Danusha Waskiewicz

I am happy to present Nymph, the first album by Duo Dragonfly, the musical project I share with Naomi Berrill. With me on viola and voice, and Naomi on cello and voice, we have created a musical journey that moves across centuries, cultures and different musical languages. In Nymph, works by Dowland, Purcell, Bach, Wolf, Bartók and Britten meet melodies from the Irish tradition. We have rearranged every piece for this distinctive ensemble, in which two string instruments and two voices intertwine, follow one another and constantly transform. For me, Nymph is an intimate and ever-changing sonic journey, suspended between the lightness of the dragonfly and the depth of musical memory, a way of approaching tradition with a new perspective and a contemporary sensitivity.

Danusha Waskiewicz loves her collaboration since 2020 with the "Avos Project" International Music School in the center of Rome. An ambience who permits growing in another prespective of music. This year there will be 6 appointments.

I am very happy to be Artist in Residence at the Late Spring Music Festival 2026, the international music festival created for the Reggia di Venaria, now in its fourth edition. From 30 May to 2 June, the Reggia and its Gardens hosted four days entirely devoted to music, with concerts, open rehearsals, encounters and events also designed for children and families. It was a truly immersive musical journey through the indoor and outdoor spaces of the complex, together with internationally renowned artists. For me, this residency is a particularly meaningful opportunity: not only to perform in a place of extraordinary beauty, but also to contribute to the creation of a festival where music can be experienced in an open, participatory and direct way. The 2026 edition opened in the Sala di Diana with a concert featuring me together with pianist Paolo Marzocchi, also involving the audience directly. Over the following days, the Festival continued with evening concerts, moonlight performances in the Gardens, activities for children and open rehearsals. The final day, 2 June, Italy’s Republic Day, transformed the Reggia into a shared musical space, with amateur ensembles, international students and professional musicians coming together in the Orchestra della Venaria project. Being part of this project as Artist in Residence means, for me, helping to create a meeting place between musicians, audiences, generations and different ways of experiencing music.

Danusha Waskiewicz will continue in the Scuola di Fiesole teaching regularly once a month in the academic year 2026-2027. Every violist can apply to this course. Video is not necessary . For further informations please check the website https://www.scuolamusicafiesole.it/corsi-di-perfezionamento/danusha-waskiewicz-viola/ or contact Stefania Parigi and Valentina Trambusti s.parigi@scuolamusica.fiesole.fl.it v.trambusti@scuolamusica.fiesole.fi.it s.parigi@scuolamusica.fiesole.fl.it

Danusha Waskiewicz (viola; voice) and Naomi Berrill (cello, voice) are the newly formed Dragonfly duo.

In this video lesson, Danusha Waskiewicz gives pieces of advice, tips and tricks to prepare Hoffmeister's "Viola Concerto" for auditions. Watch the tutorial at the link down below.

Listen to "Schönberg: Violin Concerto - Verklärte Nacht" with violinist Isabelle Faust.

Listen to "Songs for Piano and Viola", fruit of the long and successful collaboration between Danusha Waskiewicz and pianist Andrea Rebaudengo (via Decca).

Listen to the "Sinfonia Concertante" and the "Brandenburg Concertos". With Claudio Abbado's direction, Danusha Waskiewicz recorded these works from W. A. Mozart and J. S. Bach for the Deutsche Grammophon and Euro Arts labels.