Janusz Wawrowski
Janusz Wawrowski is recognised as one of the most outstanding and experienced violinists of his generation. His solo career brings him to perform in a number of the world’s most important concert halls, including: Musikverein in Vienna, Wigmore Hall in London, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Beethoven-Saal in Stuttgart, Seoul Arts Center, Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas, Warsaw Philharmonic, NFM in Wroclaw, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, or Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin.
He has been associated with the Warner Classics label for many years, for which he has released seven solo albums and a number of singles. His recordings bring him excellent critics’ reviews and many notable awards. His album Phoenix received nominations for ICMA 2022, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Opus Klassik 2021 and Fryderyk 2022, and was chosen album of the month on the UK’s Presto Music website and album of the week on London’s Classic FM, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Polish Radio Channel 2. He is also the winner of the 2017 and 2019 Fryderyk awards, the most prestigious phonographic distinction in Poland.
The artist gave many premieres of violin concertos. Tomasz Jakub Opałka, Marcin Markowicz, Norbert Palej, Dariusz Przybylski and Albena Petrovic have written works dedicated to him. A unique reconstruction of Ludomir Różycki’s Violin Concerto, which disappeared in Warsaw ruined by the Uprising in 1944, was created on his initiative.
For his outstanding artistic and social activities, he was awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage with the Medal for Merit to Polish Culture. He has been nominated for the 2018 Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award in the ‘Personality of the Year’ category and received the 2019 Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award. He plays a 1685 Antonio Stradivari violin.
[2026]