Zofia Kiniorska | Concours de Genève

Zofia Kiniorska

Conducting Candidate 2025

Biography

Place of Birth
Warsaw (PL)

Place of Residence
Geneva (CH)

Studies

  • Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (PL)

Prizes

  • Conductors’ Academy, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich 2022 (CH), Audience Award
  • A. Kopycinski National Conductin Competition 2020 (PL), 2nd Prize

Highlights

  • Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich (CH), Conductors' Academy with Paavo Jarvi, 2022
  • Royal Concergebouw Orchestra (NL), Ammodo Conducting Masterclass with Paavo Järvi, 2024
  • Gstaad Festival Orchestra (CH), Gstaad Conducting Academy with Johannes Schlaefli, Jaap van Zweden and Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, 2023
  • Warsaw Philharmonic (PL), Guest Conductor for the New Year's Gala Concert, 2022 

COMPETITION PROGRAMME
 

First Round - Haute École de Musique de Genève Orchestra

  • L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
  • F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5

Second Round - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève

  • I. Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
  • P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
  • R. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

Semi-Final 1 - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève

  • G. Bizet: Symphony in C
  • L. Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
  • F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 « Scottish »

Semi-Final 2 - Ensemble Contrechamps

  • Ligeti: Kammerkonzert 
  • U. Chin: Gougalon

Semi-Final 3 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • C. Debussy: La Mer
  • R. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1st movement)
  • R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (1st movement)

Final Round 1 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • 3 finalist works from the Composition Competition

Final Round 2 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet 
  • ​I. Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite 1919