Born in Krakow, Poland, Ms. Arzewski began her violin studies at the age of five. After moving with her family to Israel in 1957, she studied at the Tel Aviv Conservatory with Odeon Partos. Subsequent teachers have included Ivan Galamian at Juilliard and Meadowmount and Joseph Silverstein, a major influence, at the New England Conservatory of Music. Ms. Arzewski has also been coached by Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz.
Ms. Arzewski was an award winner at the International Bach Competition 1978. That year she performed an unaccompanied Bach solo recital at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Arzewski has also appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Pops. She toured Europe on two occasions playing the Mozart D major and Stravinsky Violin Concertos. Ms. Arzewski has also performed chamber music with many great artists such as Emanuel Ax and Andre Watts.
With the ASO, Ms. Arzewski has performed twenty different concertos in the last 18 years. Her performance of the violin solos in the ASO's recording of Sheherazade has received glowing reviews. Ms. Arzewski’s recent Naxos recording of Earl Kim’s Violin Concerto garnered critical acclaim both here and abroad.
Currently, Ms. Arzewski is devoting all her time to teaching, recording projects and performances.