Christina Sandsengen (NORUEGA)
julio 2, 2015Ernesto Mayhuire (PERU)
julio 3, 2015Duo Sedina (Polonia)
Justyna Sobczak & Błażej Sudnikowicz
Justyna Sobczak was born in Szczecin in 1988. She began her musical education at the Szczecin Music School in Poland, with Beata Vykysala and Piotr Pałac. She completed the bachelor degree at the Academy of Music in Poznań with Łukasz Kuropaczewski. In 2014 she received master degree at the Academy of Music in Katowice, where she was studying with prof. Alina Gruszka.
She was awarded in competitions such as:
2014
1st prize at the International Guitar Competition Ciudad de México in México, D. F. (Mexico)
1st prize at the International Guitar Competition Guitartalent ‘14 in Brno (Czech Republic)
3rd prize at the 9th International Guitar Competition J.K.Mertz in Bratislava (Slovakia)
2013
1st prize at the International Guitar Competition in Nordhorn (Germany)
2012
3rd prize at the 1st Guitar Competition Gold Guitar in Poznań (Poland)
4th prize at the 16th International Guitar Festival Ciudad de Coria in Coria (Spain)
2006
2nd prize at the Guitar Competition in Lublin (Poland)
3rd prize at the International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn (Poland)
For her achievements she was honored with awards from The Mayor of Szczecin, The Society Friends of Szczecin, The Fellowship of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Poznań, The Fellowship of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Katowice, The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Błażej Sudnikowicz was born on November 27, 1990 in Wałcz. He started learning to play classical guitar at the age of 12 in the State School of Music in Piła. Between 2006-‐2009 he was developing his skills at the State School of Music in Szczecin under charge of Piotr Pałac. Since 2010 Błażej has been a student at the State Academy of Music in Katowice in the guitar class of assists. Marcin Dylla.
He has been granted with an great number of awards at the guitar competitions such as:
2014
2nd prize at the VII International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn (Poland)
2nd prize at the XI International Guitar Competition Alirio Diaz, Rust (Austria)
2nd prize at the XVII International Guitar Competition Czesław Droździewicz, Krynica-‐Zdrój
(Poland)
3rd prize at the XIII International Guitar Competition in Aranda de Duero (Spain)
2013
2nd prize at the International Guitar Competition Guitartalent ‘13, Brno (Czech Republic)
2nd prize at the International Guitar Competition in Enschede (Netherlands)
3rd prize at the IV International Guitar Competition Stefano Strata, Pisa (Italy)
2012
3rd prize at the International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn (Poland)
2011
2nd prize at the International Guitar Competition in Nordhorn (Germany)
finalist of IV-‐th International Guitar Competition in Culiacán (Mexico)
For his achievements was honored with awards of the Mayor of Piła (2005), Artistic Scholarship of Szczecin (2008, 2009) as well as Fellowship of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Katowice (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Minister of Education Scholarship (2012, 2013, 2014) and Minister of Culture Scholarship (2013). Between 2005-‐2010 Błażej Sudnikowicz was chosen to take part in the scheme introduced for extraordinarily talented youngsters, conducted by the Polish Children’s Fund.
About Duo Sedina
In addition to their numerous solo achievements in 2013 Justyna and Błażej decided to establish the guitar duo. They were playing at many music festivals in Europe. Duo Sedina performs varied repertoire, which consists of both works originally composed for classical guitar and their own transcriptions of piano and orchestral compositions. The duo’s name refers to Sedina, the goddess of Greek mythology, who according to the legend, after escaping from Olympus founded the city of Szczecin -‐ the place where Justyna and Błażej discover their passion for guitar and music.