Malgosia Ziemkiewicz : viola

After attending Arriaga Conservatorio, Bilbao, Malgosia completed her studies in modern viola with Professor Marek Marczyk, at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw where she won a full scholarship for five years of study.  From Poland, Malgosia came to the Royal Academy, London, to study for a two year postgraduate diploma in baroque viola with Katherine McGillivray, later taking lessons with Jane Rogers and Pedro Gandia. During this period she performed with Laurence Cummings, Trevor Pinnock, Catherine Mackintosh, Catherine Manson, Jonathan Manson and Maggie Faultless. Malgosia plays violin and viola with various orchestras and chamber groups including Florilegium, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, The English Concert, Early Opera Company, English Baroque Soloists, and La Serenissima. Malgosia also organizes concerts in the UK and Europe.  She was first viola with the European Union Baroque Orchestra for the season 2005/06. Recent and future engagements include a recording with La Serenissima and a recording and European concerts with Florilegium. She is also currently studying Music Therapy at UWE.