Maurycy Banaszek
viola

Maurycy Banaszek was born in Warsaw, Poland. He has
appeared in recital and as a soloist with orchestras
in Europe and in USA. He received numerous violin,
viola and chamber music awards.

As a founding member of The Elsner String Quartet Mr. Banaszek
has played in such prestigious venues as the Carnegie
Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, Gewandhaus
in Leipzig, among others. In August 1998 he was
invited by the members of the legendary Amadeus String
Quartet to perform at the Amadeus Quartet 50th
Anniversary Gala Concert in London.

Mr. Banaszek has performed at the Marlboro, Seattle, Santa Fe,
Aldeburgh, Moritzburg, Mozart, Kingston, Martha's
Vineyard, Warsaw Autumn festivals. He regularly tours
with the Musicians from Marlboro and appears at the
Barge Music in New York.

Mr. Banaszek was recently invited to be the soloist with the New
Jersey Lyric Orchestra at their Carnegie Hall debut
performance and with the Metamorphosen Chamber
Orchestra in Jordan Hall, Boston. He was also chosen
by Gidon Kremer to participate in Chamber Music
Connects the World Festival in Kronberg, Germany where
he performed with the Guarneri String Quartet.

He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in
New York where he studied with Michael Tree.

He holds a position of Principal Viola at the
Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra. He is also a founding
member of ECCO - the new conductor-less chamber
orchestra.

He plays a viola made by Hiroshi Iizuka in
Philadelphia in 1997.