Agata Zubel has won several competitions for both voice and composition, including the 'Fryderyk 2010' Prize for contemporary music.
Performer Biography
The Silesian String Quartet, founded in 1978, is one of Europe's most eminent chamber music ensembles, with over three hundred pieces in its repertoire.
Performer Biography
Agata Zubel, the soprano on this recording, graduated with honors in both composition and voice from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław.
Composer Biography
Rafał Augustyn is also a music critic for press, radio, and TV, and has directed festivals like 'Musica Polonica Nova' and 'Musica Electronica Nova'.
Composer Biography
Rafał Augustyn, born in 1951 in Wrocław, studied composition and Polish Studies at Wrocław University, where he continues to work.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Concert Hall of Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in March and April 2010.
Performer Biography
The Silesian String Quartet has premiered over one hundred string quartets by Polish and foreign composers, many of which were dedicated to them.
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