Wanda Wiłkomirska, born on January 11, 1929, in Warsaw, Second Polish Republic, was a Polish violinist. She studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź and won prizes at competitions in Geneva (1946), Budapest (1949), and Leipzig (International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, 1950). Wiłkomirska performed with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra from 1955 to 1977. In 1961, her international career began with a debut in the United States. Wiłkomirska taught at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She received numerous awards, including two Polish State Awards for promoting Polish music worldwide. Her notable recordings include the album Fritz Kreisler's Beloved Melodies. She died on May 1, 2018, in Warsaw, Poland.
