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Scholars

We proudly present talented musicians who currently are in possession of Pizzicato Foundation instrument. 

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Aleksander Zyla

playing violin by Jean Striebig 1942

The Fryderyk Chopin Music School in Biala Podlaska

Aleksander began learning to play violin at the age of six. His distinctive skills were soon widely noticed and gave him the chance to perform as a soloist with Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra in 2019. In the same year, he performed as a soloist at the November National Concert on the occasion of the celebrations of the 450th anniversary of the Union of Lublin. Currently, Aleksander is a student of the Fryderyk Chopin Music School in Biala Podlaska with professor Agnieszka Cypryk as his teacher.

Aleksander took part in many competitions, including:

  • 5th Violin Competition "Jak Wieniawski" in Lublin in 2023 (1st place)

  • 3rd National Competition for Young Violinist Archetti  in Jaworzno in 2023 (1st place)

  • The International Competition for String Instruments in Elbląg in 2023 (2nd place)

  • 7th Groblicz Family National Violin Competition in Krakow in 2022 (Distinction)

  • Violin International Competition in Pulawy in 2022 (1st place)

  • 7th National Violin Festival in Kielce in 2022 (1st place)

  • The National Forum of Young Instrumentalists in Rybnik in 2022 (2nd place)

  • The Music Competition in Biala Podlaska in 2022 (1st place)

  • 9th Tadeusz Wronski Solo Violin Competition in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in 2022 (3rd place)

  • 17th International Violin Competition "Young Paganini" in Legnica in 2021 (3rd place)

  • 5th Jadwiga Kaliszewska National Competition in Poznan in 2022 (2nd place)

  • The B. Warchal International Competition “Talents for Europe” in Slovakia in 2019 (2nd place)

  • 1st National Music Miniatures Competition in Zamosc in 2019 (2nd place)

  • 6th Piotr Janowski Violin Competition in Grudziadz in 2017 (1st place)

  • The International Violin Competition in Sochaczew in (1st place)

  • 21st Violin Students Competition in Zamosc in 2016 (Grand Prix)

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