ANNAMARIA WITEK CELLO
Annamaria Witek will be a sophomore at The John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University as a student of Tomoko Fujita this fall. Annamaria began playing cello in third grade in the music program of the South Orangetown Central School District. She studied with Madeleine Golz for seven years and has also studied with Karen Poleshuck, Sam Bae and Nicole Johnson. As winner of the 2024 NJSO Henry Lewis Concerto Competition, Annamaria made her concerto debut at New Jersey Performing Arts Center with the New Jersey Symphony in May, 2025. As the cellist of the Thurnauer Quartet at the Thurnauer School of Music, Annamaria was selected to compete in the 50th Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2023. Annamaria has been a prize-winner in the Prima Volta, ECI and New York Young Artists International Competition. She has performed at Weill Recital Hall and at Lincoln Center with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra under Maestro Louis Langree during Mostly Mozart In Harmony.
Annamaria has attended music festivals including Vivace, Orford Musique and Philadelphia International Music Festival. She has performed in masterclasses for Darrett Adkins, Natasha Brofsky, Colin Carr, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Paul Katz, Nina Lee, Julia Lichten and Astrid Schween. In addition to her performance activities, Annamaria is active as a cello teacher. She has received scholarships from the Rockland County Music Educators Association, AFM Local 802, Morning Music Club and The Music Performance Trust Fund to support her musical studies.
