Violinist · Composer · Arranger
Artur
Banaszkiewicz
Performing since the age of five. Virtuoso fantasies, Gypsy music and his own compositions — from Lincoln Center to the Warsaw Philharmonic.
Biography
Classics, folk music and a musical language of his own
Apart from the classics, he plays his own music and virtuosic paraphrases or fantasies on popular themes for audiences worldwide. His concert show The Gypsies Enchanting Evening enjoys particular popularity and has been released on a CD.
As a composer, he has written concertos for solo instruments and orchestra, chamber music and works for voices and instruments. In 2016 he released his debut album Arabesque Overnight, and in 2021 his Sonata for Solo Viola won the Grand Prize at an international composition competition in Atlanta.
Concert proposals
Programmes for the stage
For philharmonic halls, festivals and special events — with piano, ensemble or orchestra.
The Gypsies Enchanting EveningGypsy music in its full spectrum of colour — optionally with a female singer.
Fantastic ViolinOriginal violin fantasies — from Strauss to “Fiddler on the Roof”.
International Contest of ChampionsViolin versus pan flute — the audience picks the winner.
Repertoire with orchestraA virtuoso programme for violin with symphony or chamber orchestra.
Compositions
Composer
Composer of concertos for solo instruments and orchestra, chamber music and works for voices and instruments. His music brings together great tradition and the present day — from his debut album Arabesque Overnight to the Roma Cantata.
“Above all, Artur Banaszkiewicz’s music is simply a pleasure to listen to.”
Piotr Matwiejczuk, Polish Radio Programme 2
Catalogue of works
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Debut album of compositions · 2016
The debut album from composer Arthur Banaszkiewicz. The CD contains three compositions - the title poem "Arabesque Overnight" for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra, the fantasy "Don Jose" for guitar, percussion and strings and a concert for accordion and strings CONCERTO 21'81 ". The CD was produced under the support of TVP3 Bydgoszcz, Polish Radio PiK, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, CKK Jordanki and Polskie Lutnictwo.
Premiere · Koszalin Philharmonic · 2023
Premiered and recorded on video by the Stanisław Moniuszko Philharmonic Orchestra in Koszalin, 2023.
Premiere · Koszalin Philharmonic · 2023
Soloist: Prof. Maria Bryła. Premiered by the Stanisław Moniuszko Philharmonic Orchestra in Koszalin, 2023.
Words: Dominik Górny · CD Prelude Classics
In the autumn of 2025, Prelude Classic Music Record Manufacture took up the task of recording and releasing Banaszkiewicz’s Roma Cantata and a song cycle to poems by Dominik Górny.
(Seeking the Answer)
Concerto for trumpet and strings in a chamber version
Achievements
Media
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Contact and bookings
Invite Artur
to your stage
Philharmonic halls, festivals, galas and corporate events. Write to us — we will reply with available dates and a programme offer.
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