Polish violinist Ola Lenkiewicz (b. 2001) began playing the violin at the age of seven at
the Karol Szymanowski Music School in her hometown of Wrocław.
In 2020, she moved to London to pursue her undergraduate studies at the Guildhall
School of Music & Drama, where she studied with Andrew Watkinson and Bartosz
Woroch. After graduating with distinction in 2024, she continued her studies at Guildhall
and is currently completing a postgraduate degree under Krysia Osostowicz and Bartosz
Woroch.
A dedicated orchestral musician, Ola has frequently appeared as concertmaster of the
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, most recently leading Stravinsky’s The Rite of
Spring under Kerem Hasan in the Barbican Hall. Other orchestral highlights include
leading the second violin section of the International Lutosławski Youth Orchestra in a
performance at Leipzig’s Gewandhaus. She is also an Orpheus Sinfonia Foundation
member for the 2025/26 season and has recently been offered an Early Graduate violin
position with Chromatica Orchestra for the 2026/27 season.
Ola is also a passionate chamber musician and a founding member of the Aquilae
Quartet, established in 2020. She performs regularly throughout the UK and
internationally. The quartet has developed a particularly strong connection to Cornwall,
returning there frequently for concerts and festivals. Recent appearances include the
Dante Festival, Tim Boulton and Friends Concert Series, Nova Classical Music Festival,
and Music on the Moor. A particular highlight was performing Dvořák’s String Sextet in A
major, Op. 48 alongside Krysia Osostowicz and Joseph Barker in the summer of 2025.
Further recent highlights include opening the Truro3Arts 2024/25 season, performing at
No. 10 Downing Street in June 2025, and appearing at the Musical Chairs Chamber Music
Festival in Montreal, Canada, in May 2026.
As a soloist, Ola most recently performed Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor with
the Jopes Orchestra in June 2026, appearing in multiple venues.
Ola currently plays on a c. 1920 Carlo Carletti violin, generously loaned to her by the
Harrison-Frank Family Foundation.
Aquilae’s website: https://www.aquilaequartet.com