Dagmara Hobbs, violinist
Dagmara Hobbs was born in Poznan, Poland. Following centuries of family tradition, she began playing the violin at three years old. Her father, Stanislaw Suchon, the concertmaster of Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, was her first master. Under the guidance of Prof. Michal Grabarczyk, Dagmara was honored by professors from The Moscow Conservatory, and graduated a Master of Arts-Violin Performance, from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Conservatory in Poznan, Poland. She also studied with Wanda Wilkomirska, Marina Jashvili, Abram Stern, Alexander Treger, Jeremy Cohen and Murray Adler.
Coming from a family of musicians with extensive musical traditions, Dagmara’s performances have ranged from ancient music ensembles, to classical symphony orchestras, to corporate shows with an electric violin. Since childhood, she has been seen performing as a soloist, in chamber and symphony orchestras with outstanding artists such as Joshua Bell, in Poland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. As a pop musician, Daga was the famed artist behind the Space Violins, and graced the stage playing with Marco Antonio Solis, Goran Bregovic, and Barrage. While living in Venice, Italy, she performed with orchestras in Milan, Florence, Padua, and Venice, and even had the honor of playing for Pope John Paul II.
Since moving to the United States in 2005, Dagmara has given recitals in Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and St. Louis, as well as performed with the Riverside County Philharmonic, San Bernardino Symphony, Redlands Symphony, Santa Monica Symphony, Ventura Festival Orchestra, New West Symphony, The Phoenix Opera, The Phoenix Symphony, Musica Nova Orchestra, The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, The American Youth Symphony, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, (the Great) John Williams, and Sir James Galway.