Agata Szymczewska (born 1985 in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

) is a Polish violinist and alumna of the Academy of Music in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

and the

Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (german: Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, italics=unset, abbreviated to HMTMH) is a university of performing arts and media in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Dating ...

, where she studied under professors Bartosz Bryła and Krzysztof Węgrzyn, respectively. In 2006 she won the 13th

Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition The International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (Polish: ''Międzynarodowy Konkurs Skrzypcowy im. Henryka Wieniawskiego'') is a competition for violinists up to age 30 that takes place every five years in Poznań, Poland, in honor of the vi ...

.* * * * * She has also won awards in violin competitions in Canada, Germany, Austria, and Poland.

References

External links

Agata Szymczewska's official website
Polish classical violinists Polish women violinists 1985 births Living people Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition prize-winners People from Koszalin 21st-century classical violinists {{Poland-classical-musician-stub