Katarzyna Ogonowska
 
Violin/Viola/Music Theory

Katarzyna is a classical violinist, viola player and tutor. She was born in 1995 in Poland. At the age of 7 she started her music education in the National Karol Szymanowski School of Music in Katowice and that is how her adventure with music began. Her instrument of choice was violin and it was love at the first sight. Adventure quickly transformed into a passion. In a secondary school Katarzyna studied both violin and viola and she graduated with a distinction
in 2014. She then went on to pursue her music education further. She graduated from Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2019 with a Master of Arts Degree.
During the 17 years of music education Katarzyna participated in a wide range of music workshops and masterclasses in solo performing and chamber music making. She had the opportunity to learn from the best pedagogues such as, Matthew Jones, Hartmut Rohde, Piotr Reichert, Piotr Janowski, Marcin Baranowski and Christian Danowicz.
Katarzyna established cooperation with some of the best polish orchestras such as
National Forum of Music in Wroclaw Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra „Leopoldinum” in Wroclaw, Sudetian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Jozef Elsner Symphony Orchestra in Opole with whom she was performing all over Europe and participated in many recording sessions.
Katarzyna was also busy performing with her string quartet „Quartete-a-tete”.
However, her passion for music is not limited only to a classical style. Katarzyna is also a violist of the experimental ensemble "Vayio" which is brings together acoustic and electronic music. The band is in a process of finishing recording their
first concept album.

Katarzyna is a qualified tutor, highly motivated in bringing her passion for music and teaching expertise to her pupils. Apart from being an experinced specialist, Katarzyna has also formalised her teaching knowledge and completed the Teaching Training programme which includes studies in pedagogy, psychology, psychology of music, methodology of playing the string instruments and didactics. She has a strong desire to provide pupils with a world class education and expand their abilities to their fullest potential helping them prepare for concerts and exams.