String Quartet No. 1

(2009)

String Quartet No. 1 is an attempt to add "a few words" to the story of a string quartet, considered by some to be the most difficult musical form that exists. The devil is as terrible as it is painted.

The piece was written in the winter of 2008/2009, commissioned by the Silesian Quartet, for the 3rd NOSPR Premiere Festival in Katowice.

Performance history:
PREMIERE: March 28, 2009; Silesian Quartet; 3rd NOSPR Premiere Festival in Katowice; Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Katowice

May 15, 2011; Lasoń Ensemble; Festival of New Music in Kiev

June 25, 2015; Silesian Quartet; Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Katowice; 121 Silesian Tribune of Composers

June 30, 2015; Silesian Quartet; Konzerthaus Berlin

Recordings history:
June 27, 2012; Silesian Quartet; Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Katowice; recording production: Beata Jankowska-Burzyńska