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The Lutosławski Quartet Wroclaw was established in 2007. The ensemble comprises among others concertmasters and soloist members of the Wroclaw Philharmonic: Marcin Markowicz – II violin, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, Maciej Młodawski - cello. Since March 2009 the first violin player of the Quartet is one of most prominent violinist of young generation – Jakub Jakowicz. Despite their brief period of activity the ensemble has already given concerts at the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, International Chamber Arts Festival Ensemble, Musica Polonica Nova and Jazztopad Festival. They have performed with the Silesian Quartet, Royal String Quartet and Iturriaga Quartet as well as with English oboist Nicolas Daniel, Polish soloists Tomasz Strahl, Paweł Kowalski, Ryszard Groblewski and also with the legendary jazz players such as Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor. The ensemble gave a wonderful performance of Martinů's Concerto for string quartet and orchestra with the Wroclaw Philharmonic under the baton of Jacek Kaspszyk. In cooperation with the Recording Company CD Accord and special guests such as Krzysztof Jakowicz and Andrzej Bauer the ensemble recorded the first CD presenting chamber pieces of Witold Lutoslawski.  The recording is nominated for award Fryderyk 2009 (Polish Grammies).
The Lutoslawski Quartet Wroclaw aims to focus on XX century and contemporary chamber music as well as Classical and Romantic masterpieces.

JAKUB JAKOWICZ was born in 1981 in Warsaw. In 2001, following an invitation by conductor Pinchas Steinberg he made his debut with the Munich Philharmonic in a performance of Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Since then he has performed as soloist with such orchestras as: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Czech Philharmonic in Prague. In 2006 he was invited to become a member of the Zehetmair Quartet with whom he has appeared at, among others, the Berlin Philharmonic, Tonnhale in Zurich, Musikhaus in Vienna, Wigmore Hall in London and Suntory Hall in Tokyo and with whom he has recorded a CD of Bartok’s and Hindemith’s Quartets (ECM) which was awarded the Diapason d’Or de l’Annee in 2007. In Poland he received the Polityka Magazine Passport award (2003) and Orfeusz award (2007). Since 2004 he works as an assistant to his father Krzysztof Jakowicz at Warsaw’s Academy of Music. Jakub Jakowicz has recorded seven CDs the most recent of which contains Ludwig van Beethoven’s Kreutzer and Spring Sonatas accompanied on piano by Bartosz Bednarczyk. (Subito Records). Artist plays on a violin of Italian provenance donated to him by Prof. Tadeusz Wronski one of the founders of the Polish violin school.

MARCIN MARKOWICZ
The concermaster of the Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic and from 2005 Artistic Director of the Ensemble International Chamber Music Festival. He studied under Prof. Christiane  Edinger in Lubeck, Roman Lasocki and Krzysztof Jakowicz in Warsaw (graduating with distinction) and prof. Roman Totenberg in Boston. He has attended many master-class courses working under the tutelage of, among others, Ida Haendel, Sherban Lupu, Grigorij Zhislin, members of the Juillard Quartet, Cleveland Quartet, The Fine Arts Quartet as well as the Silesian Quartet and Szymanowski Quartet. As a soloist and chamber player he has participated in festivals in Bayreuth, Ratzeburg, La Ville d'EU, Musica Polonica Nova, the Warsaw Autumn and Turning Sounds festivals in Warsaw as well as the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in the USA. Between 2005 – 2006 he was a member of the Amade Kammerphilharmonie in Aachen. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Austria, the USA, Russia and South Africa. As a soloist he performed with Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jacek Kaspszyk, with Sudecka Philahrmonic, ensembles from Krakow and Solingen (M. Foster). He gives master classes in Zakopane and Walbrzych.
Marcin Markowicz is a recipient of scholarships from the Polish Culture Foundation, the Polish Ministry of Culture as well as the American Saul Cohen Foundation and Roman Totenberg Foundation. He recorded for the Polish Radio and CD Accord Music Edition.
He is also a composer – in 1999 he received an award of distinction at the Panufnik Composers Competition in Krakow and his compositions have been performed at festivals in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the USA. During 2003 – 2005 he also collaborated with Warsaw's Drama Theatre.

ARTUR ROZMYSLOWICZ
Soloist and a member of the Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic in Wroclaw. A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw he studied viola with Prof. Blazej Sroczynski and completed his post graduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London under Prof. Jack Glickman. A participant of many master classes in Lancut and Ksiaz Castle in Poland as well as London, Ottawa and Puebla (Mexico). He developed his skills working under,  among others Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Tree. Stefan Kamasa, Stefan Popov as well as members of the Guarneri Quartet, Takasc Quartet, Heine Quartet and Silesian Quartet. He has participated in many festivals such as the Warsaw Autumn, Ensemble International Chamber Festival, Wratislavia Cantans, La Frentana and Pacific Music Festival. He has played with the London Symphony, National Basque, Sinfonia Juventus and Polish Radio orchestras and given concerts in many European, Asian and American countries.

MACIEJ MŁODAWSKI
Principal cello of the Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic in Wroclaw. A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw where he studied under Prof. Tomasz Strahl and Andrzej Bauer. He also studied at the Hochschule fur Musik in Augsburg under Julius Berger and Sebastian Hess. He developed his skills attending masterclasses given by Miloš Sadlo, Victoria Yagling, Claus Riechardt, Kazimierz Michalik, Stanislaw Firlej, Andrzej Orkisz and Johannes Goritzki and chamber music seminars under Roman Totenberg, Christiane Edinger, Piotr Reichert, Jerzy Marchwinski, Maja Nosowska, Krystyna Borucinska, Paul Gulda and members of the Silesian Quartet. He holds awards from the Dezyderiusz Danczowski Cello Competition in Poznan and the Chamber Music Competition in Lodz and participates in master classes held among others in Lancut, at the Ensemble International Chamber Music Festival as well as the Holland Music Sessions Summer Academy in Bergen. As a soloist he has performed with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jacek Kaspszyk, also in the Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy.

Listen to Lutosławski Quartet Wrocław

Marcin Markowicz - Kwartet Smyczkowy nr 3, cz. Allegro (fragment) [4.9 Mb]

Joseph Haydn - Kwartet Smyczkowy C-dur op. 76 nr 3, cz.II Poco Adagio. Cantabile [2.9 Mb]

Astor Piazzolla - Four for Tango [3.2 Mb]

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