Irena Kalinowska -Grohs skrzypce Joanna Stelmach skrzypce Aleksandra Batog altówka Danuta Sobik-Ptok wiolonczela

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Presse

"...Die vier jungen Damen spielten erfrischend und kompakt. [...] Am Sontag nun präsentierten sie ein konservatives Programm, das unter ihren versierten Fingern neue Facetten zeigte und jugendlich erfrischt deherkam. Wolfgang Mozart "Streichquartett B-Dur KV 458", genannt "Jagdquartett" und dessen "Divertimento D-Dur KV 136" hatten wenig gemeinsam mit den verstaubten Aufnahmen aus den 60ern und 70ern. Prägnant und licht gespielt, wurden sie befreit von akademischer Interpretation und zeigten Kraft und Freude. Edvard Griegs leicht dramatisches "Streichquartett F-Dur" war nicht weniger homogen und mitreissend. Zum Abschluss boten die vier Absolventinnen der Kattowitzer Musikakademie Antonin Dvoraks "Streichquartett Nr. 12 F-Dur", genannt "Amerikanisches Quartett". Feinfühlig und aufmerksamin Lento, feurig im Finale, lieferte das Ensemble eine reife und intensive Interpretation."

"... Mit dem diesjährigen Kammerkonzert im Museum konnte das Quartett seinen guten Ruf noch weiter ausbauen. Gekonnt verbanden die vier jungen Streicherinnen grazile, anmutige Instrumentenführung mit impulsivem, emotionsgeladenem und ausdrucksstarkem Spielfluss. Auch bei der Zusammenstellung des Konzertprogrammes hatten sich die jungen Frauen sehr viel Mühe gegeben."

"In Jean Balissat's "L'Or perdu", the Akademos Quartet proved to be an ensemble of the highest rank. The quality and richness of its sound is fascinating and truly captivating. Such an entrapping of the listener's imagination is for sure the mark of a great quartet. It's even more admirable when we realise that we are listening to a relatively young ensemble while many other quartets need years to achieve a comparable level of performance. The performance of Bujarski's 'Advent Quartet', was characterised by a gradually growing tension, musical precision and an elaborate sound palette. All these elements added to a marvellous effect. To all the compliments written above I must surely add the beautiful shaping of the musical phrase and mutual understanding between the musicians present in their playing"

"..From concerts heard during 12.th Days of Cracovian Composers Music Festival, two impressed me the most. The first one was of "Akademos" Quartet, played in chapter-house of Black Friars Church. Young Silesian Ladies presented works of Jacek Sajka, Zbigniew Bujarski and Jean Balissat. Their sound, involevement, and amazing technical maturity created music to fly high with. [...] Actually, Poland can be happy to have next superb string quartet."

"...Next brilliant young string quartet at Warsaw Autumn. Akademos is a stem of New Music Orchestra."

"...In Lutoslawski's quartet the young chamber players did very well managing the complex form of the composition -- representative of the composer's "limited aleatorism" -- and in fact co-authored a work that burst with emotion and enchanted the listener with the flicker of instrumental colors as well as with the technical brilliance of performance. Moniuszko was simple, melodious and loaded with feeling -- just like all the works of the mostly underrated composer."

"...The Quartet is very successful in achieving the level of concentration required in this composition [i.e. in W.Lutoslawski's string quartet] to sustain a flawless, vivid, natural musical narrative. The interpretation was truly professional. The Quartet's leader, Irena Kalinowska, deserves, perhaps, the most compliments: she not only set the tone for the quartet, but also assumed the ultimate responsibility for the whole..."

Opinions

"...All the ladies have a fine, delightful and balanced sound; indeed they sound the way one would expect in chamber music where four players must melt into one. Adding skillful technique, admirable coordination, and a good deal of enthusiasm, we are faced with the quartet which unique sound sounds more experienced than their short, promising career..."

"In my opinion, the 'Akademos' Quartet have a great future ahead of them. Their play is characterized by exceptional vigor and a lot of sheer enthusiasm, resting on very solid technical foundations. I will not hesitate to recommend this promising young Polish band to anyone who loves music. "

"From a composer's viewpoint, the "Akademos" Quartet has some very important strengths: they show accuracy in preparing each composition, giving enough attention to the original score and the composer's intent, which, filtered and enhanced through the players' personal interpretations, produce an impressive effect... It certainly is one of the most interesting bands on the music scene of Silesia."