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Artist
Piotr Szewczyk
12+ albums
polandpolish
about
DR. PIOTR SZEWCZYK (pyo-ter chef-chick), Polish-born violinist hailed for “stellar technique and constantly ringing tone” (Charleston Post and Courier) and called "a violinist of exceptional finesse and flair" (Gramophone Magazine, July 2016) has been a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra first violin section since 2007. He is also an active composer, whose music was called “magical” (Gramophone Magazine). He is the creator of Violin Futura Project www.ViolinFutura.com (released on Navona Records in Feb 2016) and a founding member of Bold City Contemporary Ensemble www.BoldCity.org Szewczyk has also appeared as guest concertmaster with Orlando Chamber Soloists and has completed a three-year fellowship at the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas where he served as rotating concertmaster. He is the winner of FSU Doctoral Concerto Competition, the New World Symphony Concerto Competition, and other awards. As a soloist and chamber musician, he performed at the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Spoleto Festival USA, Colorado Music Festival, Santa Fe New Music, and others. As a composer, Szewczyk has received awards from The American Prize, Project Trio Competition, Flute New Music Consortium Competition, Shuffle Concert Competition, American Modern Ensemble, Rapido! Composition Contest, Third Millennium Ensemble, and others. His music was featured on NPR Performance Today, the CBS Early Show, and has been performed by Atlanta Chambe
