Jakub Staszel

Polish violinist and a student at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań under Professor Marcin Baranowski. He previously studied in Kraków.

Laureate of numerous international competitions, including 2nd Prize at the Grażyna Bacewicz International Violin Competition in Łódź (2023), 3rd Prize at the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition in Katowice (2023), and First Prize at the Stockholm International Music Competition (2024).

He has performed as a soloist with numerous famous orchestras, including the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra in Bydgoszcz, and Sinfonietta Cracovia.

Stage One

E. Grieg –Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13, 2nd mvt. Allegretto tranquillo

H. Wieniawski – Le Chant du Bivouac, Op. 10 No. 8

H. Wieniawski – Fantasia on Themes from Faust by Ch. Gounod, Op. 20

[Pianist: Michał Francuz]

Stage Two

G. Bacewicz –Sonata No. 4

A. Beach – Romance, Op. 23

J. Hubay – Carmen, Op. 3 No. 3

K. Szymanowski – Myths, Op. 30, 1st mvt. The Fountain of Arethusa

Stage Three

A. Panufnik – Violin Concerto

Stage Four

F. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Final

H. Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22