Chamber musicians NOSPR/String orchestra/Zambrzycki/Deep strings

At the beginning of the 21st century, we forgot a little about chamber and string orchestras — their repertoire was largely taken over by specialized ensembles of early or contemporary music. And yet the string orchestra has a very specific, warm sound, devoid of the sharpness typical of smaller ensembles. At the same time, it retains the character of chamber playing, which we will experience, for example, in the popular Concerto in D minor for two violins by Johann Sebastian Bach, but also in the Gran duo concertante by Giovanni Bottesini, with a peculiar virtuoso duo of solo violin and double bass.

Another “hit” is Gabriel Fauré's Elegy, in which we will hear another solo instrument: the cello. This piece will enter into dialogue with the mystery and sadness of Osvaldo Goliyov's composition, a Kabbalistic history of Judaism enchanted with sounds that, as the composer claims, “speak different languages.”

Adam Suprynovich

Performers: Chamber musicians of the NOSPR; String orchestra; Rafał Zambrzycki — concertmaster, artistic director; soloists:; Dorota Cieślińska — violin; Krzysztof Katana — violin; Maria Strzelczyk — violin; Rafał Zambrzycki — violin; Beata Ogryzek — violin; Marek Romanowski — contras bass; Natalia Kurzac-Kotula — cello; Bartosz Pacan — clarinet

Program: Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto in D minor for two violins and basso continuo (harpsichord) BWV 1043; Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for solo violin and double bass and string orchestra; Gabriel Fauré — Elegy for solo cello and strings op. 24; Osvaldo Golijov — The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for clarinet and strings