Ada Witczyk

Described as 'the new wave wizard' (South West Londoner), Ada Witczyk has inspired over 250 new works for baroque violin and counting. In 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic she didn’t sit still, establishing the Ruzickova Composition Competition and achieving a global reach which proved that new music can work on any instrument.

Both Ada’s debut recording New Baroque, and her second album New Baroque – Sonatas, received high praise from BBC Music Magazine each with 10-star reviews and the former highlighted as their ‘Instrumental Choice’. Her music has also been aired across international radio, including the BBC, WCNY PBS (USA), Argentina Classic National Radio, Radiotelevisione Svissera, KGLT-FM (USA), Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, CJSW (Canada) and Poznan Radio Klasyka (Poland).

'Judiciously chosen, Witczyk's repertoire is impeccably executed.' BBC Music Magazine (Instrumental Choice)

'Wonderful play with the past' Neue Musikzeitung

'Violinist Ada Witczyk Brings Baroque Back in Style' San Francisco Classical Voice

Born in Poland in 1993, Ada attended Gorzow Music School, POSM in Poznan, the Royal College of Music (studying with Itzhak Rashkovsky, Michal Cwizewicz and Catherine Martin), and she is a postgraduate of the Royal Academy of Music (studying with Levon Chilingirian and Simon Standage for Historical Performance). Recipient of the Henry Wood Award, Star Award by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Margot MacGibbon Award, the Anthony Edward Brookes Award, Ada has also received Honourable Mentions at both the Greater Poland Music Competition, Polish National Forum of Young Instrumentalists and 3rd prize-winner of the Rising Stars Grand Prix in Berlin amongst countless other competition honours.

Ada was also kindly supported by Help Musicians and the Harrison Frank Foundation.

As both a modern and baroque violinist, Ada has performed at many of the UK’s most prestigious venues and festivals including Buckingham Palace, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Royal Opera House.