Zofia Anna Olesik

Zofia Anna Olesik is a Polish violinist studying at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań under Marcin Baranowski. She is a prizewinner and finalist of several distinguished competitions, including the Henryk Wieniawski and Karol Lipiński International Competition in Lublin, the Jascha Heifetz Competition in Vilnius, the Aram Khachaturian Competition in Yerevan, and the Zdzisław Jahnke National Competition in Poznań (2025).

In 2026, she received a prestigious scholarship from the Anne-Sophie Mutter Stiftung. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra.

She has performed in prestigious venues across Europe and the United States, including Buckingham Palace in London, NOSPR in Katowice, and Jordan Hall in Boston. Her artistic development has been shaped through masterclasses with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Julia Fischer, Midori, and Vadim Gluzman.

Stage One

H. Wieniawski – La Cadenza, Op. 10 No. 7

H. Wieniawski – Polonaise de Concert in D major, Op. 4

E. Ysaÿe – Poème élégiaque, Op. 12

[Pianist: Joanna Zathey-Wójcińska]

Stage Two

W. Lutosławski – Subito

S. Prokofiev –Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

C. Saint-Saëns – Étude in the form of a Waltz, Op. 52 No. 6 (by E. Ysaÿe)

E. Ysaÿe – Rêve d’enfant, Op. 14

Stage Three

M. Weinberg – Concertino, Op. 42

Stage Four

J. Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Final

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