The Musicians
Piotr Szewczyk (Violin)
Member of the JSO: Since 2007
Hometown: Warsaw, Poland
Education: BM, MM in Violin and Composition, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Early musical education: “Both of my parents are musicians, my dad is a french horn player in the Warsaw National Opera and my mom is a pianist and music theory professor at the Chopin Academy of Music is Warsaw so I was surrounded by music from the very beginning. I actually started music by singing for a few years, coached by my mom, and I was appearing regularly on children shows on Polish TV and winning singing competitions for children. Before I started school at age seven my parents took me to different teachers and let me try different instruments and asked me which one I liked the most. I picked the violin.
Performance background:
– New World Symphony (2004-2007) – concertmaster, principal, section; Winner of the 2006 Concerto Competition; performed as soloist with New World Symphony.
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– Spoleto Festival USA (2006-2007) (orchestra, chamber music and soloist)
– Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (2004)
– First Prize Winner of the 2002 Young Artist String Competition in
– First Prize Winner of the 2004 Chamber Music Competition at the
– Creator of the Violin Futura Project, a recital of 16 contemporary violin pieces written especially for him by renowned composers from around the world.
Composing: Besides being a violinist, Piotr is also a composer. He has written a violin concerto, orchestral pieces, chamber music (string quartets, trios, duets, etc.) and solo violin music. His music was performed by the New World Symphony, ALIAS Ensemble in