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Anna Orlik
Polish-born Violinist is a laureate of competitions including: 1st Prize and Special Prize at the 6th International Wolfgang Marschner Violin Competition in Germany; Haverhill Sinfonia Deena Shipitka 2015 Music Award, UK; Solo Award and Ludwig Spohr Foundation Prizeat the International Max Reger Competition in Sondershausen, Germany; International
Festival Allegro Vivo Award, Austria; and in Poland, Special Prize at the International
Karol Szymanowski Competition, Łódź; and three prizes at the Stanisław Serwaczyński
Violin Competition, Lublin: 3rd Prize, Youngest Finalist Prize and Special Prize for the best
interpretation of Karol Josef Lipiński’s work. As a laureate of Young Artist Program of
the Rome Chamber Music Festival, she was invited to perform at Palazzo Barberini in Italy.
Most significant appearances from the last seasons include performances during Gstaad
Menuhin Festival where she have performed Sonata for two violins by S. Prokofiew together
with legendary violinist Maxim Vengerov, and also Ohrid Music Festival in Macedonia.
Anna’s performing experience includes solo appearances with Warsaw National
Philharmonic Orchestra, Lower Silesia Philharmonic Orchestra, Podkarpacka Philharmonic
Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Zielona Góra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
(Sopot), Łomża Chamber Orchestra, Z.Brzewski Warsaw String Orchestra, Polish Land
Armed Forces Orchestra, Loh- Orchester Sondershausen, Deutsche Spohr Philharmonie
Freiburg, Deutsche Spohr Akademie Freiburg.
She has performed as a soloist or with recitals in all over the Europe, South America, Asia
and Africa.
Anna Orlik is a graduate of the Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland where she has studied with the worldwide acclaimed musician- Maxim Vengerov. Anna has collaborated in concerts with him and the other renowned artists: Cecilia Bartoli, Gary Hoffman, Wolfgang Marschner, Baiba Skride, Konstanty A. Kulka, Igor Frołow, also jazz- Avishai Cohen Trio and pop- Germaine Jackson, Noa.
Previously she graduated the Royal Academy of Music in London with first class honors and special awards received from the Academy. In London she studied violin with Maurice Hasson and Mateja Marinkovic, and viola with James Sleigh. Anna studied also
the F.Chopin Music University in Warsaw.
Anna has received the following scholarship awards: The Ministry of Culture,Young Poland, the Royal Academy of Music Scholarship, Leverhulme Trust, Jenkins Award, Tillett Trust/ Colin Keer Trust. Anna has been generously supported by the Zetland Foundation.
She plays Januarius Gagliano violin from 1770, generously made available to her by a private sponsor, and Polish violin by Wojciech Topa from Zakopane.
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