ensemble
O artyście
Kwartludium is co-created by Dagna Sadkowska (violin), Piotr Nowicki (piano), Michał Górczyński (clarinets) and Paweł Nowicki (percussion instruments). The ensemble was established in 2002. From the very beginning, they have been focused on the performance of new music created specifically for this unique instrumental combination. The musicians have performed several dozen world and Polish premieres. Contemporary improvised music is also an important part of their activity. The ensemble’s repertoire includes graphic pieces by the most outstanding new music representatives as well as numerous original music projects.
Kwartludium has performed in the USA, Australia, China, South Korea, Georgia, Turkey and in most European countries. In 2009, the musicians took part in the prestigious Re:New Music project, promoting distinguished European composers. In 2012, they were re-invited to the subsequent edition of the New Music: New Audiences programme. The ensemble has also performed as soloists with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, NOSPR, NFM Leopoldinum and the Berg Orchestra in Prague. Kwartludium has recorded numerous CDs for such record labels as DUX, Touch and Requiem Records. In 2022, the musicians were honoured with an award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of their artistic activity. Moreover, the ensemble has received an Honorary Award of the Polish Composers’ Union for their merits in the promotion of Polish contemporary music.