Karolina Naziemiec is a Polish violist and vocalist who has been training, teaching and performing in the United States since 2000. Born in Jedrzejow, Poland, Ms. Naziemiec grew up surrounded by music, the daughter of engineers and amateur musicians , to become the first professional musician in her family.
She attended the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and then continued her education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
In Europe, Ms. Naziemiec toured with the Chopin Academy's Chamber Orchestra in France and Belgium. She also toured Japan with the Chopin's Ladies Strings Orchestra.
She has worked with some of the most distinguished composers and musicians in the world: John Williams, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Jorge Calandrelli, Randy Newman, Alf Clausen, Kent Nagano, James Conlon, Gunther Schuller,Arturo Sandoval, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, James Newton-Howard, Patrick Williams, Andy Williams, Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Earth,Wind & Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Carmen Bradford, John Corigliano, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jacek Kaspszyk, Larry Livingston, Carl St.Clair, David Zinman , Noreen Green, Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
In the U.S., she has performed with The Los Angeles Opera, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, The Jewish Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles, California, The American Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall in New York City and in Los Angeles; The Aspen Music Festival Orchestra in Aspen, Colorado, among others.
She currently teaches in California State University, Northridge, Lincoln Middle School, Santa Monica, and for Children Music Workshop, Los Angeles.
Ms. Naziemiec also conducts private classes in viola, violin and piano, and works with a wide range of students, from very young children to aspiring professionals.
Additionaly, she's recorded in scoring sessions at studios such as Warner Brothers, Fox, Sony and Paramount.
Karolina Naziemiec also performed as a jazz vocalist in Los Angeles, and has recorded her first CD- 'Introduction' in 2008.
She's interested in and comfortable with all types of music, from classical to jazz, folk to hip-hop.
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