Piotr Buczek was born in Chorzow, Poland, began violin studies at age eight, came to America in 1986 and received his Master’s Degree from the Chamber Music Institute in Milwaukee. He helped found and has performed worldwide with the Penderecki Quartet and as soloist and chamber musician. His chamber music partners have been: pianists Janina Fialkowska, Lev Natochenny, Jamie Parker, cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, violinist Martin Beaver, clarinetist James Campbell, Fine Arts and St. Lawrence String Quartets, Gryphon Trio and many others. He is frequently heard on CBC Radio. In October 1993 he performed a North American premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio at the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City. In 1995 he appeared as a soloist with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Takefu Music Festival in Japan. While completing his DMA in violin performance at Boston University, Mr. Buczek gives solo recitals and performs as a member of Boston Modern Orchestra Project, New England String Ensemble, and others.