Kinga Augustyn

Polish-born violinist Kinga Augustyn performed her New York recital debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie hall in March 2008.  Described as “a violinist for whom nothing seems too difficult” (Nowy Dziennik, March 2008, New York City), Ms. Augustyn has also released a CD featuring 24 Caprices for Solo Violin by Nicolò Paganini.

A Bachelors and Masters graduate of The Juilliard School, where she studied with Cho Liang Lin, Naoko Tanaka, and the legendary Dorothy DeLay, Ms. Augustyn has appeared with Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum, Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, and the American Academy of Conducting Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival, among others.  As a soloist and a chamber musician, she has appeared in the US at halls including Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium), Alice Tully, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kosciuszko Foundation, and the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C.  She has also performed in various concert halls in Europe, primarily in Poland and Germany.  Interested in promoting Polish music in the US, she frequently performs her native composers’ music. 
Kinga Augustyn
Ms. Augustyn has won international awards, including the Special Award of the Artist International Presentations (New York), 2nd prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation Violin Competition (New York), the Special Audience Award at the Johannes Brahms International Competition (Austria), the 1st Prize at the J.S. Bach String Competition (Poland), the Special Prize for Virtuosity, and the 4th Prize at the Kloster Schoental International Competition (Germany).  She is currently a doctoral candidate at the SUNY, Stony Brook, where she has worked with Philippe Graffin, Philip Setzer, and Pamela Frank.  Ms. Augustyn is playing on an instrument from Gregory Singer, loaned to her by Mr. Singer.