Established in 2007, Meccorre String Quartet are considered as one of the most interesting quartets of their generation. In April 2012 they won the 2nd prize at the Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition in London. The ensemble was also awarded three additional prizes for the best performances of works by J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart and B. Dean. In 2011 they were awarded the Finalist Award and the Special Award at the 9th International String Quartet Competition Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia. In 2010 the Quartet received the 1st prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Weiden (2nd and 3rd prizes were not awarded), and in 2009 they won the 1st prize at the Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Sondershausen.
The Quartet were at first tutored by members of the Camerata Quartet, then, since 2009, they have been studying with the Artemis Quartett at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. Meccorre String Quartet have further developed their skills during master classes (Reggio Emilia String Quartet Festival, Beethoven Haus Masterclass in Bonn, Jeunesses Musicales in Weikersheim, among others) held by most prominent artists, such as Gerhard Schulz, Cuarteto Casals, Vogler Quartett, Kuss Quartett, Barthold Kuijken, Heime Müller, Antonello Farulli, Peter Cropper. An important event in the artistic life of the Quartet was their participation in the course on interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's music held by Alfred Brendel.
The Quartet, as well as each of the members individually, are currently receiving the scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as well as from the programme "Young Poland". Thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Quartet have a possibility to fulfil their mission, which is to popularise chamber music in places with limited access to culture, such as hospitals for young people and children.
Meccorre are also authors of very interesting concert programmes, which fuse different cultural areas. "MecCorrespondances" are a series of monographic recitals combined with the reading of personal correspondence of different composers. The innovatory project "Art of FUGA" presents a synthesis of Die Kunst der Fuge by J.S.Bach, accompanied by Bohdan Pociej's commentary and a multimedia presentation. Cooperating with a singer, Mieczysław Szcześniak, the Quartet experiments as well in the field of jazz music during concerts "On the Bridge".
In the year 2011 Meccorre String Quartet received nomination for the prestigious Paszporty Polityki award (Polityka's Passports) in the category of Classical Music.
Musicians have accomplished numerous recordings for Bayerischer Rundfunk, Rai3, Radio Merkury and NDR. Their performance of F. Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" for Polish TV Kultura was nominated to the "Gwarancje Kultury 2011", a competition featuring the best accomplishments on the Polish cultural scene.
Since 2010 Meccorre String Quartet have been hosting and organising in Poznań the International Chamber Music Festival "Q'arto Mondi", featuring top quartets from all over the world.
was born in 1987 in Łódź. In the year 2006 he graduated the Henryk Wieniawski School of the second degree in Łódź, in the class of Professor Roman Lasocki and Tomasz Bartosiak. He was also a student of Professor Mirosław Ławrynowicz. Between 1996 and 2008 he was on a scholarship from Spohr Akademie in Freiburg, where he received instruction from Wolfgang Marschner and Ariane Mathaus. In the year 2011 he graduated with distinction from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of Professor Konstanty Andrzej Kulka. He took part domestically as well as abroad in masterclasses, working with outstanding educators, such as: Wolfgang Marschner, Robert Szreder, Krzysztof Węgrzyn, Sherban Lupu, Andres Cardenes, Igor Frolov, Natasha Prishepenko, Gregor Sigl, Friedemann Weigle, Eckart Runge.
He is a laureate of many all-Polish competitions in cities such as Łódź, Olsztyn, Gdańsk, Elbląg, Lublin and Poznań as well as many international competitions – he won the II prize in the Louis Spohr Competition in Weimar, the II prize in the Karol Szymanowski Competition in Łódź, II prize in the “Baltic Competition” in Gdańsk as well as the IV prize in the Louis Spohr Competition in Freiburg. In 2006 he was a quarterfinalist of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań.
He performed on multiple occasions on festivals promoting young talents, such as: Stage of the Young, Masters of Polish Violin or Talent Week. He also received invitations to prestigious European festivals, such as the Beethoven Festival in Italy, the Spohr Festival in Germany. He plays concerts with many philharmonics in Poland with orchestras conducted by exquisite conductors (Wojciech Rajski, Jerzy Kosek, Mirosław Błaszczyk, Boguslaw Dawidow). He gave concerts in Germany, Italy, Holland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden and Canada. He is a Minister of Culture, National Children’s Benefit Fund, the Jolanta and Aleksander Kwaśniewski Foundation as well as the Lions Club Nike Warszawa scholarship holder.
