Amalia Umeda

She has been playing the violin since the age of 7, but it wasn’t until she discovered improvisation when she felt a deeper connection with the instrument. Shortly after she began composing and consciously creating her own musical path. In her opinion taking risks is the most fundamental element of developing her artistic language. In creating music what she values the most is the possibility of manipulating space, reflecting various emotional states, building suspenses and illustrating even the most abstract ideas.

Amalia Umeda performed and collaborated with highly acclaimed artists such as Maciej Obara, Jim Black, Miles Perkin, Atom String Quartet. She is also one of 6 artists selected to participate in the Footprints Europe 2021 - international project for bandleaders. Because of that she will go on a concert tour in Norway with Amalia Umeda Quartet in 2022.

She also got awarded the Audience Prize and Special Prize at The International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition 2018, SAWP Special Prize at the Young Crocus Jazz Contest 2021 (Amalia Umeda Quartet), and 2nd Prize (soloist category) at the Blue Note Poznań Competition 2020.

Awards

- SAWP Special Prize at the Young Crocus Jazz Contest 2021 (Amalia Umeda Quartet) - 2nd Prize (soloist category) at the Blue Note Poznań Competition 2020 - the Audience Prize at The International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition 2018 - Special Prize at The International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition 2018

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