Some quotes from professors’ reviews:
“The recordings presented by the artist reveal Ms. Oriana Masternak as an outstanding musician and an outstanding chamber musician, possessing excellent command of the instrument and distinguished by musical sensitivity. Her published artistic works make a significant contribution to the achievements of the Polish musical community”.
“The artistic standard of her performances is beyond dispute, standing at the highest level and allowing for an experience of chamber music of the highest caliber. Both the composition of the Messages Quartet and the recordings in the duet with Justyna Danczowska guarantee high caliber, and the detailed performance analysis reveals Ms. Oriana Masternak as a mature artist who freely pursues her artistic ambitions in a stylistically diverse repertoire. It’s also safe to repeat the words of the candidate herself that it was her consistency in “selecting repertoire, interpretive direction, and aesthetic assumptions” that led to such a high assessment and the description of these efforts as outstanding”.
“Ms. Oriana Masternak is a highly versatile musician. Her primary artistic practice is broadly defined chamber music, but she also achieves significant success as a soloist, scholar, teacher, and organizer. She maintains a vibrant artistic career, contributing to many areas of musical scholarship and art, collaborating with outstanding artists and musical institutions in Poland and abroad, which qualifies her as a distinguished musical personality. The diversity of her activities and her active presence in musical life constitute a significant and exceptionally valuable cultural asset for the entire musical community in our country, not just the local one”.
“Ms. Oriana Masternak is an outstanding artist and teacher. Her words demonstrate how seriously she takes her mission: ‘Performance is a responsibility. Our task is to present every piece of music in such a way that the listener is captivated by it. We want them to have the opportunity to appreciate each piece (…). If I were to define my mission as an instrumentalist, it would be to convey the composer’s score in such a way that the listener will recognize it as wonderful music. (…) I am a person who likes to know. I read books and treatises, and the more I know, the freer I feel”.
All reviews and professorial documentation are available in the POL-on system.