Antonina Waliszewska

She is from Konin, she is 17 years old, she started learning to play the piano at the age of 7. She is a multiple laureate of over 100 national and international piano competitions, including 2nd prize at the 2nd National Piano Competition. He has received numerous awards including: Iwona Kuźma in Kraków (2016), 1st Prize at the 4th Piano Competition for Children and Youth under the Honorary Patronage of Rafał Blechacz in Nakło nad Notecią (2017), 1st Prize at the 16th Żyrardów Competition for Young Pianists - Żyrardów (2017), Grand Prix at the 18th Gorzów Piano Competition "Polish music and more..." in Gorzów Wielkopolski (2017), 3rd Prize (twice) at the National and International Piano Competition in Turzno (2018 and 2019), the Title of the Golden Virtuoso and the Special Prize at the 10th International Piano Competition "Young Virtuoso" in Sanok (2019), 3rd Prize at the J. Zarębski International Music Competition in Łomianki (2020), 2nd place at the 13th National I. I. Rolanowska in Kraków, title of laureate of the 29th International Piano Competition CHOPIN NA MAZOWSZU in Sochaczew (2021) under the patronage of the CEA, 3rd Prize at the 6th International Subcarpathian Chopin Competition for children and youth in Rzeszów (2022) under the patronage of the CEA, ABSOLUTE FIRST PRIZE as part of the Franz Liszt Center International Piano Center Competition in Spain (2022), 1st place at the 4th International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Austria (2022), 1st place in the international piano competition Nouvelles Etoiles (Young Stars) in Paris (2022), GRAND PRIX of the international piano competition Chopin Piano Competition, Vienna (2023), 3rd place at the International Piano Competition for young pianists Warsaw Chopin (2023), 1st place at the 27th National and International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2023), 1st place at the 27th National and International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2023), I. J. Paderewski in Tuchów (2023), 2nd place at the 26th Halina Czerny-Stefańska National Piano Tournament in Żagań (2023) under the patronage of the CEA, distinction in the 22nd National Piano Competition in Konin under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, 1st prize in the Nocturne category and the Audience Award of the 4th National Piano Competition Alternatywa Konkursowa organized by Polish Radio Chopin (2024). In April 2024, she performed at the Radziwiłł Palace in Antonin at the 5th Polish Radio Chopin Festival as part of the promotion of young talents, and in 2023 at the 2nd Paderewski Festival in Poznań. She inaugurated the commemoration of F. Chopin's grandmother in Malanów at the invitation of the TIFC branch in Żychlin. In June 2025, she participated with a scholarship at the Piano Summer Academy in Texas in Waco (Prof. Bolen), winning 2nd place out of over 40 participants. She participated in courses and master classes with teachers such as Prof. Andrzej Jasiński, Prof. Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just, Prof. Paweł Zawadzki, Prof. Andrzej Pikul, Prof. Hubert Rutkowski, Prof. Paweł Wakarecy, Prof. Konrad Skolarski, Prof. Viera Nosina, Prof. Zbigniew Raubo. She has performed recitals at the Poznań and Kraków Philharmonics, the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, Żelazowa Wola, the Bronikowski Palace in Żychlin, Paris and Vienna at the Polish Embassy and the Baroque Bank Austria Saloon in the Old Town Hall. She is a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Young Poland program (2022), the President of the City of Konin, twice the Marshal of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship (2022, 2024) and six times the Santander Bank Polska Foundation (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).