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WITOLD SWOBODA violin
Witold Swoboda was educated at the High Schools of Music in Bielsko-Biala and Cracow, Poland. In 1980 he graduated from the Cracow Academy of Music with a Masters in Violin Performance. A member of the Polish Radio and Television Orchestra, Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra and as violinist and violist with Ewa Demarczyk Ensemble he has performed in many
European countries, Cuba, Mexico and former U.S.S.R. Since 1981 he has
lived with his family in Canada, where he has been a member of the
Canadian String Quartet, concermaster of the Sault Symphony,
Toronto Sinfonietta, Peterborough Symphony, Etobicoke Symphony and
Orchestra da Camera Toronto. He has performed numerous solo and
chamber music recitals with his pianist wife Ewa, both in Europe and
North America.
His teaching positions (violin &viola) have included Algoma University,
Mohawk College as well as Summer Music Camps and workshops in Canada,
United States, England and Poland. Witold is the founder and artistic
director of the International Chamber Music Workshop in Pulawy, Poland.
He is co-founder of Accademia Musica a very successful Suzuki program in
Peterborough, Ontario. He is also a sought after clinician and adjudicator.
EWA SWOBODA piano
Ewa Swoboda received her musical training at the Chopin College of Music
and then at the Academy of Music in Cracow, earning a Master of Music
degree in both Performance and Teaching . She was a prize winner of the
Polish Competition for Young Pianists and a recipient of the prestigious
Chopin Society Scholarship. In 1980 she represented Poland at the
International Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy. After coming
to Canada in 1981 she has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber
musician in Canada and the US and made recordings for CBC Radio. Her
teaching positions include Algoma University, Mohawk College
Royal Conservatory of Music (affiliated teacher) and Accademia Musica in
Peterborough, Ontario, where she presently resides. Her students
compete regularly in Music Festivals, including the Provincial
Music Competition.
Loretto Lane violin
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OREST KRECHKOVSKY violin Orest Krechkovsky is a native of Ukraine, were
he received his formal music education. After graduating from the Lviv
Institute of Music he went on to complete his Masters degree at the Lviv
State University. He was professor of violin at the Ivano-Frankivsk Institute
of Music in the Ukraine as well as being a chamber music instructor and
conductor of the chamber orchestra. Since coming to Canada Mr. Krechkovsky
has actively pursued a career as a violin teacher and orchestral musician.
He is currently teaching at the Royal School of Music in Toronto and at
Accademia Musica in Peterborough.
ZUZANNA NEWNHAM cello
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LECH STRACZYNSKI double bass
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Mateusz Swobodacello
Mateusz is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor's of Music in cello performance. Having returned last year from a two year contract as principal
cello of the Hyogo Performing Arts Centre Orchestra in Japan, Mateusz has quickly established a presence on the Toronto freelance scene. This past May, Mateusz won the audition
for the position of Co-Principal cello of Sinfonia Toronto. Having completed his Suzuki Book 1 Training, Mateusz is the cello instructor at the Huntsville Suzuki School of Music.
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