Joanna Szumiel, a member of the Dresden Philharmonic since 2003, attended both primary and secondary music schools in Warsaw and studied at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw.
From 2001 she continued her studies with Prof. W. Klos at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
She gained professional experience performing with various chamber orchestras and as a substitute of the orchestra "Sinfonia Varsovia" and the Polish Radio Orchestra.