Quantum of Silence Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf

• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 - 1704):
• 1 Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin, C105 (Arr. for solo viola) 08:06
• Aram Ilich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978):
• 2 Khachaturian: Sonata-Song, for viola solo 12:43
• Tadeusz Dixa (b. 1983):
• 3 Dixa: Elegy, for solo viola 04:28
• Maciej Zimka:
• 4 Zimka: Strange Waves, for solo viola 05:17
• Kamil Cieślik:
• 5 Cieślik: Impression, for solo viola 04:29
• Magdalena Kurdziel:
• 6 Kurdziel: Summer Evening, for solo viola 03:26
• Marek Czerniewicz (b. 1974):
• 7 Czerniewicz: I Play Alone in the Garden of the South, for solo viola 10:56
• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - 2020):
• 8 Penderecki: Tanz, for solo viola 01:12
• 9 Penderecki: Sarabande (J.S. Bach in memoriam), for solo viola 02:39
• 10 Penderecki: Cadenza, for solo viola 06:10
• Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk (b. 1987): Space, for solo viola:
• 11 Rocławska-Musiałczyk: Space, for solo viola: I. Grave lugubre 01:57
• 12 Rocławska-Musiałczyk: Space, for solo viola: II. Andante con moto 02:31
• 13 Rocławska-Musiałczyk: Space, for solo viola: III. Allegretto ostinato 02:31
• 14 Rocławska-Musiałczyk: Space, for solo viola: IV. Largo misterioso 00:40
• Total Runtime 01:07:05

Info for Quantum of Silence

A journey through music of different eras performed with great sensitivity by violist Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf. The album title, 'Quantum of Silence' implies a sound in which there is silence or a vacuum to be filled, alludes to his focus on creating music not only via the notes themselves but during the spaces in between.

The viola was rarely treated as a solo instrument until the 20th century, so in order to cover a wide chronological timespan this programme includes arrangements of violin works as well as original pieces composed for solo viola, many of them written by contemporary Polish composers specifically for Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf.

The album opens with Biber's legendary 'Passacaglia' from his 'Mystery' Sonatas, followed by Khachaturian's final work, his cadenza-like 'Sonata-Song'. We hear the 'Cadenza' by the great Polish composer Penderecki, alongside a range of new works written by young Polish composers, heard here in world-premiere recordings.

"First-class playing and a wonderfully varied solo viola album" violist Paul Neubauer of the Juilliard School.

Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf, viola

Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf
has been among the eminent Polish musicians of his generation for many years now. He comes from a family with deep musical traditions. Komendarek-Tymendorf graduated with honors from the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the Master’s viola class of professor Irena Albrecht.

He perfected his skills at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien with Prof. Wolfgang Klos and Ulrich Schönauer and as a guest student of the Swedish National Orchester Academy in Göteborg. He has also studied under eminent viola masters such as Alexander Zemtsov, Matthias Buchholz, Avri Levitan, György Gulyás Nagy (Auer String Quartet) and Piotr Szumieł.

In 2019, he graduated with honors from postgraduate studies in Culture Management in Government, Local Government and Non-Governmental Organizations at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, also receiving the award of the Director of the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

In 2021 he defended his thesis of the postgraduate MBA studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University and the University of Economics in Poznan.

Komendarek-Tymendorf is a laureate of many prestigious music competitions, awards and scholarships.

At the age of 24, after winning two official competitions for the position of assistant, he began to teach at his Alma Mater. In 2018, he defended his doctoral dissertation and received habilitation degree with honors in 2022. In 2021 he began working as a nominated teacher in the viola class at the Zygmunt Noskowski Music School in Gdynia. He is the national consultant for the Center for Artistic Education (CEA).

Currently, he works as an Associate Professor of the Viola and Chamber music class at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk, and since 2023 has been an Associate Professor of Viola at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.

He made his debut as a soloist with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot and as a chamber musician with the famous Polish oboist Tytus Wojnowicz in Tadeusz Baird Zielona Góra Philharmonic.