Wojciech Koprowski is one of a few violinist performing all Eugene Ysaye's Sonatas for violin solo op. 27 during one concert evening. His phonographic debut was nominated to Fryderyk Phonographic Academy Awards in categories Phonographic Debut of the Year and Album of the Year - Solo Recital. He plays on an instrument by Marek Olma from the year 2007.
COMPETITION ACHIEVEMENTS
The Internation String Quartet Competition Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia - Finalist Prize and Special Prize - 2011
The Mex Reger International String Quartet Competition in Weiden - I prize - 2010
The Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Sondershausen – I prize – 2009
The International Baltic Violin Competition in Gdańsk – II prize – 2007
The Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań – Semifinalist – 2006
The Karol Szymanowski International Violin Competition in Łódź – II prize – 2005
The Louis Spohr International Violin Competition in Freiburg – IV prize – 2003
The Stanisław Serwaczyński All-Polish Young Violinist Competition in Lublin – II prize – 2002
The J.F. Telemann All-Polish Violin Competition in Poznań – I prize – 2002
The Louis Spohr International Violin Competition in Weimar – II prize – 2001
The All-Polish II degree Music School Auditions in Elbląg – IV prize – 2001
The Regional “Young Violinist” Competition in Łódź – I prize – 1999
The Aleksandra Januszajtis Memorial Violin Competition in Gdańsk – I prize – 1999
The All-Polish I degree Music School Violin Competition in Olsztyn – I prize - 1999
violinist, was born on the 9th of September 1984 in Płock. At the age of seven she began studying in Bernard Tomasiński’s violin class in the Karol Szymanowski State Music School of the I and II degree in Płock, a school which she graduated with honors. Until 2003 she was a student of the Henryk Wieniawski All-Polish School of the II degree (the so called “Talent School”) in Poznań in Professor Jadwiga Kaliszewska and Professor Marcin Baranowski’s violin class. She graduated with honors from the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań in the class of the abovementioned educators. During her studies at the Academy she went on a scholarship as part of the “ERASMUS” program, during which she had the opportunity to train under the supervision of Professor Sylvia Marcovici in Graz. Aleksandra Bryła is doing postgraduate studies along with the Meccorre String Quartet at the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of Professor Piotr Reichert (Camerate String Quartet), and is also a student of the Universität der Künste in Berlin in the class supervised by members of the Artemis string quartet.
Since 2008 she has been working at the position of assistant in the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. She took part in many masters courses conducted by outstanding professors, among which were: M. Jaszwili, K. Węgrzyn, M. Frischenschlager, M. Ławrynowicz, P. Munteanu, F. Weigle, G. Sigl, N. Prishepenko, E. Runge.
Independently from multiple successes achieved in her solo career (she is a laureate of many violin competitions), she realizes her musical aspirations in the field of chamber music, achieving multiple awards at chamber music competitions in Wrocław and Łódź, to name just a few. Since 2007 she has been a part of the Meccorre String Quartet, with which she runs a lively concert activity in Poland as well as abroad. She took part in the summer masters course of Accademia Chigiana in Siena working together with the Trio di Trieste. In June 2009 she took part in the second edition of the Quartet Festival in Reggio Emilia in Italy.
Aleksandra Bryła was a multiple Minister of Culture and National Heritage, National Children’s Benefit Fund and Płock Foundation scholarship holder. Since 1998, thanks to the sponsoring of Petrochemia Płock S.A. (currently ORLEN S.A.) she plays concerts on the exquisite violin by Tadeusz Słodyczka.
Aleksandra Bryła performed in Poland and abroad (in Croatia, Italy, Denmark, England, Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Slovakia, among other countries). She played concerts as a soloist with the Płock Symphony Orchestra, the Darmstadt Academy of Sound Youth Chamber Orchestra, the “Mihail Jora” State Philharmonic Orchestra from Baku, and the Toruń Symphony Orchestra. She also cooperated with Maria Szwajger-Kułakowska, Marek Drewnoski, Ovidiu Balan and Sławomir Chrzanowski, among others. She has in her repertoire the showcase positions from the vast range of soloist violin literature as well as works from the field of chamber music.
