We proudly announce that Alicja has become a director of Krakow’s division of Society of Polish Chamber Musicians (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Muzyków Kameralistów).

More at:
http://www.spmk.com.pl

Filharmonia Śląska has commissioned a piece of music from Alicja Śmietana to be performed at her concert at the Philharmonic Hall.

The piece is a Hommage to Polandʼs remarkable composer Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.

More info at:
https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/sekstet-jazzowy-slaska-orkiestra-kameralna-orkiestra-symfoniczna-filharmonii-slaskiej/

Alicja has been invited to play with the Quincy Jones Orchestra in a concert titled “Quincy Jones: A musical celebration” under direction of Jules Buckley and Quincy Jones featuring special guests such as Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Ibrahim Maalouf, Sheleah, Selah Sue and Jonah Nilsson.

The concert at Paris AccorHotel Arena…

We are pleased to announce that Alicja has been appointed a position of Assistant Concertmaster of the Oxford Philharmonic.

More info:
https://oxfordphil.com/who-s-who/orchestra

Third Edition of International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition, curated by Alicja Smietana and Anna Smietana has been announced.

Read more at:
http://smietanacompetition.com/en/index.php/smietana/news/266

Warner Classics presents “Kennedy meets Gershwin”.

Continuing collaboration of Alicja with classical music’s rock star Nigel Kennedy is again celebrated in this New Album for Warner Classics out on 11th May 2018.

More info at:
http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/1060,0190295642136/nigel-kennedy-kennedy-meets-gershwin

Alicja has been appointed Cambridge’s Anglia Ruskin University’s first ever Artist in Residence.

The beginning season will be celebrated with exciting series of concerts and lectures on improvisation and broadening horizons in music.

Read more at:
https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/violinist-unveiled-as-first-artist-in-residence/

Together with Sergiu Tuhutiu we are proud to announce a special prize in Smietana Competition found by Sergiu Tuhutiu and Alicja Smietana: the “Tuhutiu-Smietana award”.

The surely amazing winner of this award will be given a day long session at the Abbey Road Studios completed at…

2nd International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition has been announced. Alicja Smietana together with her mother Anna are funding a special prize. Total of awards comes to nearly 40.000 PLN!

More information at:
http://smietanacompetition.com

Alicja Smietana to perform for the first time with Duisburg Philharmonie at Philharmonie Mercatorhalle in Duisburg, Germany on May 17, 2017.

More information at:
https://duisburger-philharmoniker.de/Konzerte/alla-turca/

We are happy to announce that Alicja has become a Pirastro artist.

She plays Evah Pirazzi Gold and Passione Violin Strings.

Read Alicja’s statement.

Alicja’s featured in a Jonas Blue video “By Your Side” featuring RAYE along with the Classical Kicks string ensemble.

Alicja’s exclusively recorded an improvised soundtrack for a Sky Arts series “The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells” featuring Michael Gambon, recorded and artistically directed by Damon Reece and Elizabeth Fraser.

Alicja’s been featured in a Discovery Channel’s new series “Man vs. Expert”.

Alicja’s been featured in a new series presenting a few Stradivari Violins in the BBC documentary “World’s Weirdest Events”.