Bartosz Woroch (born 27 September 1984) is a Polish-born violinist and prize winner at major international competitions such as the Pablo Sarasate in Pamplona, Spain, in 2003 and the 2005

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in New Zealand.

Early life

Born in 1984 in Poznań, Poland, Woroch studied at the Paderewski Academy of Music in his home town with Marcin Baranowski. He was awarded a scholarship by the Swiss Government in 2008 to further his studies at the

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with Monika Urbaniak-Lisik.

Career

At the age of 22 Bartosz was appointed concertmaster to the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra. He left this position two years later to focus more on solo and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

performances which led to recitals in London at Wigmore Hall and the

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, the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, the

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, Verbier Festival in Switzerland, and

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in Ireland. He has also toured New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2009 he continued his studies with a fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) in London in the class of cellist

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. From 2011 until 2015 he was supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT).

Recordings

*2016: ''Dancer on a Tightrope'' ( Bacewicz, Hindemith,

Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (russian: Софи́я Асгáтовна Губaйду́лина, link=no , tt-Cyrl, София Әсгать кызы Гобәйдуллина; born 24 October 1931) is a Soviet-Russian composer and an established ...

, Prokofiev,

Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and re ...

, Cage), with

Mei Yi Foo Mei Yi Foo (, born 1980) is a Malaysian pianist who currently based in London. She has been taught by musicians such as Yonty Solomon, Chris Elton and Alexander Satz. She has played at the Royal Festival Hall, Finlandia Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, ...

; Champs Hill Records *2017: ''ConNotations'' ( Shostakovich, Berg, Saint-Saëns), with the

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and Mei Yi Foo; Orchid Classics''ConNOtations''
Mei Yi Foo

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woroch, Bartosz 1984 births Living people Musicians from Poznań Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Polish classical violinists Male classical violinists 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century male musicians