Concerts

~ 2022 ~

Thursday, May 26, 2022, 7 pm – Marta Szlubowska Ensemble performs at the Yellow Scarf event at the Foot Print Farms in Jackson, MS. 

Friday, May 20, 2022, 6:30 pm – Private residence, Brandon, MS. Mississippi String Quartet performing light classics and popular hits. Private Residence, Brandon, MS.

Sunday, May 1, 2022, 3 pm – 1st Presbyterian Church, Canton, MS, “Musicale on Peace Street” Concert Series. Marta Szlubowska Ensemble, music for strings from around the world. 

Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3 pm – St. Francis at the Point Concert Series, Fairhope, AL. Szlubowska Duo performs works by Dvorak, Massenet, Sarasate, Paganini, Bacewicz and Młynarski. 

Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:30 pm – Szlubowska Duo Recital. Music by Dvorak, Młynarski, Paganini, Massenet and Sarasate. Private Residence in Brandon, MS.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 7 pm – Music Suite, 1st Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS. “Music for Ukraine” Benefit Concert, Mississippi String Quartet .

Friday, March 25, 2022, 7:30 pm – Sclater Concert Series, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Mississippi String Quartet, Vivaldi – “Spring” Concerto, Dvorak – “American” String Quartet. 

Friday, February 25, 2022, 6:30 pm  – Private residence, Brandon, MS. Mississippi String Quartet performs light classics including Mozart’s “Eine Kline Nachtmusik”, Borodin’s Nocturn from the 2nd String Quartet. 

Thursday, January 12, 2022, 6-9 pm – Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. Solo performance at the VIP Reception, Global Information Network Leadership Weekend Event. 

~ 2021 ~

Sunday, November 28, 3 pm – Musicale on Peace Street Concert Series, First Presbyterian Church, Canton, MS.  Szlubowska Duo. Marta Szlubowska, violin and Danuta Szlubowska, piano. Works by W.A. Mozart, C. Debussy, N. Paganini, H. Wieniawski (1835-1880), A. Dvorak and G. Bacewicz (1909-1969). 

~ 2020 ~

Friday, February 28, 2020, 7:30 pm Sheridian Music Studio, Chicago, IL. Szlubowska/Belsky Duo. Beautiful recital of Polish composers for violins and piano with Svetlana Belsky. Music by Chopin, Wieniawski, Bacewicz, Ptaszynska and Paderewski. 

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 7 pm – Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL. Szlubowska/Belsky Duo. Recital of Polish composers for violins and piano with Svetlana Belsky. Music by Chopin, Wieniawski, Bacewicz, Ptaszynska and Paderewski. 

Thursday, February 20, 12 noonSt. Paul Concert Series, Meridian, MS. Marta Szlubowska Ensemble. Marta Szlubowska, the recipient of 2019/20 Artist Fellowship Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission and Marta Szlubowska Ensemble. Classical and popular music for strings and accordion from around the world!

Saturday, February 1, 2020, 7:30 pm – MSO performing music from Star Wars! Marta Szlubowska – Concertmaster.

~ 2019 ~

November 28, 2019, 7:30 pm, Millsaps College – Celebration of music by Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969).
Program II: Grażyna Bacewicz’s Violin Sonata No. 4, 2 Oberki, Quartet for 4 violins and the String Quartet No. 4.

~ 2018 ~

Saturday, April 7, 2018 7PM Wine/Perrier – 7:30PM Concert Marta Szlubowska Ensemble “A Night of Magic”. For tickets please go to: MSCMG.net

March 24, 2018 7:30 pm – Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, MS, please join me and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for its final Bravo V Concert of the season! Mahler’s Symphony No.1, “The Titan” and the Brahms’ beloved Haydn Variations will thrill you! For tickets please go to: www.msorchestra.com

February 2, 2018, 7:30 pm – Members of the Mississippi Fine Arts String Trio (Trio-in Residence at Millsaps College, Marta Szlubowska, violin, Alejandro Encinas, viola)) will be joined by Veronica Parrales, cello, Julia Kirk, violin and Kenneth Graves, clarinet in music by Haydn and Mozart. The beautiful Clarinet Quintet by Mozart will be performed that evening. Please join us for this Free concert at the Recital Hall at Millsaps College, Jackson, MS.