COMPETITION ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 - International M. Hill Competition - New Zeland - Semi-finalist
2004 – XX International Violin Competition Valsesia - Musica in Varallo - Italy - Semi-finalist
2004 – Z. Jahnke Violin Competition in Poznan - III Prize
2003 – G. Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition in Lodz - I prize
2003 – International Violin Competition in Avignon - Sem-finalist
2003 – All-Polish Chamber Music Competition in Wroclaw - Special Prize
2002 – Finalist of the 5th St. Serwaczyński Young Violinists Competition in Lublin
1st Prize – 28th St. Hajzer Bach Competition in Zielona Góra
2001 – 1st Prize and the Special Prize at the 2nd All-Poland Grażyna Bacewicz Strings Ensembles Competition in Łódź
1999 – 2nd Prize – All-Poland Secondary Schools of Music Chamber Ensembles Competition in Wrocław
1998 – 1st-level Distinction at the International Violin Competition Ústie nad Orlicou, Czech Republic
1997 – 2nd Prize – All-Poland Auditions in Olsztyn
1997 – 1st Prize – Great Poland Performance Competition in Poznań
1997 – 1st Prize – All-Poland Aleksandra Januszajtis Violin Competition in Gdańsk
1996 – 1st Prize – Macroregional Auditions of Violin Classes in Łódź
1996 – 2nd Prize – All-Poland G. Bacewicz Violin Competition in Wrocław
was born on the 8th of July 1985 in Poznań, in a family with great musical traditions. He is a graduate of the H. Wieniawski Comprehensive Music School in Poznań, the so called “Talent School”, in the class of Professor Jadwiga Kaliszewska, and graduated with honors from the I.J Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, simultaneously studying the violin and viola in the class of Professor Jadwiga Kaliszewska and Professor Bartosz Bryła.
Along with the Meccorre String Quartet Michał Bryła is a student at the Universitat der Kunst in Berlin in the class of one of the world’s best quartets – the Artemis Quartett. Also, together with the Meccorre String Quartet he studies at the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of Professor Piotr Reichert and Włodzimierz Promiński (Camerata Quatet). Since the year 2009 Michał Bryła has been an assistant in the violin class of Professor Bartosz Bryła at the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, where in the same year he began studying the viola in the class of Professor Piotr Reichert.
In the years 2000-2002 he was a scholarship holder of the National Children’s Benefit Fund which takes care of the promotion of exceptional artistic talent. For his outstanding scholarly and artistic achievements he received:
He took part in multiple masters’ competitions, working with personalities like: Wolfgang Marschner, Eckart Runge (Artemis Quartet), Friedemann Weigle (Artemis Quartet), Gregor Sigl (Artemis Quartet), Natalia Prischepenko (Artemis Quartet), Stefan Kamasa, Jerzy Kosmala, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Krzysztof Węgrzyn, Marina Jaszwili. He performed at festivals domestically as well as abroad with such outstanding artists as: Andrzej Bauer, Nigel Kennedy, Bartłomiej Nizioł, Marek Drewnowski, Jan Stanienda, Jeffrey Swann.
He took part in multiple masters’ competitions, working with personalities like: Wolfgang Marschner, Eckart Runge (Artemis Quartet), Friedemann Weigle (Artemis Quartet), Gregor Sigl (Artemis Quartet), Natalia Prischepenko (Artemis Quartet), Stefan Kamasa, Jerzy Kosmala, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Krzysztof Węgrzyn, Marina Jaszwili. He performed at festivals domestically as well as abroad with such outstanding artists as: Andrzej Bauer, Nigel Kennedy, Bartłomiej Nizioł, Marek Drewnowski, Jan Stanienda, Jeffrey Swann.
Michał Bryła is a laureate of multiple violin, viola and chamber competitions in cities such as Poznań, Zielona Góra, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Łódź and Lublin.
Among his most important achievements are:
Michał Bryła’s vast repertoire encompasses compositions from the Baroque period to the XX century, including pieces which were composed for him. He performed in important concert halls in Poland (the W. Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw, the Kurlandzka Hall in the Lańcuta Castle, the T. Szelingowski Philharmonic in Poznań, the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic, the Royal Palace in Warsaw, the Nova Hall of the Academy of Music in Poznań, the Belweder in Warsaw) and in many European countries and in the USA. He cooperated with remarkable conductors (Horiaki Masuda, Jacques Mercier, Marek Pijarowski, Jacek Rogala, Jerzy Markiewicz, Marcin Sompoliński, Tadeusz Wojciechowski, Anna Mróz, Piotr Wijatkowski, Stefan Malzew) performing the concerts of W.A. Mozart, H. Wieniawski, N. Paganini, B. Bartok, W. Walton, B. Britten, W. Marschner, M. Bruch, K. Penderecki, G.F. Telemann. An important event in his artistic career was the recital in the Moscow Conservatory, where he presented music of the XX century (K.Penderecki, D.Szostakowicz, P.Hindemith).
