<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nBorn in 1973 in Poznan in a family with musical tradition. His father, Aleksander Kasprzak, is a violinist at the State Philharmonic and a teacher at music schools and mother, Barbara Kasprzak, is an academic teacher at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.<\/p>\n
Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak`s musical education and career started in Poznan. At the age of seven he was admitted to a primary music school and was taught by M. Wierszczycki. In 1986 he became the student of Prof. Jadwiga Kaliszewska \u2013 first at the Secondary Music School and at the Henryk Wieniawski Secondary School in Poznan, a school that has been the cradle of many talented musicians.<\/p>\n
As a student he took part in many competitions; he won the competitions organized in Olsztyn (1985) and Malbork (1986) and in 1991 he took the third place in the National Competition held in Elblag.<\/p>\n
In 1985 Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak was awarded the scholarship of the National Fund for Children.<\/p>\n
Having passed his A levels, Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak started studies with Prof. Jadwiga Kaliszewska and Prof. Marcin Baranowski at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan.<\/p>\n
Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak has been improving his skills at interpretation courses held every year in Poland and abroad. His masters included Marina Yashvili, Krzysztof W\u0119grzyn, Yair Kless, Bogodar Kotorovich.<\/p>\n
W. Kasprzak has taken part in many violin competitions and festivals where he was awarded many prizes:<\/p>\n
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- 1993 \u2013 3rd prize at the Stanis\u0142aw Serwaczynski Competition in Lublin<\/li>\n
- 1994 \u2013 4th prize at the Zdzis\u0142aw Jahnke Competition in Poznan<\/li>\n
- 1995 \u2013 5th prize at the Tadeusz Wronski Solo Violin Competition in Warsaw<\/li>\n
- 1995 \u2013 3rd prize at the Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition in Lodz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak pursued an individual programme of study and was the holder of the Minister of Culture and Arts scholarship for outstanding artistic achievements. He was also awarded a scholarship for young artists by the Poznan artistic community. He was the concertmaster of the Academy`s Symphony Orchestra and its soloist at many concerts. He also played with the orchestras of the Poznan, Kalisz, Koszalin and Zielona Gora Philharmonics.<\/p>\n
In recognition for his artistic achievements Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak was awarded special prizes by the Vice-Chancellor of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music.<\/p>\n
Having completed his master`s studies at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan (diploma with honours), Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak continued studies with Prof. K. Wegrzyn in a violin class at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Theater Hannover; for two years he was the holder of the scholarship of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak completed his studies in Hannover with a very good result.<\/p>\n
Since 1997 W. Kasprzak has been the first violinist at the Philharmonic in Reutlingen and in 2000 he was offered the first violin position at the State Opera in Hannover.<\/p>\n
Wienczys\u0142aw Kasprzak likes to play chamber music. He performs violin parts in different chamber ensembles \u2013 from a duo to an octet. He has founded the \u201cEnsemble Musaget\u201d trio (violin, clarinet and piano), which plays 20th century music \u2013 I. Stravinsky, S. Joplin and A. Piazzolla.<\/p>\n