Marcin Murawski ... violist

He was born on October 29, 1974 in Poznań. After he had finished a violin class of J. Kaliszewska in the Henryk Wieniawski State Primary School of Music, he studied viola in the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Secondary School of Music in Poznań which he finished with honours. He studied at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Music Academy in Poznań, where he studied viola (he followed an accelerated learning programme) under professor A. Murawski. He graduated summa cum laude from the Poznań Academy in 1998 and since 1997 he has been employed there. At present he is working as an Associate Professor of viola. He gained further education, among others, with prof. Konrad Haessler (Hannover, Germany) and prof. John Krakenberger (Madrid, Spain). In the academic year of 2003 and 2004 he received a scholarship of the Danish Government at the postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark in prof. Claus Myrup viola class. In 2004 he earned a doctorate in music from the Katowice Music Academy, and in may 2012 - habilitated doctor degree from Academy of Music in Poznan. In 2006-2010 he led the viola class in a branch of the Poznań Music Academy in Szczecin, and since 2010 he teaches at Academy of Art in Szczecin as an Associate Professor. Lecturer of viola and chamber music masterclasses in Academies of Music in Bergen (Norway) and Reykjavik (Iceland). He has given concerts in many cities in Poland. He has given solo recitals (among others, with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal, the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Polonia, Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra), he has performed chamber music (among others, together with Agutti Quartet, Classic Ensemble of Poznań, Tutti E Solo) and he has played in orchestras (Hannover Kammerorchester, Pro Arte Novum, Sinfonietta Polonia, Poznań Chamber Orchestra). He has given concerts in France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the USA (in Carnegie Hall among others). He has also played at numerous concerts traditionally organized in Poznań, among others, Święty Marcin concerts, Fara Church concerts, Summer City Hall Concerts, concert series of "Chamber Music Masterpieces" and "Teachers and Students" of the Poznań Music Academy. He has also performed at concerts in the Polish Institute in Prague, at Store Saal in Aarhus (Denmark), at the Music Academy in Göteborg (Sweden), Universitetet i Bergen - Griegakademiet (Bergen, Norway) and during the 37th International Festival of Organ Music in Koszalin. In November 1993 he received an honourable mention and award of the President of the Poznań Music Academy for the youngest participant of the final stage of the 5th Jan Rakowski National Viola Contest in Poznań. In summer 1995, as one of the three Polish viola players, he received a scholarship and master training from the International Symphony Orchestra in Attergau in Austria (under the auspices of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). In September 1997, as one of the twenty young instrumentalists, he qualified for the Rostal international viola contest in Berlin. In April 1998 together with Agutti Quartet he received the third prize at the 13th International Contest of Chamber Music Ensembles in Łódź, Poland. In July 2000, as one of the two Polish violists, he qualified for the Trenta 2000 training organized by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. On June 2001 he made his debut as a composer and performer of his own music and received a Grand Prix of the 1st National Festival of Theatre of Polish Radio and Television in Sopot for the music for the play of Poznań Radio Station Merkury "Kot mi schudł" (My Cat Has Lost Weight, written by Katarzyna Grochola) directed by Robert Mirzynski. His works include an album with the recording of music played during concerts in the Fara Church in Poznań in July 1995 ("Marcin Murawski & Hanna Buczkowska - Koncerty Farne III"). In April 1996, an album of masterpieces of Polish Baroque recorded for Dorian Discovery (Benigna Jaskulska & Tutti E Solo "Jewels Of Polish Baroque" - its reviews were published, among others, in The Washington Post) was released where he made a guest appearance. In March 1997, together with a chamber music ensemble, he recorded an album of G.B. Pergolesi's Mass (Schola Cantorum Posnaniensis "G.B. Pergolesi - Stabat Mater"). In April 1997, as a viola concertmaster of the Szczecin chamber orchestra Academia, he recorded an album with the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (a soloist - Henryk Tritt). With Sunday String Quartet he recorded music for the debut album of the music group Lizar (Lizar "Historye!ye!ye!" BMG). In 1999 he recorded a part of stringed instruments for the debut album of Voytek (Voytek "Voytek" Supersound). He also collaborated with music bands Taste My Tongue, Pidżama Porno, Pacific 231, The Knaves and Callboys as a composer and author of lyrics and also as an instrumentalist. In 2007 an album of W.A. Mozart's flute quartets, which he recorded together with Ewa Murawska (flute), Blanka Bednarz (violin) and Cheung Chau (cello), was released. In 2008 in Acte Prealable Publishing House came out his next album - "Roman Palester, Paul Kletzki" (AP 181), which includes premiere recordings of the chamber works those composers with the same musicians, and in April 2009 - his own family project with his sister, flutist Ewa Murawska - 6 Duos for flute and viola composed by F. Devienne (which start the series of flute and viola works recorded for Acte Prealable). In December 2009 in Acte Prealable came out his album with J.N. Hummel viola works with piano and orchestra, recorded with pianist Urszula Szyryńska and Hummel Project Orchestra under the baton of Ryszard Handke. In 1993 he started a collaboration with the press. His articles were published in the national Donosiciel, monthly Dziewczyna and Dziennik Poznański. In 1993-1998 he worked as a journalist for the Głos Wielkopolski newspaper. Since the spring of 1994 he was a scholarship holder and since October 1995 the head of the music section of the Dziewczyna i Chłopak supplement (D/C). In D/C his job involved writing reviews and news, covering concerts and organizing accompanying events. On behalf of the Głos Wielkopolski he covered large music events such as Folk Blues Fair '95 and Poznań Jazz Fair '94, '95 and '96, Valentine's Rock Music Events '94, '95, '96 and '97 as well as Juwenalia '96 (Student Festival). He is an author of numerous advertising slogans, promotional campaigns and catchphrases. In 1995 he was a member of the jury which presented the Benedykt Poznań Music Awards. From April 1995 to June 1998 he collaborated on a regular basis with the weekly programme "D/C u Kwasa", broadcast by the Poznań radio station Merkury. In February 1995 together with Paweł Czaplicki from the S radio station, he compered a Valentine's Rock Music Event in the Poznań Arena hall for more than 5000 people. From October 1994 to June 1996 he collaborated with the Winogrady Radio Station in Poznań where he hosted his own show. From 1996 until the beginning of 1998 he also appeared in a TV show, Magazyn D/C, broadcast by the Poznań branch of Polish Television, where he presented reviews of music albums, covered concerts and discussed new releases. In May 1999 he started a collaboration with a nationwide IT monthly magazine, Reset. He continued to work for them until July 2001 when the publishing of the magazine stopped. In 2005-2006 he collaborated with Polish Television, among others, on production of concerts for the Polonia TV channel. In 1996-2001 together with Bartosz Melosik he ran the Lemur Artistic Agency. In June 1997 he finished School of Teaching attached to the Poznań Academy of Music and in June 1998 he graduated from Postgraduate School Of Journalism attached to the Adam Mickiewicz University School of Political Science and Journalism in Poznań. In June 2002 he was awarded a First Certificate in English of the University of Cambridge.Between 2005-2011 he worked as a viola teacher at the POSM Music School in Poznań. In June 2003 as a representative of the Poznań Music Academy, he took part in the 31st International Congress of Viola Players in Kronberg, Germany. Since 2003 he has been a member of the International Viola Society and the German Viola Society (Deutsche Viola-Gesellschaft),and in 2008 he became the first polish member of Hummel Gesellschaft Weimar.

