Described as "a violinist for whom nothing seems too difficult" Polish Kinga Augustyn made her New York debut in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in March of 2008, and has also released a CD with Nicolo Paganini 24 Caprices for Violin Solo. Having distinguished herself as both a virtuoso and scholar of the instrument during the early part of her career, she earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees at The Juilliard School, where she studied with Cho Liang Lin, Naoko Tanaka, and Dorothy DeLay. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the SUNY, Stony Brook, where her teachers have included Philippe Graffin, Philip Setzer, and Pamela Frank.

Ms. Augustyn's many orchestral appearances include performances with the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum, Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, American Academy of Conducting Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival, and Augusta Symphony Orchestra. In addition to a list of distinguished performances throughout Europe, she has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall), Alice Tully Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Merkin Hall, Kosciuszko Foundation, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Polish and Hungarian Embassies in Washington, DC, Aspen Music Tent, and the Ethical Society in Philadelphia, PA.

Committed to increasing awareness of music by Polish composers, she is known for including an extensive library of their works in many of her programs. An advocate and promoter of contemporary music, Ms. Augustyn has premiered performances of Michael White’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, composed especially for her, and has recorded his Quartet for Piano and Strings. She is a member of the Syzygy New Music Collective.
Being versatile as a musician, Ms. Augustyn also plays a Baroque Violin and has been involved in early music activities at the Juilliard School, where she performed during the 2008 and 2009 Residency of early music specialists William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.

Among her many international awards are First Prize at the Alexander & Buono International String Competition (New York, 2009) Special Award (winner) of the Artist International Presentations (New York, 2007), Second Prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation Wieniawski Violin Competition (New York, 2007), Special Audience Award at the Johannes Brahms International Competition (Poertschach, Austria, 2001), First Prize at the J.S. Bach String Competition (Zielona Gora, Poland, 1999), Special Prize for Virtuosity, and the Fourth Prize at the Kloster Schoental International Young Artist Competition (Kloster Scheontal, Germany, 1999). In 2010 she was also won First prize in the Ackerman Chamber Music Competition (Stony Brook, NY) and was featured as the Artist of the Month of the Alexander & Buono International String Competition.

She has also performed at and attended summer festivals at Aspen (CO), Leipzig (Germany), Hinterzarten (Germany), Kloster Schoental (Germany), and Lancut (Poland), and has been chosen to perform at various masterclasses for Robert McDuffie, Christian Tetzlaff, Pierre Amoyal, Dene Olding, and Wolfgang Marschner.

Her personal website is www.kingaaugustyn.com.

MUSIC PERFORMED BY KINGA AUGUSTYN


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216, Adagio

Nicolo Paganini: Caprice No. 1, Op.1

Pablo Sarasate: Zigeunerwisen

J.S. Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C Major. Adagio

J.S. Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C Major. Fugue