Duo Sedina (Polonia)

Justyna  Sobczak  &  Błażej  Sudnikowicz

Justyna  Sobczak  was  born  in  Szczecin  in  1988.  She  began  her  musical  education  at  the  Szczecin Music  School  in  Poland,  with  Beata  Vykysala  and  Piotr  Pałac.  She  completed  the  bachelor  degree at   the   Academy   of   Music   in   Poznań   with   Łukasz   Kuropaczewski.   In   2014   she   received   master degree  at  the  Academy  of  Music  in  Katowice,  where  she  was  studying  with  prof.  Alina  Gruszka.

She  was  awarded  in  competitions  such  as:
2014
1st  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  Ciudad  de  México  in  México,  D.  F.  (Mexico)
1st  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  Guitartalent  ‘14  in  Brno  (Czech  Republic)
3rd  prize  at  the  9th  International  Guitar  Competition  J.K.Mertz  in  Bratislava  (Slovakia)
2013
1st  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Nordhorn  (Germany)
2012
3rd  prize  at  the  1st  Guitar  Competition  Gold  Guitar  in  Poznań  (Poland)
4th  prize  at  the  16th  International  Guitar  Festival  Ciudad  de  Coria  in  Coria  (Spain)
2006
2nd  prize  at  the  Guitar  Competition  in  Lublin  (Poland)
3rd  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Olsztyn  (Poland)

For   her   achievements   she   was   honored   with   awards   from   The   Mayor   of   Szczecin,   The   Society Friends   of   Szczecin,   The   Fellowship   of   the   Rector   of   the   Academy   of   Music   in   Poznań, The   Fellowship   of   the   Rector   of   the   Academy   of   Music   in   Katowice,   The   Ministry   of   Culture and  National  Heritage.

Błażej   Sudnikowicz   was   born   on   November   27,   1990   in   Wałcz.   He   started   learning to  play  classical  guitar  at  the  age  of  12  in  the  State  School  of  Music  in  Piła.  Between  2006-­‐2009 he  was  developing  his  skills  at  the  State  School  of  Music  in  Szczecin  under  charge  of  Piotr  Pałac. Since   2010   Błażej   has   been   a   student   at   the   State   Academy   of   Music   in   Katowice   in   the   guitar class  of  assists.  Marcin  Dylla.

He  has  been  granted  with  an  great  number  of  awards  at  the  guitar  competitions  such  as:
2014
2nd  prize  at  the  VII  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Olsztyn  (Poland)
2nd  prize  at  the  XI  International  Guitar  Competition  Alirio  Diaz,  Rust  (Austria)
2nd   prize   at   the   XVII   International   Guitar   Competition   Czesław   Droździewicz,   Krynica-­‐Zdrój
(Poland)
3rd  prize  at  the  XIII  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Aranda  de  Duero  (Spain)
2013
2nd  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  Guitartalent  ‘13,  Brno  (Czech  Republic)
2nd  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Enschede  (Netherlands)
3rd  prize  at  the  IV  International  Guitar  Competition  Stefano  Strata,  Pisa  (Italy)
2012
3rd  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Olsztyn  (Poland)
2011
2nd  prize  at  the  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Nordhorn  (Germany)
finalist  of  IV-­‐th  International  Guitar  Competition  in  Culiacán  (Mexico)

For  his  achievements  was  honored  with  awards  of  the  Mayor  of  Piła  (2005),  Artistic  Scholarship of   Szczecin   (2008,   2009)   as   well   as   Fellowship   of   the   Rector   of   the   Academy   of   Music in   Katowice   (2011,   2012,   2013,   2014),   Minister   of   Education   Scholarship   (2012,   2013,   2014) and  Minister  of  Culture  Scholarship  (2013).  Between  2005-­‐2010  Błażej  Sudnikowicz  was  chosen to   take   part   in   the   scheme   introduced   for   extraordinarily   talented   youngsters,   conducted   by the  Polish  Children’s  Fund.

About  Duo  Sedina
In  addition  to  their  numerous  solo  achievements  in  2013  Justyna  and  Błażej  decided  to  establish the  guitar  duo.  They  were  playing  at  many  music  festivals  in  Europe.  Duo  Sedina  performs varied  repertoire,  which  consists  of  both  works  originally  composed  for  classical  guitar  and  their own  transcriptions  of  piano  and  orchestral  compositions.  The  duo’s  name  refers  to  Sedina,  the goddess  of  Greek  mythology,  who  according  to  the  legend,  after  escaping  from  Olympus  founded the  city  of  Szczecin  -­‐  the  place  where  Justyna  and  Błażej  discover  their  passion  for  guitar  and music.