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Ewa Swoboda received her musical training at the Chopin College of Music and then at the Academy of Music in Cracow, earning a Master of Music degree in both Performance and Teaching . She was a prize winner of the Polish Competition for Young Pianists and a recipient of the prestigious Chopin Society Scholarship. In 1980 she represented Poland at the International Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy. After coming to Canada in 1981 she has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada and the US and made recordings for CBC Radio. Her teaching positions include Algoma University, Mohawk CollegeRoyal Conservatory of Music (affiliated teacher) and Accademia Musica in Peterborough, Ontario, where she presently resides. Her students compete regularly in Music Festivals, including the Provincial Music Competition