Romana Szczepaniak

Violinist Romana Szczepaniak was born in Poznan, Poland where she studied at the Padarewski Music Academy. She than continued her musical journey at the Guildhal School of Music and Drama with Krzysztof Smietana and the Royal College of Music in class of Prof. Maciej Rakowski. During her studies in UK Romana was a holder of Scholarship by Prof. Barry Ife, Denis and Sylvia Forbes Scholarship and Baring Foundation Award. She is very grateful for the generous support of Zetland Foundation. Romana enjoyes her career as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and sessional orchestra player. She took part in many Music Festivals and Masterclasses in Europe and in the UK, having pleasure to perform in such a venues like Cadogan Hall,Royal Albert HAll, Royal Festival Hall, St Johns Smiths Square, Kings Place, Romana is a winner of numerous competitions and awards – Musicians Benevolent Fund Postgraduate Performance Award (London, 2012,2013), a special award for outstanding performance of W. Lutoslawski Subito at the Kenneth Page Foundation (United Kingdom, 2011), 1st prize at the International Violin Competition in Pontivrea (Italy, 2007), 3rd prize at the International Violin Competition Premia Rok Jakaj (Italy, 2007) and 1st prize at the National String Competition in Poznan (Poland, 2003). As an orchestral musician she has played under the baton of Sir Colin Davis, Sir Roger Norrington. Peter Stark, Rowan Baker, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jan Krenz, Jerzy Salwarowski, Karl Veen, Jan Holtrop, James Gaffigan, Grzegorz Nowak. She had a pleasure to be a member of London Symphony Orchestra, the Polish National Shymphony Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra and she regularly performsolso as a soloist with Silk Street Sinfonia. Romana has worked and received masterclasses fom such an artists like Leonid Kerbel, Peter Schuhmayer, Carole Presland, Mark Messenger, Hannah Dawson, Charles Owen, Caroline Palmer, Madeleine Mitchell, Charles Roscoe, Balcea Quartet and Sacconi Quartet. In May 2015 Romana startet running new concert series St Johns Music together with her friend Joanna Jaga Klimaszewska.