Malgorzata Staszewska
violinist

EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA, 2007.
Violin performance major (Dr. Levon Ambartsumian); viola performance minor (Dr. Mark Neumann). Cumulative GPA: 4.0/4.0

DMA studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2001-2003.
Worked toward DMA violin performance major (prof. Danwen Jiang, Dr. Peter Schaffer). Transferred to the University of Georgia in 2003. Cumulative GPA: 4.0/4.0

Post-Graduate program, Freiburg University of Music, Germany, 2000.
Violin performance major (Dr. Magdalena Rezler).

Master of Music, Cracow Conservatory/Academy of Music, Poland, 1999.
Violin performance major - diploma with distinction (Dr. Ewa Jargon).

Certificate of Pedagogical Studies, Interdisciplinary Institute of Pedagogy at the Cracow Academy of Music, Poland, 1999.

Professional Instrumentalist Diploma, Cracow Lyceum of Music, Poland, 1994.
Violin performance (Dr. Antoni Cofalik).


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
May 2008 Given violin Master Class at Gardner Violin Academy, Winder, Georgia, USA
2007 - 2008 Faculty, violin and viola, Cambridge Academy of Music and Arts, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
2005 Faculty at UGA Summer Music Camp, violin and chamber music, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2004 - 2008 Faculty, violin and viola, Community Music School, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2003 - 2008 Private studio teaching, violin, Athens, Georgia, USA. Students winning All-State Audition (2005, 2006), Georgia Talent Competition 2007, and Athens Youth Symphony (AYS) Concerto Competition 2008.
2002 - 2003 Teaching Assistant, violin, School of Music, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
1998 - 2003 Private studio teaching, violin: Cracow, Poland and Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
1998 - 1999 Teaching Assistant, violin, Cracow Lyceum of Music, Poland
1998 - 1999 Teaching Assistant, violin, Cracow Elementary School of Music, Poland

SIGNIFICANT SOLO PERFORMANCES
2007 World Premiere: Roger Vogel, Night Songs, the 56th Annual Composer’s Forum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
2005 Winners of the Annual Concerto Competition Concert: Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D-major, Op. 35, with UGASO in Hugh Hodgson Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2004 Carnegie Hall Concert: Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, as a member of ARCO Chamber Orchestra, New York, USA
2003 2nd Thursday Concert Series: Vivaldi, Concerto in B-minor for Four Violins, Op. 3, no. 10, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Hodgson Hall, Athens, Georgia, USA
2000 Capella Cracoviensis Concert Series: Corelli, Concerto Grosso Op. 6, no. 8 Fatto per la Notte di Natale, solo with Capella Cracoviensis Cracow Chamber Orchestra, Poland
1997 Cracow Brahms Festival: Brahms, Violin Sonata in D-minor, Op. 108, Krakow, Poland

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - 2009 Tutti, Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Heidelberg, Germany
2008 - 2009 Tutti, Kammerphilharmonie Mannheim, Germany
2007 - 2008 Concertmaster, The Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra, Hawkinsville, Georgia, USA
2007 - 2008 Tutti, The Augusta Symphony, Georgia, USA
2007 - 2008 Tutti, Macon Symphony Orchestra, Georgia, USA
2003 - 2007 Assistant Concertmaster (2006-2007), ARCO Chamber Orchestra, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2005 - 2007 Concertmaster, UGA Symphony Orchestra, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2005 - 2007 Assistant Concertmaster, Southern Georgia Symphony, Statesboro, USA
2002 - 2003 Tutti, Sinfonia da Camera, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
2002 - 2003 Principal Second Violinist, Eastern Symphony Orchestra, Charleston, Illinois, USA
2002 - 2003 Tutti, The Prairie Ensemble Chamber Orchestra, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
2001 - 2003 Concertmaster, the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
2001 - 2002 Internship, tutti, The Cracow Philharmonic, Poland
2000 Tutti, Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra, Cracow, Poland
1999 - 2000 Full-time position, tutti, Capella Cracoviensis, Cracow, Poland
1999 Assistant Concertmaster, The Symphony Orchestra of the Association of Baltic Academies of Music (ABAM), Odense, Denmark
1997 - 2000 Assistant Concertmaster, Forum Sinfonia, Chamber Orchestra, Cracow Academy of Music, Poland
1994 - 1999 Concertmaster (1998-1999), Symphony Orchestra, Cracow Academy of Music, Poland
1996 - 1999 Internship, tutti, Cracow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Poland
1994 Tutti, Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Germany

CONDUCTORS
Christoph Eschenbach, Krzysztof Penderecki, Helmut Rilling, Vladimir Ponkin, Christian Badea, Antoni Wit, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Donald Schleicher, Jose Maria Florencio Junior, Donald Portnoy, Adrian Gnam, Thomas Fey

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
2004 - 2007 Chamber Ensambles, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2002 Manchester Music Festival 2002, Manchester, Vermont, USA
2001 Manchester Music Festival 2001, Manchester, Vermont, USA
2001 - 2003 New Music Ensemble, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
2001 - 2003 Baroque Music Ensemble, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
2001 Piano-quintett recital with Gustavo Romero (piano) at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Master classes  

Kronos Quartet, Prague Quartet, Eudice Shapiro, Joseph Firszt, Ariel Rudiakov, Wieslaw Kwasny, Gunnar Kvaran

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT TOURS
2004 Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, New York, USA, ARCO Chamber Orchestra
2001 Midwest states tour of USA, Forum Sinfonia
2000 Germany tour, Capella Cracoviensis
1998 Southern France tour, Forum Sinfonia
1996 Italy tour, Cracow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Poland
1994 Spain and Germany tour, Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart

COMPETITIONS, HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS
2008 Private student success: Emily Kim wins Athens Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and performs with AYS Orchestra at Hugh Hodgson Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2007 Invitation to membership of the National Music Honor Society Pi Kappa Lambda, Beta Tau Chapter at UGA, Athens, Georgia, USA
2005 Winner of the Annual Concerto Competition, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2001 - 2002 School of Music Fellowship, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
2000 The Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship, New York, USA
1992 Third Prize Winner, Cracow Lyceum of Music Concerto Competition, Poland
1987 Fifth Place, Polish National Auditions, Olsztyn, Poland
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