Michał Bryła performed for many recordings for the Polish Radio and Television with the “Amadeus” Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra among others, and took part in the filming of the biographical film about Henryk Wieniawski.
Michał Bryła plays a viola by Jean Baptiste Lefevre (France 1784) as well as a violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (ZPAL Collection).
“… Music lovers probably have not expected such a concert. The mastery and great passion that the young and extremely talented musicians, Michał Bryła and Filip Wałcerz have shown performing the inauguration concert of the Nowa Sól Autumn of Art exceeded all expectations. It should be not surprising, since both, despite their young age, are already awarded musicians. The pianist, Filip Walcerz won, among other awards, the main prize in the VI Young Performers XX and XXI Century Music Competition. The violinist, Michał Bryła, the prime minister’s scholarship holder, may take pride in winning such awards as the I Prize in the Johannes Brahms International Viola Competition in Austrian Portchach, or the I prize in the Eugenia Umińska All-Polish Young Violinists’ Competition in Poznań. But their interpretation of the “Sonata” by Dymitr Szostakowicz is incredibly moving. Both gentlemen made us feel the beauty and drama enchanted in the notes which were left as a musical testament by D. Szostakowicz while dying in 1975. The moving “Sonata”, written with the remaining strengths of the composer, sounded thrilling. A great round of applause for the very young instrumentalists who allowed us to experience this…” Krąg Weekly Magazine
“…(Michał Bryła)… Won the VII Jan Rakowski All-Polish Competition in Poznań yesterday and was the only participant from Poznań who made it to the finals. He also outpaced the remaining laureates, since the jury did not award a second prize… Gazeta Wyborcza
“…Bryła is barely 18 years old and evokes high hopes. The two III prizes are a result of the scoring, but I am sure that such a departure from Michał Bryła’s talent is true…” prof.Stefan Kamasa
Głos Wielkopolski "...Incredibly pleasing to the ears of the audience..."
“… His playing is supplemented by great talent; it has all the best characteristics of violist art: beautiful and firm sound, ideal intonation, clear and perfect technique and, what is most important, a great artistic personality which nature has gifted with extraordinary temperament and a deep sense of musical culture…” prof.Stefan Kamasa
“… Michał Bryła has a very beautiful sound, great technique and enormous creative capabilities. It is very satisfying to observe the great artistic development of this violinist…” prof.Jadwiga Kaliszewska Magazyn Lubuski
“… He plays coherently and with flair for an hour, as if in a trance, which is why the audience left the hall convinced that there are no greater composers than the Szarwenka – and there most definitely are no better artists than Poznań dwellers…” Ruch Muzyczny
“…Michał Bryła performed the viola concert by Krzysztof Penderecki in a masterful manner when it comes to technique and expression…” Peter Buske Nordkurier, Kultur und Freizeit
graduated with distinction from the F. Chopin Academy of Music where he studied with professors: Tomasz Strahl, Kazimierz Michalik and Andrzej Bauer. In 1996-99 he was granted by Polish Found for Young Musicians. In 2000 he received full scholarship from The Boston Conservatory (USA) where he studied with Andrew Mark. He participated in many masterclasses directed by such outstanding artists as A. Mai, T. Kuhne, D. Szafran, M. Sadlo, S. Roldugin, T. Tsutsumi, P. Carrai. He was twice a scholar of The Holland Music Session in Alkmaar/Bergen (1998, 2004).
