Łucja Madziar, born in Poznań, Poland, has been the First Concertmaster of the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna since 2023 and is an internationally sought-after violinist.
She received her training in Germany and Austria under renowned teachers such as Prof. Petru Munteanu and Prof. Silvia Marcovici and was further influenced by celebrated musicians like Ida Haendel, Ivry Gitlis, and Shlomo Mintz.
As a laureate of international competitions – including the 1st Prize at the "Vaclav Huml" Competition in Zagreb and an award at the "Fritz Kreisler" Competition in Vienna – she regularly performs as a soloist with renowned orchestras and conductors.
Łucja Madziar places a special focus on Polish music, particularly the works of Grażyna Bacewicz. In the 2024/25 season, she will perform Bacewicz’s violin concertos with several orchestras and is currently recording all seven of the composer’s violin concertos with the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt under Łukasz Borowicz for the cpo label.
She plays a violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi (1759) and a bow by Nikolai Kittel (c. 1860).