Katarzyna Lassak is an American-born Polish virtuoso violinist, a graduate of the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (2020), where she received her Ph.D. degree with honours (2022). She studied under Professor Janusz Wawrowski and Professor Agata Szymczewska. She made a world premiere recording of the virtuosic “Highlander” Violin Concerto No. 2 by Jan Adam Maklakiewicz with the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio.

She has performed as a soloist with the symphony orchestras of the Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, Kolberg Philharmonic in Kielce, Baird Philharmonic in Zielona Góra, the Gorzów Philharmonic, the Polish Philharmonic “Sinfonia Baltica” in Słupsk and the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, as well as the chamber orchestra Warsaw Players, Tatra Mood Orchestra and Atom String Quartet. The artist has worked with such conductors as Michał Klauza, Łukasz Borowicz, Paweł Kapuła, Przemysław Fiugajski, Norbert Twórczyński, Agnieszka Kreiner and Michał Krężlewski. She has appeared at the international music festivals, including the String Festival “Masters of Polish Violin Playing,” Emanations, Gaude Mater, Musical Spaces, Musical Gardens, Świętokrzyskie Days of Music, the Piotr Janowski Festival, and the Wojciech Kilar Festival. She has played recitals at the ROMA Music Theater in Warsaw, the Karol Szymanowski Museum in the “Atma” villa in Zakopane, and the Presidential Palace, among others.

Katarzyna Lassak is the winner of many national and international competitions. She was a recipient of a creative scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. In 2023, she was awarded the honorary title of “Wierchowa Orlica” (Mountain Eagle).