Karłowicz Quartet

The ensemble was founded in September 2017 and comprises graduates of Poland’s leading music academies (Elżbieta Fabiszak-Dąbrowska – Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Prof. K. Bąkowski; Karolina Hyla-Wybraniec – Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Dr A. Mokrus / Prof. B. Warykiewicz-Siwy; Dawid Pajdzik – Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, Prof. Z. Czarnota; Klara Świdrów – Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, Prof. S. Pokorski). On a daily basis, its members perform with the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin and the Gorzów Philharmonic.

The musicians gained their chamber music experience under the guidance of distinguished chamber artists from ensembles such as the Royal String Quartet, the Scharoun Ensemble, the Apollon Musagète Quartett, the Silesian Quartet, the Wilanów Quartet, the Alban Berg Quartet and the Altenberg Trio. In July 2023, the Quartet took part in the International Polish Music Competition.

Karłowicz Quartet actively participates in the artistic life of the city and the region. The ensemble has performed in numerous concerts and festivals in Poland and abroad. It appears regularly at the Philharmonic in the “Philharmonic Musicians – Chamber Music” series and has taken part in concerts including Ewa Bem and Guests. 50 Years on Stage (2021, Szczecin), the Deutsch-Polnisches Sommerkonzert (2021, Rieth), the Sommerklänge – Klassik im Park series (2021, Frankfurt (Oder)), the Muzyka na Warszewie series (2021, Szczecin), as well as the Niebkogranie Festival (2019-2020, Szczecin), O! Góry Festival (2019, Szczecin) and the Grüneberg Festival (2019, Szczecin).

The Karłowicz Quartet’s repertoire includes the most outstanding works of the classical canon, while also embracing popular and film music. The ensemble’s greatest strengths lie in its openness to innovative interdisciplinary projects, its commitment to continuous artistic development and its collaboration with contemporary Polish composers, including Michał Dobrzyński, Ignacy Zalewski, Dawid Pajdzik and Mateusz Czarnowski. This collaboration has resulted in projects carried out במסגרת artistic scholarships granted by the City of Szczecin and the Marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, entitled Hear the Space. The Quartet has also initiated a concert series entitled Sound Perspective, encouraging audiences to discover a new dimension of chamber music reception in an informal and welcoming atmosphere.