Fatima Aaziza, born in Krakow, Poland is a graduate student at the Juilliard School where she studies with Ronald Copes and Naoko Tanaka. In January 2007, Ms. Aaziza joined the NJSO.
Her awards include the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition Special Award (1999), prize winner of the Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition in Gorizia, Italy (2000), prize winner of K. Penderecki International Competition in Krakow, Poland (2000) and prize winner of A. Tansman International Competition in Lodz (2001). She was awarded the Shlomo Mintz performance of Brahms Violin Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003.
Ms. Aaziza attended several music festivals such as Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA; Bowdain Summer Music Program in Maine; Kneisel Hall Summer Festival in Maine; Mozarteum in Salzburg; Keshet Eilon in Israel and many others. She had the honor of working with world class musicians such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Ida Haendel, Gryorgi Pauk, Igor Ozim, Shlomo Mintz, Nigel Kennedy, Gidon Kremer and many others.
Ms. Aaziza is very passionate about contemporary music and involves herself with many contemporary music ensembles such as New Juilliard Ensemble, Juilliard Playd Juilliard and others. Ms. Aaziza has given solo performances in many European countries and throughout North America. |
