Karolina Szymanowska
ul. Oceaniczna 9
85-435 Bydgoszcz
Poland
tel. + 48 663-058-198
She was born on 24 August 1984 in Bydgoszcz. She started to
learn the violin at the age of seven, at the A. Rubinstein State
Music School in Bydgoszcz. She won Honourable Mention in 1996
and 3rd Prize in 2002 at the Young Instrumentalists Competition
in Bydgoszcz. She graduated from the A. Rubinstein Secondary
Music School in Bydgoszcz, where she had studied with H. Balaban.
She continued her education at the Feliks Nowowiejski School
of Music in Bydgoszcz, initially with H. Balaban and later with
Prof. M. Baranowski.
She participated many times in the Solo Violin Courses in Bydgoszcz,
Krzyzowa, Przemysl, Lanciano (Italy) and Elverum (Norway), with
such teachers as P. Janowski, M. Baranowski and C. di Martini.
She also participated in orchestra and chamber music courses
in Bydgoszcz, Lanciano (Italy), Sangemini (Italy) and Elverum
(Norway). She is a member of the early music ensemble Illo Tempore.
She also performed with jazz musicians and recorded with The
Woltaire. Her accompanist is Michal Szymanowski, with whom she
performed in Budapest (Hungary) and Brno (Czech Republic) among
other sites. She also cooperates with the Pomorska Philharmonic
Orchestra in Bydgoszcz, Capella Bydgostiensis, Torun Symphony
Orchestra, and Plock Symphony Orchestra.
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