February 3, 2018, 7:30 pm – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will be performing their Pops concert with the wonderful Radiance ensemble at Thalia Mara Hall downtown Jackson, MS. Please go to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for details and tickets. The night at the symphony you don’t want to miss!

~ 2017 ~

Thursday, December 7, 2017 – Violinist Marta Szlubowska, Szlubowska family trio will perform at St. James Episcopal Church. Marta will be joined by her mother, Danuta Szlubowska, piano, and her daughter, Julia Kirk, piano and viola.

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 7:30 pm. – Pops I, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS. Marta Szlubowska, Concert Violinist, Crafton Beck – conductor.

Thursday, September 21, 2017, 7:30 pm. – Symphony at Sunset, outdoor pops concert at Cedars in Fondren, Jackson, MS. Marta Szlubowska – Concert Violinist, Crafton Beck – conductor.

Thursday, September 14, 2017, 7:30 pm Mobile, AL. – Marta Szlubowska, violin soloist, USM Symphony Orchestra. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major under the direction of Maestro Jay Dean.

Saturday, September 9, 2017, 7:30 pm St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Jackson, MS. – Chamber I, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Baroque Music including Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Marta Szlubowska – Concert Violinist and solo violinist, Amulet Strange – flute, Shawn Leopard – harpsichord, Crafton Beck – conductor.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 7:30 pm Livingston Chapel, Madison, MS. – Benefit concert for the Mississippi Chamber Music Guild. Pablo de Sarasate – Gypsy Airs, Marta Szlubowska – violin, Danuta Szlubowska – piano.

~ 2016 ~

Saturday, October 22, 2016, 2pm, Colbert Commons, Forest, MS. – By the popular demand, Marta Szlubowska Ensemble, a 7-piece professional ensemble of strings and accordion, will be performing a program of familiar classical and popular music including Dvorak’s Humoresque, Bartok’s Roumanian Dances as well as Jealousy and El choclo Tangos among others. Please come and enjoy this fun afternoon with us!

Saturday, October 15, 2016 7:30 pm – All Things French – Millsaps College Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex For tickets please visit MSCMG.net

Monday, September 12th, 2016 – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Poplarville, Brownstone Center for the Performing Arts, Pearl River Community College, 7 pm. For tickets please call: (601) 403-1180
and Thursday, September 15th – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Symphony at Sunset, Jackson, MS, 7 pm. For tickets please call: (601) 981-9606
John Williams – Tango (Por una Cabeza) and Schindler’s List Theme for violin solo and orchestra
Marta Szlubowska – soloist

~ 2015 ~

Sunday, September 27, 2015, 5 pm, Evensong Concert (after a short 30 min. service), St. James’ Episcopal Church in Fondren, Jackson, MS. A romantic J. G. Rheinberger Suite for organ, violin and cello. Michael Beattie – organ (and MSO’s Executive Director), Marta Szlubowska – violin (and MSO’s Concermistress) and Jesse Christeson – cello (MSO’s Principal Cellist). For more information please call: (601) 982-4880.

Sunday, September 20, 2015, 6 pm, “A Festival of Hymns and Anthems”, First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS. Bill Wymond – Conductor, Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress. For more information please call: (601) 353-8316.

Monday, September 14, 2015, 7:30 pm, Ford Recital Hall, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, Faculty Showcase! Among other performers, Mississippi Fine Arts String Trio-in-Residence will perform the exciting Beethoven String Trio in G major. For more information, please contact Milllsaps College at: (601) 974-1000.

Friday, September 11, 2015, 7:30 pm, Sclater Concert Series, Williams Recital Hall, Aven Hall, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Vivaldi’s favorite “Summer” Concerto for Violin Solo, strings and harpsichord. Marta Szlubowska and friends. For more information please call: (601) 925-3440.

~ 2014 ~

Sunday, November 30th, 2014, 10:30 am, Northminster Baptist Church, Jackson, MS. Handel’s Messiah with the Mississippi Symphony String Quartet (to learn more about MSQ, please go to the Ensembles page on this website).

