Alicja Humeniuk – Violin

Alicja Humeniuk was born in Lublin, Poland, where she began playing the violin at the age of six under the tutelage of Iwona Siedlaczek. She went on to study with Susanne Stanzeleit, Oliver Wille and Pavel Fischer at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a scholarship entry,where she obtained a first class Bachelor’s degree, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Music Performance in 2020.

While studying, she was the recipient of the Herbert Lumby Strings Prize and the Meyer Rohi Gazder Scholarship. Alicja received masterclasses from prominent musicians such as Nicola Benedetti, Jennifer Pike, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Garth Knox.

During her studies, Alicja was selected for the CBSO and Birmingham Royal Ballet professional placement schemes. Having a particular interest in contemporary music, she performed with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group as a musician on their NEXT programme, and was a participant in the Manchester Collective Winter Residency in 2022.