Musicians & Orchestra
First chair of the first violins — the voice of the orchestra beside the maestro.
Polish-American violinist · soloist · chamber musician · teacher
A sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster, Marta Szlubowska’s concerts have taken her to over 15 countries throughout Europe and the Americas. She is the former Concertmaster of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Jackson (2005–2022), and has appeared as soloist with many orchestras including the North Carolina Symphony and the Mississippi Symphony.
Ms. Szlubowska has received recognition in the Queen Elizabeth, Sibelius, and Wieniawski International Violin Competitions, and performed at the Tanglewood and Colorado Music Festivals. She has played under Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa at Tanglewood, and under Alexander Schneider at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center — making her Carnegie Hall debut in 1984.
She holds a Bachelor’s in Violin Performance and Artist Diploma from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and a Master’s in Violin Performance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
As Concertmaster, Marta Szlubowska sets the bowings, leads the tuning, and carries the solo violin lines that rise above the ensemble — the principal liaison between the musicians and Maestro John Mason Hodges.
Through the 55th season she takes the concertmaster’s chair for all five concerts, from the Italian Journey season opener to the spring finale.
Reserve your seat for all five concerts of the 55th season and hear the orchestra at full voice.
