Maria Sławek
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| Born | Maria Sławek[1] 24 February 1988[2] |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Education | Academy of Music in Kraków, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna[3] |
| Occupation | violinist |
Maria Sławek (born 24 February 1988) is a Polish classical violinist, performing internationally and teaching at the Academy of Music in Kraków. Her repertoire ranges from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers.
Biography[edit]
She received her musical education in Gdańsk and afterwards at the Academy of Music in Kraków (2006–2011),[4] where she studied under Prof. Wiesław Kwaśny,[4] who also supervised her doctoral thesis on Mieczysław Weinberg`s works for violin and piano in 2015.[1] She has also taken violin lessons with Dora Schwarzberg at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna,[3] with Kaja Danczowska, Maxim Vengerov and Wanda Wiłkomirska.[4]
Playing chamber music Maria Sławek cooperates among others with Piotr Różański (pianist) and Marcin Zdunik (cellist), who partnered her with CD recordings.[4] In 2020 Maria Sławek received her higher degree in arts (habilitation), equivalent with tenure.
Maria Sławek is specially interested in Mieczysław Weinberg, working on his heritage in double role of a musician and researcher. In 2020 she became a co-founder of the Mieczysław Weinberg Institute Foundation, settled in Warsaw.[5]
She has performed in a number of European countries, as well as in the USA and Brazil.[4] In 2017–2018 she was an artist-in-residence of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Kraków.[3] She plays Charles François Gand`s instrument from the Nicolas Lupot`s workshop (Paris 1817).[3]
Discography[edit]
- Schumann, Prokofiew (with Piotr Różański, pianist), Grupa Twórcza Castello 2013 (R. Schumann, Violin Sonata in D minor No. 2 Op. 121; S. Prokofiev, Violin Sonata in F minor No. 1 Op. 80);
- Mieczysław Weinberg (with Piotr Różański, pianist), CD Accord 2014 (M. Weinberg, Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano Op. 39; Sonatina for violin and piano Op. 46; Sonata No. 5 for violin and piano Op. 53)
- Rejoice (with Marcin Zdunik, cellist), CD Accord 2019 (reedited as a double LP in 2020); works: J. S. Bach, 15 Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772-786; E. Ysayë, Sonata in A minor Op. 27 No. 2; K. Penderecki, Ciaccona in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II; S. Gubaidulina, Sonata Rejoice!.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Maria Sławek w bazie Ludzi nauki" (in Polish). nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Maria Sławek" (in Polish). wieniawski.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "dr Maria Sławek". amuz.krakow.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Maria Sławek" (in Polish). teatrwielki.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Instytut Mieczysława Wajnberga rozpoczyna działalność" (in Polish). polskieradio.pl. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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