Unlike most classically trained musicians, Eva was originallyself-taught, having trained
herself to read music and play piano and accordion at the age of just six years old.
Though she subsequently went through conventional classical music training at universities in Poland and the UK, her early experiences gave her an adaptability and an innate feeling for music that set her apart.
If you require an original and instinctive rendering of a piece of music, Eva will oblige, throwing her heart, soul and talented instrumental skills into a genuinely novel interpretation that will really capture the audience's imagination.
She performs professionally in the UK and abroad as a solo recitalist and in duo callet The Mesmerize.
Eva performs at a variety of events and functions including solo and orchestral performances, weddings, festivals and church concerts.
Her personal attributes of punctuality, adaptability, reliability, confidence and a charismatic stage presence make her the ideal choice for anyone seeking an instrumentalist for their special event, orchestral performance or private function.
Collaborations
Eva has collaborated with numerous conductors, composers and musicians, including leading lights at the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall Music School and Drama, BBC World Radio, Westminster Music Service and Silesian Opera.
Education and training
Born and raised in Poland as Eva Pietrzkiewicz, Eva has been playing music since the age of six. She started having formal music lessons aged nine, and in her teens won a place at college to study singing and acting.
After two years at the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz College of Music in Katowice,
Eva spent three years at the Frederic Chopin College of Music, Nowy Sacz, doing Vocal and Instrumental Studies.
She subsequently gained a BMus (Hons) degree in Vocal Performance and Instrumental Studies from the Karol Szymanowski University of Music, Katowice.
After graduating in 2006, she moved to London, where she studied for a Continuing Professional Development certificate in Music at Trinity Guildhall University.
Awards, competitions& master classes
She has won numerous awards, including, most recently, third prize in the solo chromatic harmonica category at the National Harmonica League competition 2011.
Eva came second in a Best Performer of the Year Contest while at university, having earlier won a Sung Poetry contest.
