chamber musician and guest concertmaster worldwide. She is recognised for her versatile musicianship, having won the First Prize and Audience Prize at the XXI Leipzig International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in 2018, as well as numerous prizes at the XV International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition.
Maria gave her debut recital at the Wigmore Hall with pianist Alasdair Beatson in 2016. She has appeared as soloist with several international ensembles since, including the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Concerto Budapest and several of Poland’s symphonic and chamber orchestras. She regularly performs at festivals around Europe where her chamber music partners have included Robert Levin, Philippe Graffin, Nobuko Imai, Amy Norrington, Paolo Giacometti, Bengt Forsberg, Matthew Hunt, Alasdair Beatson, Dinis Sousa and the Doric String Quartet amongst others.
Recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Emily Anderson Prize, the Hattori Foundation Senior Award and Poland's Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prize, Maria based herself in the UK after studying at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Leonid Kerbel, the Royal Academy of Music in London and completing her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Hungarian violinist and conductor András Keller.
More information: www.mariawloszczowska.com/