Anna Maria Staskiewicz - graduated with honours from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski School of Music in Poznan (2007), where she had studied violin with Prof. Marcin Baranowski. She perfected her skills at master classes with Professors Wanda Wilkomirska and Tatiana Grindenko.
She won the following prizes at violin competitions: 3rd Prize and Special Prize for best performance of a W. A. Mozart’s violin concerto, as well as Polish Radio II Audience Prize at the 13th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznan (2006); Special Prize for best performance of a W. A. Mozart’s violin concerto at the 22nd International Valsesia Musica Competition in Italy (2006); 1st Prize at the 5th International Karol Szymanowski Competition in Lodz (2001); and 1st Prize at the 16th International Bach Competition in Zielona Gora (2000).
She toured many countries, including: Albania, Brazil, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, and, of course, Poland. She cooperated with National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice, National Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw, The Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra, The Leopoldinum Chamber Orchestra, the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra, the Sinfonia Viva Orchestra, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra (Germany), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, The Sinfonica Municipal in Sao Paulo and various symphony orchestras in Poland. She performed under the baton of such conductors as: P. Andersson, L. Borowicz, A. Duczmal, J. M. Florencio, Ji-Hoon, M. Nestorowicz, M. Nalecz-Nesiolowski, J. Maksymiuk, D. Murphy, V. M. Perevoznikov, Ch. Simonis, S. Vavrinek, J. Salwarowski, T. Strugala, A. Wit, and M. Vengerov.
She was awarded scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage six times. She received prizes of the Marshal of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province, and of the President of the City of Torun. She was awarded Artistic Scholarship of the City of Poznan (2002), and the Young Poland Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and Art (2007).