..final concert led by Neeme Järvi featured virtuoso bon-bon Irmina Trynkos..

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Since her breakthrough performance conducted by Neeme Järvi at the Oistrakh Festival in 2008, Irmina Trynkos has been establishing herself on the worldwide stage as a genuine artist of exceptional talent: “Her extremely open, exciting and extraordinary personality, underpinned by self-belief, restores our faith that in art what really counts is truth, leaving a mark in our hearts and souls” (Polish Radio)

Her 2010-2011 season has been full of excitement, characterised by a string of electrifying debuts. She began in October by dazzling the audience at Wigmore Hall with a touching interpretation of Szymanowski’s Violin Sonata and an extraordinary version of Waxman’s Carmen Fantasie. This debut was followed in November by her first performance at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall with the Charities Philharmonia, which “showed a youthful vitality and displayed both a commitment to, and enjoyment in, the music” (MusicWeb).

In the spring Irmina was invited to represent the UK on a cultural visit of the Lord Mayor of London to China.  As Irmina’s first Asian appearance, she performed with the Shanghai Opera Orchestra at the Shanghai Concert Hall and was featured in major Chinese newspapers. The season’s highlight was Irmina’s marvellous first appearance with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on May 14th, where she performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto to a torrent of applause and praise.

Irmina’s innate musical curiosity led to her discovering the genius artistic personality of Ignatz Waghalter. The conductor, composer and acclaimed early 20th century pianist left behind a legacy of unique violin compositions among the others. Irmina was the driving force behind establishing the Waghalter Project, a pioneering musical endeavour to revive this amazing music and bring it to its rightful place in history. Irmina’s debut CD will include premiere recordings of all Waghalter’s violin works. This was possible thanks to the collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by British conductor Alexander Walker and Georgian virtuoso pianist Giorgi Latsabidze. The release of the CD is planned for Spring 2012.

Irmina captivates the attention of critics and music lovers alike - as a gifted communicator she brings classical music to the young and to new audiences. Therefore she is proud to have been chosen as an artist by charitable organisations such as Live Music Now, The Worshipful Company of Musicians and The Concordia Foundation. For her achievements in promoting classical music she has been awarded with the prestigious Serena Nevill Prize and the Maisie Lewis Award. Irmina is also very involved in premiering new compositions, recently performing at Wigmore Hall “Cyber Moment”, a violin and piano piece dedicated to her by Giorgi Latsabidze. This appreciation of both unknown and modern music accompanies a diverse standard repertoire, which includes all major concertos ranging from Bach to Shostakovich. Irmina is also a passionate chamber musician and has performed with international artists such as pianist Ayke Agus, the last collaborator of legendary violinist Jasha Heifetz.

Irmina, based in the UK, is of Greek-Polish descent, with no musicians in her family background. She made her debut when she was 8 years old. Bravely leaving her native Poland at an early age, she had the opportunity to study with the best professors around the world.

Her major studies began with acclaimed soloist Nina Minko, professor at Kiev Music Conservatory. Irmina continued her musical development at the “Mozarteum” Music University in the class of Martin Mumelter, and was the first person in Mozarteum ‘s history to be awarded a Bachelor degree after only two years of study. Irmina was later awarded a full scholarship from the USC Thornton Music School Los Angeles. In her search for an artistic home, she was finally captivated by London’s vibrating classical music scene. There she had the great privilege of studying with Lydia Mordkovitch, one of the world’s greatest living violinists. She graduated from her class at the Royal Academy of Music with distinction. During all this time Irmina was a recipient of major international awards and scholarships, including the Belmore Woodgate Award, the AHRC Award, the BPH Foundation Award, 2nd Prize in the Palermo International Violin Competition, Arcana Foundation Award and the Mozarteum Award. Irmina plays on Jakob Stainer Violin from 1670.

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