Karolina Fraczak Violin Performances and Lessons

Karolina Fraczak started her violin career at the age of six in her hometown of Warsaw, Poland. She began competing and performing at this early age, and continued to grow her skills and career after moving to the United States at the age of 12. Currently, Karolina holds a Master’s Degree in Music Performance from Missouri State University.

Throughout her career, she has performed as a part of many ensembles and as a soloist, both at home in the United States, as well as overseas in Europe. Karolina holds a number of achievements which include first prizes in Festival of National Federation of Music, MMTA State Competition for Solo Performance, Beverly Roper Solo Competition and Young Artists of SAMTA among others.
For several years, Karolina held the position of Assistant Principal of the Second Violin section with the Springfield Symphony, and currently holds the title of Principal Player with the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra. Outside of orchestral playing, Karolina has performed with many local musical groups, such as Springfield Little Theater and Ozarks Lyrics Opera, as well as with numerous local bands -- most recently as a soloist for Hot Club of the Ozarks, Keltic Knot and Hawthorn.

A lifelong student of her craft, Karolina strives to constantly expand her musical horizons and collaborate on as many projects as possible. She is a dedicated advocate of Polish music, and has both presented talks and musical performances on the subject at several universities across multiple states.