AUKSO – Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy

One of Europe’s best chamber orchestras; an unquestioned leader in this field on the Polish music scene. Founded by a group of graduates of the Katowice Academy of Music and by Marek Moś – an eminent violinist, conductor and chamber musician – the orchestra has been designed from its inception as a platform for artistic explorations and creative development as well as for joint creation of best quality art.
The orchestra’s repertoire comprises works from the classics to contemporary, with special focus on Polish music. The musicians take special interest in crossover projects, combining classical music with jazz, alternative music and rock, and attempting to find a common denominator for all these genres. AUKSO has also scored successes with its recordings of film music as well as soundtracks for computer games. Among the recent recordings, it is worth mentioning the albums nominated for a Fryderyk: Silesian triptych of works by Aleksander Nowak and Szczepan Twardoch – Drach. Dramma per musica, Syrena. Melodrama Aeterna (Fryderyk 2022) and Pokora. Dramma giocoso. AUKSO’s album in the series Chopin. The National Edition, recorded with pianist Janusz Olejniczak, won the 2011 Fryderyk Award of the Polish Phonographic Academy for the ‘Best Recording of Polish Music’.
AUKSO has played at Poland’s most important festivals, such as the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Wratislavia Cantans, Warsaw Autumn, Sacrum Profanum, Film Music Festival, Dialogue of Four Cultures Festival, Jazz Jamboree and the International Festival of Stars in Międzyzdroje. Abroad, AUKSO has performed at, among others, the Barbican Centre, SESC São Paulo, Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos in Zaragoza, Teatro de Caja España-Duero in Salamanca and the festival Armonie sotto la Rocca. The orchestra regularly performs in the Tychy Mediateka as part of thematic series, such as AUKSO Modern, AUKSO On/Side, AUKSO Classics. Every year, the orchestra also hosts the Auksodrone festival, which presents world premieres of works by Polish contemporary artists.