Agnieszka Zahaczewska (Poland) – born on 19 February 1991 in Krynica-Zdrój.   She started her pianistic education  at the age of seven.  She was a student at the State Music School in Nowy Sącz, which she completed with distinction.  Agnieszka’s first piano teacher was Danuta Jarząbek, and  from  2007 she  learnt piano playing  in Professor Stefan  Wojtas’ class. In 2010 she passed  with the best result an  entrance examination  to the Academy of Music in Kraków, where she has been studying under supervision of  Professor Stefan Wojtas. She is a laureate of  several reviews of music school piano students  in Krynica-Zdrój. In 2006 she won the 3rd prize at Stefania Wójtowicz National Competition in Jasło and distinction at Władysław Kędra Piano Competition in Łódź.  In 2007 Agnieszka won the 2nd prize at Juliusz Zarębski International Piano Competition in Warszawa-Łomianki and  a special prize for the best performance of Juliusz Zarębski’s piece.  In 2010 she appeared  in a programme titled “Music inspires”  made by Kraków branch of Polish TV in Kraków and was awarded with distinction at the 7th  “Chopin in young pianists’ interpretations” Festival in Konin-Żychlin”. She gave concerts in Chopin’s birthplace in Żelazowa Wola and  Chopin Museum in Warsaw as part of a series of Chopin piano recitals organized by Fryderyk Chopin National Institute. She also took part in master courses, working with such professors as Mariola Cieniawa, Józef Stompel,  Andrzej Tatarski, Jerzy Sterczyński and others. Agnieszka was  the holder of a scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Krynica-Zdrój, she was also awarded artistic scholarships by Almanach Muszyny Scholarship Committee. At present she is a holder of a scholarship granted by the Rector of the Academy of Music  in Kraków.