violin
O artyście
Violinist, concertmaster, musical entrepreneur. Over the years, performing throughout Europe as a soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician and orchestra leader, Martyna Pastuszka has become one of the most unconventional musicians of her generation. Since 2022, as a concertmaster, she has been cooperating with Ensemble Pygmalion (conducted by Raphaël Pichon) and since 2023 – with the Utopia Orchestra (conducted by Teodor Currentzis). In addition, she appears in the same role in such ensembles as Le Concert de la Loge and Capella Cracoviensis. As a soloist, she cooperates with Concerto Copenhagen, Le Parlement de Musique and the Aukso Chamber Orchestra. As an artistic leader and conductor, Martyna Pastuszka has been invited to lead many ensembles, including the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Iuventus and the Orchestra of the Polish Chamber Opera.
In 2012, Martyna Pastuszka founded the ensemble {oh!} Orkiestra, specialising in historically informed performance, with which she regularly performs at renowned festivals and in the greatest concert halls. An important aspect of the above ensemble’s activity is an operatic and oratorio repertoire. As the ensemble’s artistic director, Martyna has contributed to the revival of numerous forgotten works of the Baroque era. Many of them appeared on stage for the first time in hundreds of years.
In 2023, Martyna Pastuszka received the prestigious Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award in the category Personality of the Year. So far, she has participated in an impressive number of over sixty CD recordings. Her recent albums have been nominated for many important awards, including Fryderyk, International Classical Music Award and Polityka’s Passport in the category Personality of the Year. In 2021, she was nominated for the OPUS Klassik Award in the category Conductor of the Year.