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Westwind Harmony Sweet Adelines and Desertaires Barbershop Chorus
December 13, 2015 @ 2:30 pm
December 13, 2015 @ 2:30 pm
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.
In May 2012 Ilona graduated with a DMA degree (summa cum laude) from ASU!
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I like being versatile and flexible. I enjoy tailoring the music to suit the acoustics, the instrument, and the audience.
My passion is performing music from my home country, Poland.
I am proud of this heritage, and I wish to continue the legacy of Polish organists.
I am fascinated with new interpretations of Early Music.
The energy, lyricism, and technical challenge of 19th century music hooked me quite early on. I enjoy playing 20th century as well as newly written music. Sometimes it feels right to improvise.
(photo: Aleksandra Korszuń)
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