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS. Bravo II: Scheherazade and the Sorcerer’s Apprentice performed by the exciting Mississippi Symphony Orchestra! Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor. Please go to www.msorchestra.com.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014, 6 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. Unburied Treasures Series. Ensemble Polonaise (please go to Ensembles) performing music of Spain. Please go to www.msmuseumart.org and and click on Events.

Saturday, November 15th, 7:30 pm Clinton, MS. Fundraiser for the Arts Council of Clinton. Taste of the Arts and the music of the 1920s. With Janusz Szlubowski – piano and accordion (please go to Marta Szlubowska Ensemble to learn more about Janusz). Please go to: www.artscouncilofclinton.org to support the arts in Clinton.

Saturday, November 15th, 2014, 3 pm, Milllsaps College Recital Hall, Jackson, MS. Millsaps Conservatory of Music Student Recital, Julia Kirk – violin, Danuta Szlubowska – piano. Music by Wieniawski, Mazas and others. Please go to: www.millsaps.org and type in Millsaps Conservatory of Music.

Thursday, November 13th, 2014, 7:30 pm, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Jackson, MS. Jackson Choral Society Chorus and the Mississippi Symphony String Quartet (go to Ensembles). Music of Telemann, Gershwin, Norris and others.

Monday, November 10th, 2014, 7:30 pm, Broadmeadow United Methodist Church, Jackson, MS.Inaugural Concert of the Mississippi Chambre Music Guild, Marta Szlubowska with Melody Ng, piano (University of Alabama, Huntsville) and Jesse Christeson, cello (Mississippi Symphony’s principal). Music of Prokofiev, Mendelssohn and others.

Saturday, November 8th, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS. Pops I, Broadway Pops International with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Please go to www.msorchestra.com.

Monday, November 3rd, 3 pm, Millsaps College Recital Hall, Jackson, MS. Millsaps College Student Recital. Mozart with Julia Kirk – violin/viola (go to Ensembles, then Duo Vivace or go to Marta Szlubowska Ensemble to learn more about Julia).

Friday, October 31st, 7 pm, Bennett Auditorium, USM Campus, Hattiesburg, MS. Marta Szlubowska, violin (Concertmistress of MSO) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Symphony Orchestra, Jay Dean – conducting. Performing the incredibly beautiful Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major! Admission is FREE!

Tuesday, September 30, 7:30 pm, Mississippi Fine Arts String Trio (Faculty Trio), Millsaps College’s Ford Academic Complex. Marta Szlubowska, violin, Alex Encinas, viola, Taylis Fernandes, cello, will be joined by Lynn Railey, piano (Millsaps faculty). Performing works by Mozart, Bach, D’Rivera and Beethoven’s monumental “Archduke” Trio.

Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra at Millsaps College’s Ford Academic Complex Chamber 1 Concert including Serenade No. 2 by J. Brahms and Beethoven’s Symphony No.1. Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor

Monday, September 15, 2014, 7:30 pm, Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS. Faculty Showcase, chamber music (Brahms Piano Quartet) and solo violin (Szymanowski “Source of Arethuse”). Free.

Friday, September 5, 2014, 7:30 pm, Recital Hall at Aven Fine Arts Bldg., Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Opening night of the Sclater Chamber Music Series with the Marta Szlubowska Ensemble. Music by Kreisler, Gershwin, Gade, Bartok and others. For details please contact MC at: http://music.mc.edu/events

Sunday, August 17, 2014, 3 pm, Fondren Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS. Marta Szlubowska Ensemble, works by Kreisler, Vivaldi, Bartok, Gade and many others. Strings and accordion.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 7:30 pm, Millsaps College. Chamber music concert #2, works by Bach, Mozart, D’Rivera, Beethoven, Piazzolla. Millsaps Chamber Music Festival.

Monday, June 23, 2014, 7:30 pm, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS. Chamber music concert #1, works by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy (Violin Sonata). Millsaps Chamber Music Festival.