As a soloist and chamber musician he gives recitals in Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, France, Russia, United States, Japan and Lithuania were he performed during international important festivals such as: „Warsaw Autumn”, „Musica Polonica Nova”, „Parisiens”, „Ode to Europe”, „Warsaw Music Meetings”, Arvo Part’s festival „Man of the board”, „De Musica”, „Gdansk Spring”, Witold Lutoslawski Festiwal „Chain”, Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk, Festival „Musica Polonica Nova” in Wroclaw, „Festival of music of Pawel Szymanski”( DVD rejestration) . He cooperate with chamber orchestra „Concerto Avenna” directed by profesor A. Mysinski. As a soloist he played with symphony orchestras: Wroclaw, Kielce, Jelenia Gora, Czestochowa, Bialystok, Olsztyn and chamber orchestras: Music Conservatory of Gdansk, “Concerto Avenna” conducted by outstanding artists: Krzysztof Penderecki, Marcin Nalecz-Niesiolowski, Lukasz Borowicz, Andrzej Bauer, Andrzej Mysinski.
He made an archival recordings for Polish Radio and television channel “MEZZO”. In 2006 he did a first polish recording of L. Boccherini cello concerto in the original version and in next editions he will record sonatas and virtuoso pieces for cello and piano. In 2005 and 2007 he received a scholarship from The Ministry of Culture in Poland. Since 2007 Karol Marianowski has been a member of “Meccorre String Quartet”. He also teaches his cello class in the F. Chopin School of Music in Warsaw. He plays german unknown master cello from the turn of XIX/XX century.
COMPETITION ACHIEVEMENTS
Finalist Prize and Special Prize in The Internation String Quartet Competition Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia (2011)
I prize in The Mex Reger International String Quartet Competition in Weiden (2010)
I prize in The Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Sondershausen ( 2009)
I prize in ASTA-XII All United States Solo Competition East Lansing/Michigan (2002)
I prize in ASTA Competition (American String Teachers Association) Boston (2001)
I prize in National Competition for Cello and Double Bass classes in Elblag (1996)
I prize in Warsaw Competition for Young Cellists (1995)
I prize in Warsaw Competition for Young Cellists (1994)
I prize in Warsaw Competition for Young Cellists 1993
I prize in Warsaw Competition for Young Cellists 1992
"The Meccorre String Quartet has impressed me as an outstanding young ensemble."
"Politka"
"Meccorre String Quartet courageously breaks stereotypes and flout conventions. Their performances enriched by elements of jazz, literature and multimedia projections help the elite music they are committed to find it's way to the contemporary audience including also youth listeners."
TVP KULTURA
"One of the best string quartets in Poland. Established by young people, who read each other's intentions as if they have been playing together ever since. Fantastic technical abilities, passion, beautiful sound."
polskamuza.eu
"Cleanness, precision and perfect synchronization, all within a mutual sense of spontaneity resulted in winning public's commendation."
Weiden 4.10.2010
"In the famous Schubert's Quartet "Death and the Maiden" the Polish ensemble demonstrated their amazing maturity, technical perfection and profound interpretation that you can really find only in renowned Quartets' creactions.
"Meccorre" really can do everything!"
"Gorzowski Informator Kulturalny"
"Meccorre String Quartet presented an extremely high level of interpretation of quartets by two remarkable composers. It was apparent during the concert that the group feels at home with the chosen repertoire. The freshness, the fluency, the dynamic! The perfect articulation and intonation of every part’s performance made a very large impression. It was reflected in the focus and later the loud ovations of the audience and their subsequent pleads for an encore. A splendid concert; it is difficult to imagine a better finale for the Music Days in Gorzów."
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
violist of the "CAMERATA" quartet
"The group which exists since the year 2007 already has its own recognizable tone and enchants the audience from the first beats, chiefly with their feeling of style and the spirit of the music performed. In this case it is probably needless to write about the group’s precision, for they are all rich in skill. What attracts the attention of the audience is the creation of musical values, the transfer of content."
Łódź, 16.08.08.
"Despite their young age, the group achieved a very high level of interpretational skill in the most demanding chamber music compositions."
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
winner of the ARD Competition in Munich
"The group has a mature instrumental technique and a stage personality full of temperament and creativity."
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
"The quartet presents artistically mature, clear and stylistically varied compositions. I wish to underline the exceptional articulation, the flawless intonation and a beautiful sound texture."
The I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań
"A quartet of young and exceptional artists, breathtaking and creative."
Kraków, 14. 08. 08.
"A great quartet! Their interpretations and performances are enchanting. They represent a very high level of skill."
"Their wonderful interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven will remain in my memories most intense and exciting."
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music winner of the ARD Competition in Munich
"...Freshness of interpretations, precision and an exceptional tone are the main assets of the Meccorre String Quartet..."
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