Kinga Kulbashna
Kinga Kulbashna started learning to play the violin at the age of seven at the K. Szymanowski Music School Complex in Toruń. She continued her studies at the Class of Talents at the Artur Rubinstein State Music School Complex in Bydgoszcz and later at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music, also in Bydgoszcz. In 2022, she graduated from Dr. Mariusz Patyra’s violin class.
Kinga has achieved success in various competitions and auditions both in Poland and abroad. She won first place in the National Confrontations of Chamber Ensembles, third place in the Citta di Filadelfia International Violin Competition in Italy, and third place in the OPUS 2021 International Music Competition. As a member of the Mariusz Patyra Quintet, Kinga has performed concerts at prestigious venues such as the Great Assembly Hall of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Szczecin Philharmonic, the National Philharmonic, and the National Forum of Music. She has also participated in numerous festivals, including Music at the Source, Festival dell'Arte, Emanations, and Music of Our Time. Additionally, Kinga was one of the performers at the Inauguration of the Musical Partnership Learning and Promotion Centre. She has also contributed to the recording of the album "Reminiscences: 30 years of the Paderewski Centre” in Kąśna Dolna.