<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nBarbara Kaszuba was born in 1983 in Pozna\u0144; she is a graduate of a school of music called \u201cPozna\u0144 School of Talent\u201d in the violin class of Miros\u0142aw Bocek, MA (2002) and of the Fryderyk Chopin School of Music (piano in the the class of Barbara Jarantowska 2003). She is an alumna of Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144 in the composition class by prof. Gra\u017cyna Pstroko\u0144ska-Nawratil (honours degree 2007); in 2005 study in Carl Maria Weber Academy of Music and Theatre in Dresden in the composition class by prof. W. Kraetschmar \u2013 Socrates program; in 2011 she obtained her diploma at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where she had studied violin with Prof. Marcin Baranowski; since 2007 she works as an assistant in Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144. In 2013 she received the doctor’s degree at the K. Lipi\u0144ski Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw.
\nShe tried to compose already in her childhood, submitting her work to critical evaluation of prof. Andrzej Koszewski, prof. Marek Stachowski, prof. Romuald Twardowski. She presented her works at festivals and many concerts in Poland and abroad \/Germany, Russia, England, Scotland, Lithuania, Holland, Ukraine, Belarus, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland\/. She took part in numerous radio and TV programs.
\nBarbara has got many prizes at competitions for composers:<\/p>\n
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- CANTABILE 95 in Krak\u00f3w \u2013 special prize to encourage her for further<\/li>\n
- Czechowice-Dziedzice 1997 – award for the youngest participant; 2002 – distinction<\/li>\n
- PATRI PATRIAE 98 in Katowice 98 \u2013 III prize<\/li>\n
- CRESCENDO 99 in Tarn\u00f3w – Grand Prix<\/li>\n
- IBLA 99 New York \u2013 Ragusa \u2013 V level<\/li>\n
- Sanok 2003 – distinction<\/li>\n
- Warsaw 2004, 2006 \u2013 (the Polish Composers Union) prize \u2013 performing<\/li>\n
- at the International Festival for Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn<\/li>\n
- Krak\u00f3w 2004 (PWM Edition) \u2013 Distinction<\/li>\n
- Wroc\u0142aw 2005 \u2013 I prize<\/li>\n
- Sanok 2009 – Grand Prix<\/li>\n
- Competition of Institute of Music and Dance \u2013 the programme Composer in residence – Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra Amadeus conducted by A. Duczmal<\/li>\n
- As a performer Barbara was a finalist at the Competition of Music XX century for Young Performers in Radziejowice 1999, 2001; she also plays chamber music \/duo violin with accordion\/. In this category at international and polish competitions she received in:<\/li>\n
- Sanok 2000 \u2013 I prize<\/li>\n
- M\u0142awa 2001 \u2013 I prize<\/li>\n
- Castelfidardo, Italy 2001 \u2013 II prize<\/li>\n
- M\u0142awa 2002 – I prize<\/li>\n
- Klingenthal, Germany 2002 \u2013 II prize<\/li>\n
- Poprad 2003 – I prize, the special prize of European Union of Competition Youth (EMCY Art for Music Prize); Wroc\u0142aw 2006 \u2013 II prize<\/li>\n
- Sarre-Union, France 2006 \u2013 Prix du Conseil General \/ Familiare\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Barbara was granted an artistic scholarship by Business and Professional Women\u2019s Club Pozna\u0144, the Ministry of Culture in the category \u2013 an artistic individuality \/1998, 2000, 2002, 2006\/, Djerasi-UNESCO\/ Woodside, California USA 2007; prize of polish journalists \u2013 Medal of Young Art \/2010\/, Marshal of disrickt in Wielkopolska \u2013 Summer course in Darmstadt (2012), Medal of H.Cegielski Association (2013).
\nHer works are published in ASTRA, FONOLA and PWM Edition in Poland and Chiola Music Press in Italy and performed by the soloists, ensembles and orchestra \/The Pomeranian Philharmonic conducted by M. J. B\u0142aszczyk, The Philharmonic in Cz\u0119stochowa conducted by Cz. Grabowski, Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra Amadeus conducted by A. Duczmal, The Tatra Chamber Orchestra conducted by A. Kreiner, Warsaw Camerata by P. Kos-Nowicki\/. Her first record My Music has come into being as a part of scholarship program \u201cYoung Poland\u201d organized also by the Ministry of Culture \/2004 \u2013 20005\/.<\/p>\n