Polski Chór Kameralny

Polski Chór Kameralny (The Polish Chamber Choir) was founded 30 years ago by Ireneusz £ukaszewski and ever since has been making a name for itself as a top ensemble of international renown. Its declared aim is to work at an instrumental, “orchestral” level which, apart from other skills, requires total control of the vocal instrument. The main interest of the 24 professional musicians lies on unaccompanied music, and especially on romanticism and contemporary music. Hence the countless compositions dedicated to the choir and that wealth of world premiere performances. Besides that, mainly in oratorios and opera, Polski Chór Kameralny regularly cooperates with many important symphonic and chamber orchestras, yet also with e.g. the Academy of Ancient Music, the Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik as well as with other specialist Early Music ensembles from all over Europe. A main stay of the choir’s musical work is their regular co-operation with guest conductors from all over the world (Ericson, Gronostay, Bernius, Layton, and many others). Notwithstanding all their serious work, Polski Chór Kameralny enjoys experiments – in 2001, for example, they participated in the world’s first genuine real-time internet concert. Polski Chór Kameralny frequently appears at international festivals, among them the “Warsaw Autumn” and “Vratislavia cantans,” the Ruhr-Festival, the “rendez-vous musique nouvelle,” but also Salzburg, Dresden, Berlin and Tokyo. Its concert tours take it through all of Europe, to the USA and to Japan. In the role of “Official Symposium Choir” it was invited to the Rotterdam “World Symposium on Choral Music“ in 1999. Besides nigh 60 CDs, MCs and videos many of which have won grammophone prizes, Polski Chór Kameralny has recorded profusely for Polish and many European Radio and TV stations. Polski Chór Kameralny provided Poland’s contribution to an EBU Christmas Concert, broadcast live throughout Europe and in Canada. Polski Chór Kameralny conceived and organizes the three-day International Mozart Festival “Mozartiana,” presenting to a wide public Mozart’s music in a diversity of styles. In 2008, Polski Chór Kameralny is hosting the “Musica Sacra” international composers’ competition.