Kinga Wojdalska
Bio
Kinga Wojdalska is a Polish violist celebrated as a soloist, chamber musician, pedagogue, and principal with leading orchestras. She won Second Prize and the Transcription Prize at the Primrose International Viola Competition in the United States for her arrangement of Grażyna Bacewicz’s Polish Capriccio. Her artistry is dedicated to expanding the viola repertoire, with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century music, including the European premiere of John Williams’ Viola Concerto (2022) and premieres of works by Miklós Rózsa and Elena Mendoza.
An active performer across Europe, Wojdalska has collaborated with Viktoria Mullova, Gidon Kremer, Steven Isserlis, and Giovanni Sollima, appearing in major venues such as KKL Luzern, Royal Festival Hall, and Tonhalle Zürich, and at festivals including Verbier, Krzyżowa Music, and Rome Chamber Music Festival. She is a founding member of the Veress Trio, winner of the 2025 Kiwanis Competition in Zurich, and previously debuted at Wigmore Hall with the Brompton Quartet.
Educated at the Royal College of Music, and the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, she teaches at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid. Several contemporary composers have written works for her, and she is preparing her debut solo album of 20th-century Polish viola repertoire. She is supported by Thomastik-Infeld.
