Anna Orlik
Polish-born Concert Violinist Anna Orlik is a laureate of many competitions including:
1st Prize and Special Prize at the 6th International Wolfgang Marschner Violin Competition in Germany; Deena
Shypitka 2015 Music Award, UK; Solo Award and Ludwig Spohr Foundation Prize at the International Max Reger
Competition in Sondershausen, Germany; International Festival Allegro Vivo Award, Austria; and in Poland,
Special Prize at the International Karol Szymanowski Competition, Łódź; and three prizes at the National
Stanisław Serwaczyński Violin Competition, Lublin: 3rd Prize, Youngest Finalist Prize and Special Prize for the
best interpretation of Karol Josef Lipiński's work. As a laureate of Young Artist Program of the Rome Chamber
Music Festival, she was invited to perform at Palazzo Barberini in Italy.
Anna's performing experience includes solo appearances with Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra,
Lower Silesia Philharmonic Orchestra, Podkarpacka Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of
Zielona Góra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Sopot), Łomża Chamber Orchestra, Z.Brzewski
Warsaw String Orchestra, Polish Land Armed Forces Orchestra, Loh- Orchester Sondershausen, Deutsche
Spohr Philharmonie Freiburg, Deutsche Spohr Akademie Freiburg. She has performed recitals in Poland, England,
Scotland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Ukraine and Tunisia.
Anna is studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she completed her first year under the
guidance of Maurice Hasson, and following his retirement now continues with Mateja Marinkovic. She is also
studying the viola with James Sleigh. Previously she studied violin at the F.Chopin Music University in Warsaw
with Konstanty Andrzej Kulka. She has participated in masterclasses with: Maxim Vengerov, György Pauk,
Zakhar Bron, Wolfgang Marschner, Grigory Zhislin, Mirosław Ławrynowicz, Bartlomiej Nizioł, Marina
Jaschwili, Ian Brown, Michael Dussek, Robert McDuffie, and Josef Luitz.
She has received the following scholarship awards: The Ministry of Culture,Young Poland, Polish
Children's Fund, the Royal Academy of Music- Entrance Scholarship, Leverhulme Trust, Jenkins Award, Tillett
Trust - in association with the Colin Keer Trust, and is an artist promoted by Talent Unlimited. Since 2016, Anna
has been generously supported by the Zetland Foundation.
Anna plays an Nicolò Gagliano violin generously loaned from the RAM.
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