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The Silesian String Quartet has existed continuously since 1978. The ensemble’s musicians have honed their craft in master classes led by members of such quartets as LaSalle, Amadeus, Juilliard, Smetana, Alban Berg and others. The Quartet’s repertoire consists of over 400 chamber pieces, with around 300 of them representing works from the musical canon of the 20th and 21st-centuries. The chamber musicians of Silesia have premiered over 100 string quartets by Polish and foreign composers, with a significant number of works dedicated to them.

Current members of the Silesian String Quartet:

Szymon Krzeszowiec - 1st violin
Arkadiusz Kubica - 2nd violin

Łukasz Syrnicki - viola
Piotr Janosik - cello

News

29 April 2024

The album Eugeniusz Knapik – Chamber Works with a Fryderyk prize!

We are pleased and proud to announce that the Eugeniusz Knapik – Chamber Works album has been awarded a Fryderyk prize in the Album of the Year Chamber Music - Large Ensembles category. ...

Concerts

08 June 2024

Katowice, NOSPR, 8.06.2024

Masterpieces with a Polish counterpoint

Festival Silesian String Quartet and Guests

festiwal-home The Silesian String Quartet has been organising the International Chamber Music Festival Silesian String Quartet and Guests since 1993. The Festival has a unique format – the audience is treated to chamber pieces for string quartet and other instruments, and hence also to guest soloists, who perform together with the musicians of the Silesian String Quartet. Each year, the Festival also has a main theme.