Michał Jelonek (born 30 May 1971), also known as Jelonek, is a Polish musician and composer. He specializes in violin. He is a member of bands

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and Orkiestra Dni Naszych, and former member of

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. In 2007 Jelonek released his first, self-titled solo album.

Early life

He was born in

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, Poland. He learned to play the violin from Professor Andrzej Zuzański. He received his Diploma in 1989 when he performed

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's '' Violin Concerto in D major'', accompanied by the ''Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra''. Michal toured with the ''Symphonic Orchestra'' and the ''Chamber Orchestra'' of the ''Kielce Philharmonic'' and later performed with the ''String Quintet Collegium Musicum'' from 1989 to 1994 and the ''Theatre Diaspora'' from 1992 to 1994.

Work

He has performed with many Polish bands between 1992 and 2008 including Ankh,

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, Firebirds, Grejfrut, Hunter, Kasa, Lizar, Lzy, Mafia, Maybe-b, Orkiestra Dni Naszych, Perfect, Szwagierkolaska, Teatr Kobiet, Tosteer, T-Raperzy znad Wisły, and

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. He also performed with

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, Ilona Sojda, Wojciech Gąsowski, and

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. Michal Jelonek has been featured on over 30 albums ranging from classical to pop,

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and heavy metal. He has performed over 1600 concerts in Poland, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine. He has also recorded music for movies and commercials. He released his first solo album in 2007 titled '' Jelonek''. He has received several nominations for ''best Polish instrumentalist'', in 1993 by ''Tylko Rock'' magazine and in 1994 by ''Siedlce Rock 94'' among others.

Band

Discography

Solo albums

Video albums

Music videos

Other appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jelonek, Michal 1971 births Living people 20th-century Polish musicians Mystic Production artists Polish violinists Male double-bassists Polish violists Polish male classical violinists Polish rock musicians Polish heavy metal musicians Polish folk musicians Polish keyboardists Polish pop musicians Progressive rock musicians Progressive metal musicians 21st-century Polish classical violinists 21st-century Polish double-bassists 20th-century Polish male musicians 21st-century Polish male musicians 20th-century violists 21st-century violists