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Izabella Szałaj-Zimak
prof. UMFC
Department: Department of Instrumental Studies
Speciality: violin
A Royal String Quartet violinist. Together with the ensemble, she has recorded 18 albums, which found international critical acclaim and brought them two "Fryderyk" awards and six nominations. She is a professor at the Chopin University of Music's Department of Instrumental Studies.
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Izabella Szałaj-Zimak
prof. UMFC
chamber music
A Royal String Quartet violinist. Together with the ensemble, she has recorded 18 albums, which found international critical acclaim and brought them two "Fryderyk" awards and six nominations. The Royal String Quartet has won multiple prizes at prestigious competitions, including Casale Monferrato (Italy). Kraków, Kuhmo (Finland) and at the highly esteemed competition in Banff (Canada). They have also received the Borletti-Buitoni foundation award "for outstanding musicians on the threshold of their career and the Special Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage "in recognition of contributions to the Polish culture", while in 2007 they were nominated for the prestigious British Royal Philharmonic Society award. The Royal String Quartet gave five performances at BBC Proms, in addition to performances at the City of London Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, West Cork Music in Ireland, Schleswig-Holstein and Rheingau festivals in Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, Sacrum Profanum in Kraków, Wratislavia Cantans in Wrocław, and the Australian Perth International Arts Festival. She is the director of the Kwartesencja Chamber Music Festival for 20 years.
She is a professor at the Chopin University of Music's Department of Instrumental Studies.