Candidates Announced for Polish Zdzisław Jahnke National Violin Competition

The competition will be held in Poznań, Poland from the 7th to 13th of November, 2020

The 10th Polish National Violin Competition Zdzisław Jahnke this week announced its 22 opening round candidates.

The 2020 candidates are:

• Maria Belica
• Wiktoria Białostocka
• Daniel Dziatkowiak
• Kosma Gawor
• Aleksandra Głuch
• Karolina Górny
• Justyna Grudzień
• Inés Issel Burzyńska
• Marta Lis
• Małgorzata Makarewicz
• Wojciech Niedziółka
• Michał Nowak
• Michał Orlik
• Kamila Owsiany
• Krzysztof Pietkiewicz
• Karolina Podorska
• Bartosz Skibiński
• Monika Szemelak
• Zofia Szlachcikowska
• Marcelina Sztekmiler
• Małgorzata Wójcik
• Barbara Źołnierczyk

Open to violinists studying at Polish music schools and Polish citizens between the ages of 16 and 30 years old, $7600 will be divided amongst this year's laureates.

The 2020 jury will comprise Bartosz Bryła (Jury Chair), Łukasz Błaszczyk, Andrzej Gębski, Wiesław Kwaśny, Adam Mokrus, Jarosław Pietrzak, Paweł Radziński and Małgorzata Skorupa.