He was born on October 29, 1974 in Poznań. After he had finished a violin class of J. Kaliszewska in the Henryk Wieniawski State Primary School of Music, he studied viola in the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Secondary School of Music in Poznań which he finished with honours. He studied at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Music Academy in Poznań, where he studied viola (he followed an accelerated learning programme) under professor A. Murawski. He graduated summa cum laude from the Poznań Academy in 1998 and since 1997 he has been employed there. At present he is working as an Associate Professor of viola. He gained further education, among others, with prof. Konrad Haessler (Hannover, Germany) and prof. John Krakenberger (Madrid, Spain). In the academic year of 2003 and 2004 he received a scholarship of the Danish Government at the postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark in prof. Claus Myrup viola class. In 2004 he earned a doctorate in music from the Katowice Music Academy, and in may 2012 - habilitated doctor degree from Academy of Music in Poznan. In 2006-2010 he led the viola class in a branch of the Poznań Music Academy in Szczecin, and since 2010 he teaches at Academy of Art in Szczecin as an Associate Professor. Lecturer of viola and chamber music masterclasses in Academies of Music in Bergen (Norway) and Reykjavik (Iceland).

He has given concerts in many cities in Poland. He has given solo recitals (among others, with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal, the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Polonia, Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra), he has performed chamber music (among others, together with Agutti Quartet, Classic Ensemble of Poznań, Tutti E Solo) and he has played in orchestras (Hannover Kammerorchester, Pro Arte Novum, Sinfonietta Polonia, Poznań Chamber Orchestra). He has given concerts in France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the USA (in Carnegie Hall among others). He has also played at numerous concerts traditionally organized in Poznań, among others, Święty Marcin concerts, Fara Church concerts, Summer City Hall Concerts, concert series of "Chamber Music Masterpieces" and "Teachers and Students" of the Poznań Music Academy. He has also performed at concerts in the Polish Institute in Prague, at Store Saal in Aarhus (Denmark), at the Music Academy in Göteborg (Sweden), Universitetet i Bergen - Griegakademiet (Bergen, Norway) and during the 37th International Festival of Organ Music in Koszalin.

