Barbara Slomian was born in 2000. Between 2006 and 2018 she learnt the violin at the H. Wieniawski Comprehensive Primary Music School no. 1 in Poznan and M. Karlowicz Secondary Comprehensive Music School in Poznan, where her teacher was Karina Gidaszewska PhD. Since 2018, she has studied at the I. J. Paderewski School of Music in Poznan with Prof. Marcin Baranowski.

She was awarded prizes in numerous competitions, such as:

  • 1st Prize at the 7th Violin Auditions “Janko Muzykant”, Sochaczew 2007
  • 1st Prize in the 1st group at the Wielkopolska Performing Competition, Poznan 2007
  • 1st Prize at the 3rd Young Violinist Competition, Leszno 2008
  • Honourable Mention at the 5th Prof. M. Lawrynowicz All-Polish Violin Meetings for Children, Plock 2008
  • 1st Prize in the 2nd group at the Wielkopolska Performing Competition, Poznan 2009
  • Honourable Mention at the 3rd Prof. M. Lawrynowicz International Meetings for Young Violinists, Plock 2009
  • 1st Prize at the 4th Young Violinist Competition, Leszno 2010
  • 2nd Prize at the 10th G. Bacewicz All-Polish Violin Competition, Wroclaw 2010
  • 3rd Prize at the 6th Prof. M. Lawrynowicz All-Polish Violin Meetings for Children, Plock 2010
  • Honourable Mention at the 10th International Violin Competition “Janko Muzykant”, Sochaczew 2010
  • 2nd Prize at the All-Polish CEA Auditions of Primary Music School Pupils of Violin and Viola, Warsaw 2011
  • 2nd Prize at the Wloclawek Violin Meetings “Polish Female Composers”, 2011
  • 3rd Prize at the Wielkopolska Performing Competition, Poznan 2011
  • 5th Prize at the 9th All-Polish Violin Competition Aleksandra Januszajtis In Memoriam, Gdańsk 2011
  • 1st Prize at the All-Polish Auditions of Chamber Ensembles from Primary Music Schools, 2012
  • 3rd Prize in the 2nd group at the 7th Prof. M. Lawrynowicz All-Polish Violin Meetings for Children, Plock 2012
  • 3rd Prize at the Wielkopolska Performing Competition, Poznan 2012
  • 2nd Prize and the Special Prize of Prof. A. Cofalik for performing R. Kreutzer’s Etude no. 36 at the International Competition for Young Violinists “I’ll Be a Virtuoso”, Krakow 2013
  • 3rd Prize at the 10th All-Polish Violin Competition Aleksandra Januszajtis In Memoriam, Gdańsk 2013
  • Honourable Mention at the 5th Prof. M. Lawrynowicz International Meetings for Young Violinists, Plock 2013
  • 3rd Prize at the Violin Competition for Primary and Secondary Music School Learners, Torun 2013
  • 1st Prize at the 2nd International Violin Competition, Cieszyn 2013
  • 3rd Prize at the 8th Prof. M. Lawrynowicz All-Polish Violin Meetings for Children, Plock 2014
  • 3rd Prize at the 3rd International Violin Competition, Cieszyn 2014
  • Honourable Mention at the 3rd All-Polish Violin Festival, Kielce 2014
  • 3rd Prize at the 3rd International Competition for Young Violinists “I’ll Be a Virtuoso”, Krakow 2015
  • Honourable Mention at the All-Polish Violin Competition Aleksandra Januszajtis In Memoriam, Gdańsk 2015
  • 1st Prize at the 6th International Music Competition, Belgrade (Serbia) 2015
  • 4th Prize at the 4th All-Polish Competition for Young String Players, Elblag 2015
  • 1st Honourable Mention at the 3rd All-Polish Violin Competition, Torun 2015
  • Honourable Mention at the 6th Prof. Miroslaw Lawrynowicz International Meetings for Young Violinists, Plock 2015
  • 1st Prize at the 7th International Music Competition, Belgrade (Serbia) 2016
  • 3rd Prize at the 4th All-Polish Violin Competition, Cieszyn 2016
  • 2nd Honourable Mention at the International Competition for String Players, Elblag 2017
  • 1st Prize at the All-Polish Competition “Violin Talents 2017”, Poznan 2017
  • 1st Prize at the 8th International Music Competition, Belgrade (Serbia) 2017
  • 2nd Prize at the 4th International Competition for Young Violinists “I’ll Be a Virtuoso” , Krakow 2017
  • Honourable Mention at the 41st Stanislaw Hajzer J. S. Bach All-Polish Competition, Zielona Gora 2017
  • 1st Prize at the 9th International Music Competition, Belgrade (Serbia) 2018
  • 1st Prize at the 2nd All-Polish Competition “Violin Talents 2018”, Poznan 2018
  • Grand Prix at 6th International Music Competition, Rome, Italy 2019
  • 1st Prize at 4th International Music Competition, Geneva, Switzerland 2019
  • 2nd Prize at IMCA Music Competition in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019
  • 1st Prize at 10th International Music Competition in Belgrade, Serbia 2019
  • 2nd Prize at 5th International Music Competition, Paris, France 2020
  • 2nd  Prize at International Music Competition, Brussels, Belgium 2020
  • 1st Prize at 5th Tokyo International Music Competition, Tokyo, Japan 2020
  • 2nd Prize at 6st London International Music Competition, London 2020
  • 1st Prize International Online Instrumental Performance Competition Lodz, Poland 2021
  • 2nd Prize Kyoto International Music Competition, Kyoto, Japan 2021
  • Laureate of National Competition at Barok Style Festival, Poland 2021
  • 1st Prize Nice International Music Competition, Nice, France 2021
  • 1st Prize – 9th Rome International Music Competition Rome, Italy 2022

She perfected her violin skills during masterclasses in Luslawice, Baloszyce and Zychlin. Between 2013 and 2018, she was receiving the Prize of the City of Poznan for Learners with Special Achievements.