Zofia Anna Olesik 
		 (2005)
			| Poland
		
		
		
			
	
	
			Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań
		
							
			Professor  |  Marcin  Baranowski
				
			Accompanist  | Ugnė Antanavičiūtė
		
     
    			    
		    Zofia is a 19-year-old violinist from Poland, studying at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań with prof. Marcin Baranowski. She has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Młoda Polska Prize established by the Ministry of Culture, and the Morningside Music Bridge scholarship in the U.S. Zofia is a laureate of over 30 national and international competitions, including the Karol Lipiński International Violin Competition and the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Lublin, the Aram Khachaturian International Violin Competition in Yerevan, and the International Arthur Grumiaux Competition in Brussels. She collaborates with the European Music Centre of Krzysztof Penderecki by performing at the Penderecki Project with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and giving solo recitals as a part of the Presentations concert series. Zofia has also been a member of the prestigious European Union Youth Orchestra. As a soloist, she has performed with the Zabrze Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Iuventus, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, the Eastgate Youth Orchestra, and the Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra. In October 2024 and March 2025, she performs at the On Tour concert series by Morningside Music Bridge in London, alongside Maxim Vengerov and Timothy Chooi. She has studied with renowned musicians, including Noah Bendix-Balgley, William van der Sloot, Midori Goto, Maxim Vengerov, Donald Weilerstein and Ulf Schneider.
	    
	        
    
 
	 
	
	 
		
		
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			Johann Sebastian Bach  
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		Violin Sonata No. 3	 
		
		
		
		
		
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				C major
			
						
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				BWV 1005 
			 
					
		
		
		
		
												
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		III. Largo	 
		
		 		
												
 
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		IV. Allegro assai	 
		
		 		
												
 
					
									
	
		
							
			
				
						
			
			Niccolò Paganini  
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		24 Caprices for Solo Violin · Op. 1: No. 17	 
		
		
		
		
		
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				E flat major
			
						
			 
					
		
		
		
			
		
							
			
				
						
			
			Algirdas Martinaitis  
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		"...Su paukščio giesme..." (With a Birdsong)	 
		
		
		
		
		
			
						
			 
					
		
		
		
			
		
			
		
						
					
				
		
	
		
			
	 	
			 
	
	 
		
		
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			Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
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		Violin Concerto No. 4	 
		
		
		
								  
		
		
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				D major
			
						
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				KV 218 
			 
					
		
		
		
			
		
							
			
				
						
			
			Claude Debussy — Jascha Heifetz  
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		"Beau Soir" (Beautiful Evening)  · transcription for Violin and Piano	 
		
		
		
		
		
			
						
			 
					
		
		
		
			
		
							
			
				
						
			
			Eugène Ysaÿe — Camille Saint-Saëns  
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		Caprice after a „Etude en forme de valse“ · Op. 52	 
		
		
		
		
		
			
						
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				No. 6 
			 
					
		
		
		
			
		
			
		
						
					
				
		
	
		
			
	 	
			 
	
	 
		
		
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			Jean Sibelius  
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		Violin Concerto	 
		
		
		
		
		
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				D minor
			
						
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				Op. 47 
			 
					
		
		
		
		
												
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		I. Allegro moderato	 
		
		 		
												
 
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		II. Adagio di molto	 
		
		 		
												
 
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		III. Allegro ma non tanto