In November 1993 he received an honourable mention and award of the President of the Poznań Music Academy for the youngest participant of the final stage of the 5th Jan Rakowski National Viola Contest in Poznań. In summer 1995, as one of the three Polish viola players, he received a scholarship and master training from the International Symphony Orchestra in Attergau in Austria (under the auspices of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). In September 1997, as one of the twenty young instrumentalists, he qualified for the Rostal international viola contest in Berlin. In April 1998 together with Agutti Quartet he received the third prize at the 13th International Contest of Chamber Music Ensembles in Łódź, Poland. In July 2000, as one of the two Polish violists, he qualified for the Trenta 2000 training organized by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. On June 2001 he made his debut as a composer and performer of his own music and received a Grand Prix of the 1st National Festival of Theatre of Polish Radio and Television in Sopot for the music for the play of Poznań Radio Station Merkury "Kot mi schudł" (My Cat Has Lost Weight, written by Katarzyna Grochola) directed by Robert Mirzynski.

His works include an album with the recording of music played during concerts in the Fara Church in Poznań in July 1995 ("Marcin Murawski & Hanna Buczkowska - Koncerty Farne III"). In April 1996, an album of masterpieces of Polish Baroque recorded for Dorian Discovery (Benigna Jaskulska & Tutti E Solo "Jewels Of Polish Baroque" - its reviews were published, among others, in The Washington Post) was released where he made a guest appearance. In March 1997, together with a chamber music ensemble, he recorded an album of G.B. Pergolesi's Mass (Schola Cantorum Posnaniensis "G.B. Pergolesi - Stabat Mater"). In April 1997, as a viola concertmaster of the Szczecin chamber orchestra Academia, he recorded an album with the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (a soloist - Henryk Tritt). With Sunday String Quartet he recorded music for the debut album of the music group Lizar (Lizar "Historye!ye!ye!" BMG). In 1999 he recorded a part of stringed instruments for the debut album of Voytek (Voytek "Voytek" Supersound). He also collaborated with music bands Taste My Tongue, Pidżama Porno, Pacific 231, The Knaves and Callboys as a composer and author of lyrics and also as an instrumentalist. In 2007 an album of W.A. Mozart's flute quartets, which he recorded together with Ewa Murawska (flute), Blanka Bednarz (violin) and Cheung Chau (cello), was released. In 2008 in Acte Prealable Publishing House came out his next album - "Roman Palester, Paul Kletzki" (AP 181), which includes premiere recordings of the chamber works those composers with the same musicians, and in April 2009 - his own family project with his sister, flutist Ewa Murawska - 6 Duos for flute and viola composed by F. Devienne (which start the series of flute and viola works recorded for Acte Prealable). In December 2009 in Acte Prealable came out his album with J.N. Hummel viola works with piano and orchestra, recorded with pianist Urszula Szyryńska and Hummel Project Orchestra under the baton of Ryszard Handke.

In 1993 he started a collaboration with the press. His articles were published in the national Donosiciel, monthly Dziewczyna and Dziennik Poznański. In 1993-1998 he worked as a journalist for the Głos Wielkopolski newspaper. Since the spring of 1994 he was a scholarship holder and since October 1995 the head of the music section of the Dziewczyna i Chłopak supplement (D/C). In D/C his job involved writing reviews and news, covering concerts and organizing accompanying events. On behalf of the Głos Wielkopolski he covered large music events such as Folk Blues Fair '95 and Poznań Jazz Fair '94, '95 and '96, Valentine's Rock Music Events '94, '95, '96 and '97 as well as Juwenalia '96 (Student Festival). He is an author of numerous advertising slogans, promotional campaigns and catchphrases. In 1995 he was a member of the jury which presented the Benedykt Poznań Music Awards. From April 1995 to June 1998 he collaborated on a regular basis with the weekly programme "D/C u Kwasa", broadcast by the Poznań radio station Merkury. In February 1995 together with Paweł Czaplicki from the S radio station, he compered a Valentine's Rock Music Event in the Poznań Arena hall for more than 5000 people. From October 1994 to June 1996 he collaborated with the Winogrady Radio Station in Poznań where he hosted his own show. From 1996 until the beginning of 1998 he also appeared in a TV show, Magazyn D/C, broadcast by the Poznań branch of Polish Television, where he presented reviews of music albums, covered concerts and discussed new releases. In May 1999 he started a collaboration with a nationwide IT monthly magazine, Reset. He continued to work for them until July 2001 when the publishing of the magazine stopped. In 2005-2006 he collaborated with Polish Television, among others, on production of concerts for the Polonia TV channel.

In 1996-2001 together with Bartosz Melosik he ran the Lemur Artistic Agency. In June 1997 he finished School of Teaching attached to the Poznań Academy of Music and in June 1998 he graduated from Postgraduate School Of Journalism attached to the Adam Mickiewicz University School of Political Science and Journalism in Poznań. In June 2002 he was awarded a First Certificate in English of the University of Cambridge.Between 2005-2011 he worked as a viola teacher at the POSM Music School in Poznań. In June 2003 as a representative of the Poznań Music Academy, he took part in the 31st International Congress of Viola Players in Kronberg, Germany. Since 2003 he has been a member of the International Viola Society and the German Viola Society (Deutsche Viola-Gesellschaft),and in 2008 he became the first polish member of Hummel Gesellschaft Weimar.