Friday, June 13, 2014, 7 pm, Mississippi College. Solo concerto, Beethoven Triple Concerto with Lynn Railey, Taylis Fernandez and Master Camerata Orchestra, POI

Monday, June 9, 2014, 7 pm, Mississippi College, Jackson, MS. Solo concerto, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor with Master Camerata Orchestra, Premiere Orchestral Institute (POI)

Thursday, May 29th, 7 pm, Fowler Hall, St. James Episcopal Church in Fondren (Oak Ridge Rd.), Jackson, MS. Benefit Concert for Julia Kirk (17 year old violinist/violist/pianist, daughter of Marta Szlubowska), who is raising funds to go to Interlochen Arts Camp this summer. Julia and her family will perform an exciting and fun program including works by Mozart, Ravel, Khachaturian, Wieniawski, some gypsy music (with accordion), folk as well as show tunes. Refreshments will be served after the concert. We hope you will join us for this special evening of music-making and fellowship!

~ 2013 ~

Tuesday, November 19th, 5:45 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. Ensemble Polonaise will be performing as part of the Unburied Treasures Series. Music by Monti, Schubert, Saint-Saens and others. Marta Szlubowska (violin), Danuta Szlubowska (piano), Julia Kirk (violin and piano), and Janusz Szlubowski (accordion). For more information please go to www.msmuseumart.org.

Saturday, November 16th, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Concert Hall, Jackson, MS. Verdi’s Requiem, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and choruses from Millsaps College and University of Mississippi in Oxford. Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor. For more details please go to www.msorchestra.com.

Thursday, November 7th, 7:30 pm, Aven Recital Hall, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi. A fun concert of the Marta Szlubowska Ensemble (strings and accordion). Music by Gershwin, Wieniawski, Dvorak, Garner, Bartok and others. You will be able to purchase the DVDs of the ensemble to enjoy at home or give as gifts.

Saturday, November 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jackson Convention Center, Jackson, MS. Pops Concert I featuring Steve Lippia and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor.

Thursday, November 8th, 7:30 pm, Broadmeadow Church, Jackson, MS. Jackson Choral Society, Mozart – Vespers plus works by Vivaldi and Rachmaninoff, Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress.

Friday, November 30th, 7:30 pm, Ford Academic Complex, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS. The Millsaps Singers performing music of Rutter. Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Timothy Cocker – Director and Conductor.

Friday, November 16th, 7:30 pm, Galloway United Methodist Church, Jackson, MS.Chamber I, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Viola Dacus – Mezzo-soprano, Crafton Beck – Conductor. Please contact www.msorchestra.com for details and tickets.

Saturday, October 27th, 4 pm, Sunnybrook Estates, Madison, MS. Performance by the Ensemble Polonaise. Classical and popular music for easy listening. Click on Ensembles link of this website to learn more about the musicians.

Friday, October 26th, 4 pm, The Orchard, Ridgeland, MS. Performance by the Ensemble Polonaise. Classical and popular music for easy listening. Click on Ensembles link of this website to learn more about the musicians.

Thursday, October 25th, 7:30 pm, Recital Hall, Ford Academic Complex, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS. Polish Music Violin/Piano Recital. Works by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Bacewicz, Mlynarski and Paderewski. Marta Szlubowska – violin, Danuta Szlubowska – piano. Free admission.

Saturday, October 20th, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS. Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents its’ Bravo 2 concert with the romantic Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #3, Alexander Ghindin as a soloist and the Prokofiev’s fantastic Romeo and Juliet suites. Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor. For tickets please go to www.msorchestra.com or call (601) 960-1565.

Tuesday, October 16th, 6 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. Unburied Treasures evening at the museum. Music by Beethoven and Debussy in reference to life and work of William Hollingsworth (1910-1944), a prolific painter from Jackson, MS. Music provided by the Ensemble Polonaise. Click on Ensembles link of this website to learn more about the musicians.

