Professor

With his distinctive warm tone and sensitive interpretations, Lech Antonio Uszynski has established himself as a prominent violist of his generation. He is Professor of Viola at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, serves as a tutor for the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), working closely with emerging string quartets and chamber ensembles, and is regularly invited as a guest professor for masterclasses at international festivals and institutions.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared in major concert halls including the Berlin Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Konzerthaus Berlin, Tonhalle Zürich, Konzerthaus Vienna, Wigmore Hall London, and Suntory Hall Tokyo. He is a regular guest at international festivals.

Lech Antonio Uszynski is the violist of the Stradivari Quartet, with which he has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and America and released several critically acclaimed recordings for RCA Red Seal (Sony Classical) and Naxos. Alongside his work with the Stradivari Quartet, he is also a member of the string trio Candor, with which he performs regularly.

Recent solo engagements include performances with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic under the baton of Krzysztof Urbański, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, and the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, where he performed Pēteris Vasks’ Viola Concerto. Further highlights include his appearance at the Interlaken Classics Festival, presenting Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in a version for viola and orchestra.

In addition to his work as a chamber musician and soloist, he has been invited in recent years as guest principal viola by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the Gstaad Festival Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles. In 2019, his solo album Progetto Gibson was released by RCA Red Seal (Sony Classical). Further recordings include works by Steve Reich for Warner Classics, as well as a range of chamber music recordings. In 2021, he received wide critical acclaim for a live recording of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in a version for solo viola, which received wide critical attention online.

He currently performs on a rare viola by the maker Hendrick Willems, built in 1690.