Krzysztof Polonek – concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, violinist BERLIN PIANO TRIO and Brahms Piano Quartet, habilitated doctor. As a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician, he performs in the most important world institutions of classical music and collaborates with the most outstanding artists on the world market.
education:
– Akademie der Künste in Berlin (Tomasz Tomaszewski’s violin class)
– The University of Music in Lübeck (Thomas Brandis violin class)
– Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover (Markus Becker’s violin class)
– Academy of Music in Wrocław (PhD in musical arts under the supervision of Jarosław Pietrzak)
– other teachers: Z. Bron, I. Gitlis, H. Beyerle, M. Pressler, F. Rados, S. Ashkenazy, A. Bylsma, J Pietrzak
– master classes: R. Kussmaul, K. Węgrzyn, K. Sassmannshaus, I. Gitlis, Z. Bron
experience:
– 2001: Deutsche Oper Berlin (second concertmaster)
– 2002-2005: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra (concertmaster)
– up to 2009: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester in Berlin
– 2017-present: Berliner Philharmoniker (concertmaster)
– Orchestra of the Philharmonic in Lübeck (soloist)
– the State Orchestra at Frankfurt (Oder) (soloist),
– the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra (soloist)
– orchestra of the Cracow Philharmonic (soloist)
– violinist BERLIN PIANO TRIO (which counts as one of the leading piano trios)
– violinist Brahms Piano Quartet
– music festivals: Festival “Music in Old Cracow”, Hubermann Violin Festival, Music Festival in Aspen, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad and Max-Reger Tage in Weiden
awards:
– I prize and the audience award of the European Chamber Music Competition in Karlsruhe (BERLIN PIANO TRIO)
– I prize and interdisciplinary Grand Prix at the Krzysztof Penderecki International Chamber Music Competition in Poland
– the winner of the festival competition “Sommets Musicaux” in Gstaad, Switzerland (BERLIN PIANO TRIO)
– the audience award of the Esterhazy Foundation at the international Joseph-Haydn- Competition in Vienna
– prizes in international competitions in Poland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria (BERLIN PIANO TRIO)