He will share the position with Andrei Gridchuk.
Born in 1990, Snakowski is regarded as one of the leading violists of his generation.
He studied violin and viola at the Academy of Music in Kraków, southern Poland, graduating with honours, and also pursued an education at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In 2024, he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Kraków academy.
Snakowski is a laureate of several international solo and chamber music competitions, including the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria, which he won in 2014.
He previously served as principal viola with the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen in Switzerland, and the orchestra of the Polish National Opera.
Alongside his orchestral work, he has also built an international career as a soloist.
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Source: thestrad.com