Ewa Strusinska
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Ewa Strusińska is a Polish
conductor born in Stalowa Wola. Studying at the Frédéric Chopin
Music Academy in Warsaw
she was awarded diplomas first in choral conducting, then in orchestral conducting in 2005 following a performance with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ewa Strusińska has worked with many orchestras including the Polish National Radio Orchestra, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Sinfonietta Baden. In 1997 she became conductor and artistic director of the Polish Choir Jeunesses Musicales
with whom she was nominated for a Fryderyk
Award in 2000. Also in 2000 she won the Grand Prix in the St. Petersburg Meetings Festival with the Choir "Tutti Cantamus". In 2005 she became assistant conductor of the Częstochowa
Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the Symphony Orchestra in the Karol Szymanowski
Music School in Warsaw, moving to England in 2006 to take up a two year Junior Fellowship in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music under Mark Elder
, conductor of the Hallé Orchestra. In 2007 she was appointed musical director to the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
. She was shortlisted for the Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize
in 2007, taking fourth prize.
Ewa Strusińska, a finalist in the triennial Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition in Bamberg, was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra and Music Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra in 2008.
She has conducted a range of orchestras including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hofer Symphoniker
, Sinfonietta Baden, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Czestochowa Philharmonic Orchestra, Rzeszów Philharmonic Orchestra, Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia
.
In 2005 she worked as Assistant Conductor of the Czestochowa Symphony Orchestra before moving to Manchester to begin a two-year Junior Fellowship in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has also studied with several distinguished international conductors including Valery Gergiev, Antoni Wit, Bruno Weil and Kurt Masur.
Ewa Strusińska made her opera debut with Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2006 and in 2007 conducted four performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. In 2010 she appeared at Buxton Festival with Bennet’s All the King's Men.
From 1998 to 2006 she was conductor and Artistic Director of the Polish choir Jeunesses Musicales. In 2000 the choir was nominated for one of Poland's most prestigious music awards, a Fryderyk Award. She won the Grand Prix in St. Petersburg in Russia with the choir Tutti Cantamus.
Ewa Strusińska was born in Poland and studied at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. In 2009 she was given the title 'Ambassador of Stalowa Wola', an honour made by her home city in recognition of an individual's personal achievements in Poland and abroad.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
conductor born in Stalowa Wola. Studying at the Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
Music Academy in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
she was awarded diplomas first in choral conducting, then in orchestral conducting in 2005 following a performance with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ewa Strusińska has worked with many orchestras including the Polish National Radio Orchestra, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Sinfonietta Baden. In 1997 she became conductor and artistic director of the Polish Choir Jeunesses Musicales
Jeunesses Musicales
Jeunesses Musicales International is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries"...
with whom she was nominated for a Fryderyk
Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
Award in 2000. Also in 2000 she won the Grand Prix in the St. Petersburg Meetings Festival with the Choir "Tutti Cantamus". In 2005 she became assistant conductor of the Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the Symphony Orchestra in the Karol Szymanowski
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.-Life:Szymanowski was born into a wealthy land-owning Polish gentry family in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. He studied music privately with his father before going to Gustav Neuhaus'...
Music School in Warsaw, moving to England in 2006 to take up a two year Junior Fellowship in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music under Mark Elder
Mark Elder
Sir Mark Philip Elder, CBE is a British conductor. He is the music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England.-Biography:Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England, the son of a dentist...
, conductor of the Hallé Orchestra. In 2007 she was appointed musical director to the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra is an amateur symphony orchestra based in Sheffield, England. Formed in 1945, it performs a programme of music from the classical, romantic and modern periods. The orchestra is in a phase of development, initially under the baton of John Pearson followed by the...
. She was shortlisted for the Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize
Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize
The Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition is a music competition for young conductors in Bamberg, Germany.-History:The competition was founded by the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, with the idea of helping young conductors during the start of their conducting careers...
in 2007, taking fourth prize.
Ewa Strusińska, a finalist in the triennial Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition in Bamberg, was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra and Music Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra in 2008.
She has conducted a range of orchestras including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisation in Wales, occupying a dual role as both a broadcasting orchestra and national orchestra.The BBC NOW has its...
, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hofer Symphoniker
Hofer Symphoniker
Hofer Symphoniker is a major orchestra based in Hof, Germany.List of events in chronological order:* In 1945, Karl F...
, Sinfonietta Baden, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra , one of Poland's premier musical institutions, was established in 1901 on the initiative of an assembly of Polish aristocrats and financiers, as well as musicians...
, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Czestochowa Philharmonic Orchestra, Rzeszów Philharmonic Orchestra, Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia
Northern Sinfonia
The Northern Sinfonia is a British chamber orchestra, based initially in Newcastle upon Tyne, and currently in Gateshead. For the first 46 years of its history, the orchestra gave the bulk of its concerts at the City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2004, the orchestra has been resident at The...
.
In 2005 she worked as Assistant Conductor of the Czestochowa Symphony Orchestra before moving to Manchester to begin a two-year Junior Fellowship in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has also studied with several distinguished international conductors including Valery Gergiev, Antoni Wit, Bruno Weil and Kurt Masur.
Ewa Strusińska made her opera debut with Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2006 and in 2007 conducted four performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. In 2010 she appeared at Buxton Festival with Bennet’s All the King's Men.
From 1998 to 2006 she was conductor and Artistic Director of the Polish choir Jeunesses Musicales. In 2000 the choir was nominated for one of Poland's most prestigious music awards, a Fryderyk Award. She won the Grand Prix in St. Petersburg in Russia with the choir Tutti Cantamus.
Ewa Strusińska was born in Poland and studied at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. In 2009 she was given the title 'Ambassador of Stalowa Wola', an honour made by her home city in recognition of an individual's personal achievements in Poland and abroad.