Krzysztof Chorzelski (born 1971) is a classical

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, conductor, and teacher. As a violist he is active both as a soloist and as member of the

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Biography

Chorzelski was born in

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in 1971. According to ''

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'', he describes himself as "the son of two frustrated musicians." In 1988, at the age of 16, Chorzelski played the violin at a ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of the

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. In 1991 he moved to London to study at the

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with

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and later Felix Andrievsky. When he first moved to London, Chorzelski lived down the street from violinist

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, then in his 80s, and regularly attended Cohen's "quartet afternoons." Chorzelski and

Corina Belcea Corina Belcea (born 1975) is a Romanian violinist who resides in Basel, Switzerland. Biography She started violin lessons at the age of six. Her teachers in Romania were Radu Bozgan and Ştefan Gheorghiu. In 1991, she took part in the Yehudi Men ...

-Fisher, the

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of the Belcea Quartet, were formerly romantically involved, although their breakup did not affect the musical integrity of the group.

Career

In 1992 Chorzelski won the Wronski Solo Violin Competition in Warsaw. He has subsequently performed as a recitalist and concert soloist in Europe as well as making recordings for

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and the

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. In 1996 he joined the

as their violist. Since Chorzelski joined, the quartet has won prizes at string quartet competitions in Osaka, Bordeaux, Banff, and elsewhere. The Belcea Quartet's debut recording for

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won a

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in 2001. The quartet has also won the

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Award, the

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, and the German Critics Chamber Music Recording of the Year Award. Chorzelski studied conducting with

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at the Royal College of Music and

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at Dartington Summer School. He is a viola professor at the

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in London, where the Belcea Quartet are also in residence. He also teaches viola and

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in Poland, Romania, Israel, and elsewhere. Krzysztof Chorzelski plays a

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viola made in 1680 as well as a bespoke contemporary viola made by the Viennese

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website in 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chorzelski, Krzysztof 1971 births Living people Musicians from Warsaw Polish classical violists Alumni of the Royal College of Music Academics of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama