Maciej Kułakowski, the cellist on this album, won First Prize and a special award at the Lutosławski International Cello Competition in Warsaw at the age of 19.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 2022 at the Concert Hall of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, Poland.
Performer Biography
Michał Balas, one of the cellists, plays an Italian instrument from the workshop of Carlo Antonio Testore dating from 1718.
Composer Biography
Krzysztof Penderecki, the composer, initially learned piano but was drawn to the violin, later studying composition in Krakow.
Performer Biography
Maciej Kułakowski plays a Giovanni Battista Ruggeri cello from around 1700, on loan from a Charitable Trust, and a modern Thorsten Theis cello from 2014.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Krzysztof Penderecki's works for cello were often dedicated to leading virtuosos of the instrument, indicating the special place the cello held in his compositional output.
Composer Biography
Krzysztof Penderecki achieved international recognition in 1961 with his work '8'37' / Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima', which received a prestigious UNESCO award.
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