Sunday, October 14th, 3 pm, Nutt Auditorium, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. Polish Music Violin/Piano Recital. Works by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Bacewicz, Mlynarski and Paderewski. Marta Szlubowska – violin, Danuta Szlubowska – piano

October 6-8, Ford Academic Complex, Lecture Hall – 215, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS.Performance Power Workshop with Prof. Burton Kaplan of Manhattan School of Music and the director the Magic Mountain Music Farm Retreats for all instrumentalists. Go to www.performancepower.org to learn more or contact Marta Szlubowska by clicking the Contact link of this website.

Monday, October 1st, 7:00 pm, Bennett Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Marta Szlubowska – soloist, University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Jay Dean – conductor.

Friday, September 28th, 4:00 pm, The Orchard, Ridgeland, MS. “Ensemble Polonaise” (please go to the “Ensembles” page for more information). Free concert

Thursday, September 27th, Natchez, MS. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Marta Szlubowska – soloist, University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Jay Dean – conductor. Location and time TBA.

September 23, 7:00 pm, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4000 W. Tidewater Lane, Madison. A fun concert of the Marta Szlubowska Ensemble (strings and accordion). Music by Gershwin, Wieniawski, Dvorak, Garner, Bartok and others. You will be able to purchase the DVDs of the ensemble to enjoy at home or give as gifts. Please join us for an inspiring and entertaining free concert followed by a reception.

Thursday, September 20th, 7:00 pm, “Symphony at Sunset”, The Cedars in Fondren, Jackson, MS. Marta Szlubowska, Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – conductor. Please go to msorchestra.com for information on tickets.

Saturday, September 15th, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Concert Hall, Jackson, MS. Bravo Concert Series I, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra playing Mahler’s 5th Symphony, Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – conductor. Please go to msorchestra.com for information on tickets.

August 27th, 7:30 pm, Millsaps College, Music Department Concert Hall. Faculty Recital featuring all the faculty of the Millsaps Music Department and guests. Marta Szlubowska – violin and Danuta Szlubowska – piano, performing I.J. Paderewski’s Finale from the Sonata Op. 13 for violin and piano.

Wednesday, June 5, 3:00 pm, Williams Recital Hall, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Marta Szlubowska Ensemble performed as part of the Premier Orchestral Institute, an international orchestra festival sponsored by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Repertoire included works by Abreu, Wieniawski, Massenet, Villoldo, Monti, Bacewicz, Gershwin and Gade.

Tuesday, June 4, 7 pm, Williams Recital Hall, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Tango Rendezvous Ensemble performed various tangos by Astor Piazzolla and others arranged by Alejandro Drago.

Friday, May 24, 7 pm, Prentiss Club, Natchez, MS. Tango Rendezvous Ensemble performed an evening of tangos by Astor Piazzolla and others arranged by Alejandro Drago.

Monday, May 13, 7 pm, St. Francis of Asissi Catholic Church, Madison, MS. Marta Szlubowska Ensemble is a newly formed ensemble in Jackson! Don’t miss it! Program includes classical and popular favorites. Bring the whole family to enjoy this high energy, fun program.

Friday, April 26, 7:30 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. MSO’s Chamber IV. MSO String Quartet (please click on the Ensembles link on this website to learn more), Woodwind Quintet and Brass Quintet.

Saturday, April 20, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS. MSO’s Bravo V. Music by Stravinsky, Britten and Jones. Marta Szlubowska – Concertmistress, Crafton Beck – Conductor. (Please go to www.msorchestra.com for ticket information.)

Sunday, March 3rd, 7 pm, Our Redeemer Luthern Church, 1799 Clinton-Raymond Rd, Clinton, MS. Inaugural performance of the Marta Szlubowska Ensemble performing classical and popular favorites! Reception following. Free, donations welcome. Don’t miss it! See you there!

Sunday, February 3rd, 3 pm, St. James’ Episcopal Church, Fowler Hall, Fondren District, Jackson, MS. Concert to benefit Julia Kirk’s tuition fund for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Julia will be joined by her family (Ensemble Polonaise) and Marta Szlubowska Ensemble (classical/popular string ensemble and accordion!) to bring you a fun concert that will leave you singing and dancing! Music by Mozart, Ravel, Wieniawski, Khachaturian as well as popular tunes by Gade, Garner and Abreu. Reception following the concert. We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday!