Janusz Wawrowski (born March 22, 1982 in

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, Poland) is a Polish

violinist The following lists of violinists are available: * List of classical violinists, notable violinists from the baroque era onwards * List of contemporary classical violinists, notable contemporary classical violinists * List of violinist/compose ...

, lecturer at the

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, and director of multiple violin festivals.

Biography

Wawrowski began playing the violin at the age of 6. He attended the Henryk Wieniawski Music School in

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and went on to study at the

. In his younger life Wawrowski was the student of Mirosław Ławrynowicz,

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, and

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. Janusz Wawrowski has performed as a soloist at concerts in the

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in Vienna,

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, Lithuanian National Philharmonic in

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, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in

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, Tel Aviv Music Center, Teatro Teresa Carreno in

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, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic. Throughout his career he has collaborated with conductors such as Conrad van Alphen, Łukasz Borowicz, Gabriel Chmura, Mykola Diadiura,

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, Daniel Raiskin, and

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. In 2013 Wawrowski defended his doctoral dissertation in musical arts at the

. He is currently a lecturer at this university in the department of instrumental studies. Wawrowski is the director of violin competitions such as Muzyka na Szczytach in

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(2009-2010) and Muzyczne Przestrzenie in Greater-Poland (since 2011). Wawrowski plays on the first and only Polish-owned

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since the

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. The violin, named ''Polonia'', was gifted to him by Polish business magnate Roman Ziemian. The instrument is said to have been built in1685, and is one of Antonio Stradivari’s best preserved violins which are still in use today. In an interview, Wawrowski stated that ''Polonia'' was purchased for around 20 million PLN (about 5 million

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Awards

In recognition of his achievements in music Wawrowski was awarded with the title of ''Meritorious for Polish Culture'', by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2015. Throughout his career he has received many scholarships from the Polish Ministry of Culture. Wawrowski has participated in many local and international violin competitions. In 1996 he received the 1st place award at the Polish National Contest for Young Violinist’s in Lublin as well as the 2nd place award in the International Violin Competition im. Rodziny Grobliczów in

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. Wawrowski won the 3rd place award twice, at the International Competition for Young Violinists in Kloster Schoental, Germany in 1997, and the 3rd place award at the

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International Competition for Young Violinists in

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, Germany in 2000. In 2006 he claimed the 3rd place prize at the International Violin Competition dedicated to

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. Wawrowski is a two-time recipient of the Polish

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music award. He was award his first Fryderk in 2017 for his album ''Sequenza'' and the second in 2019 for ''Hidden Violin''. ''Sequenza'' was later nominated for the

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in 2018.

Discography

* 2007:

Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices fo ...

: ''24 Caprices Op. 1'' (CD Accords) * 2016
Niccolò Paganini: ''24 Caprices Op. 1''
(reissue by Warner Classics) * 2016:

''

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, Grażyna Bacewicz,

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, Tomasz Opałka, and Dariusz Przybylski (Warner Classics) * 2017:
Brillante
' with Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra: Wieniawski’s '' Violin Concerto No. 2,'' Max Bruch's ''Scottisch Fantasy'' (Warner Classics) * 2019:
Hidden Violin
' with José Gallardo: Henryk Wieniawski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Karol Szymanowski,

Ignacy Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski (; – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer who became a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the new nation's Prime Minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of Versaill ...

, and

Mieczysław Karłowicz Mieczysław Karłowicz (, 11 December 18768 February 1909) was a Polish composer and conductor. Life Mieczysław Karłowicz was born in Vishneva, in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus) into a noble family belonging to ...

(Warner Classics)

References

External links

Janusz Wawrowski's Official Page

Janusz Wawrowski's Youtube Channel
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