{"id":42220,"date":"2026-02-03T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&p=42220"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:06:30","slug":"amia-janicki","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/amia-janicki\/","title":{"rendered":"Amia Janicki"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c<\/span><\/b>I began playing the violin at the age of 3. Music has therefore always been a part of my life.\u00a0The violin is an extremely versatile instrument, able to produce infinite sounds and\u00a0colours:\u00a0I love the richness and diversity of its repertoire.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Amia Janicki\u00a0<\/span>studied with Tedi Papavrami and earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversit\u00e4t in Vienna with Pavel Vernikov. From 2021 to 2025, she was an artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels with Augustin Dumay and recently completed her soloist Master\u2019s degree at the Haute \u00c9cole de Musique de Lausanne under the guidance of Svetlana Makarova. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Passionate about interdisciplinary projects, Amia co-created\u00a0L\u2019Oiseau<\/span><\/i> in 2023, a short film inspired by George Enescu\u2019s <\/span>Impressions\u00a0d\u2019enfance<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0\u201cGeorge Enescu inspires me deeply.\u00a0He embodies the figure of the all-rounded\u00a0artist: virtuoso violinist, composer,\u00a0and pedagogue.\u00a0<\/span>Impressions\u00a0d\u2019enfance<\/span><\/i> is a complex work, rich in contrasts, colours and imagination, very visual. It occupies a special place in my repertoire and has been with me for several years.\u201d Amia has also explored the contemporary repertoire, premiering works at the Konzerthaus Vienna and the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre royal de La Monnaie.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

As a soloist, she has appeared with orchestras such as the Tonk\u00fcnstler Orchestra, the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as\u00a0the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. She has also been invited to\u00a0numerous\u00a0festivals, including the Verbier Festival, Festival Ravel, Festival de Sion, Late Summer Music Festival Dubrovnik, and the Festival de La Roque\u00a0d\u2019Anth\u00e9ron.\u00a0The Concours 2026 marks her debut in North America.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2021, she won First Prize at the 12<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0International Violin Competition V\u00e1clav Huml. She was also a finalist at the prestigious\u00a013<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, where she received a special prize. Her first\u00a0recording, featuring Enescu\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Octet<\/span><\/i>, was released in 2023 on the Fuga Libera label.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amia performs on a Niccol\u00f2 Amati violin (1645), generously loaned by the Maggini Foundation with the support of LS Core.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

LUCIANO BERIO\u00a0<\/strong>
Sequenza VIII\u00a0<\/p>\n

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH<\/strong>
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001<\/p>\n