Komendarek-Tymendorf has been invited to perform concerts as a viola soloist with the National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in Warsaw, Poznań Philharmonic, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, the Lower Silesian Philharmonic, Gdansk Baltic Opera Orchestra, Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Gedanensis, Sinfonietta Pomerania Orchestra, Progress Chamber Orchestra, Capella Bydgostiensis, Gdingener Symphonieorchester, Baltic Youth Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of the Stanisław Moniuszko Music Academy.

He has worked as a soloist-leader of the viola section in many international symphony and chamber orchestras. From 2007 to 2012 he was the main leader of the viola group in the world's oldest youth orchestra - RIAS Jugendorchester in Berlin. He also performed the role of group leader and solo voice in such orchestras as: Verler Vier Jahreszeiten Sinfonie Orchetser, Landesjugendorchester Bremen, Junges Philharmonisches Orchester Niedersachsen and International Mahler Orchester, EURO SFK Symphony Orchestra, Verler Vier Jahreszeiten Sinfonie Orchetser, Landesjugendorchester Bremen, Junges Philharmonisches Orchester Niedersachsen, Deutsch-Skandinavischen Jugend-Philharmonie, Salzburger Philharmonie Orchester, Royal Johann Strauss Orchestra, Subcarpathian Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Gedania Chamber Orchestra and International Mahler Orchestra. He also cooperates with such orchestras as: AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra (USA Tournée – 46 concerts), Elblag Chamber Orchestra, Baltic Opera, Hanseatic Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta Nordica Chamber Orchestra, Detmolder Kammerorchester Orchester, Webern Symphonie Orchester, Studentische Philharmonie Hannover, Klangforum Mitte Europa Orchester, Landestheater Detmold Orchester, Pan-European Orchestra, Jasna Gora Ensemble, Gorzów Philharmonic and as violinist with Morphing Vienna Chamber Orchester.

He has performed under the baton of such excellent conductors as Pierre Boulez, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Krzysztof Penderecki, Marek Moś, Tadeusz Strugała, as well as with prominent soloists: Ivry Gitlis, Kolja Blacher, Quatuor Ebène, Krystian Zimerman, Piotr Beczała, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, and Łukasz Długosz.

Komendarek-Tymendorf has acquired his knowledge of chamber music from renowned musicians such as: Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartett), Peter Schuhmayer (Artis Quartett), Apollon Musagète Quartett, Quatuor Ebène, Eberhard Feltz, Peter Matzka and Averis Kuyumjian.

He is co-founder and member of the Balthus Quartet, Bydgoszcz Barok Ensemble, Duo del Gesù oraz MonoTony Ænsemble; he performed together with eminent artists such as Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Christoph Hartmann, Avri Levitan, Wolfgang Klos, Elisabeth Kropfitsch, Johannes Kropfitsch, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Tomasz Strahl, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Joanna Woś, Krzysztof Podejko, Janusz Wawrowski, Bartosz Koziak, Anna Staśkiewicz, Bartosz Woroch, Mateusz Smoczyński, Anna Prabucka-Firlej, NeoQuartet, Mitch&Mitch, Zbigniew Wodecki, Jacaszek, Daniel Olbrychski or Jan Englert.

He has performed in many ensembles and orchestras in the most prestigious European halls, including Berliner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Herkulessaal in Munich (Germany), Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musik Theater Schönbrunn, Konzerthaus Klagenfurt (Austria), Philharmonie Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Tivolis Konzertsal (Denmark), Konserthuset Gothenburg (Sweden), Obecní Dům (Czech Republic) and Chamber Hall of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw (Poland).

He has also performed and participated in various international festivals: Baltic Sea Festival, Usedomer Music Festival, La Folle Journée, Puplinge Classique Festival, Alba Music Festival, International Viola Congress, Spectrum Music Festival, Aurora Music Festival, Ritratti Festival, Apollon Musagète Festival – Internationales Musikfest, Wörthersee Classics Festival Sopot Top Trendy Festival, NDI Sopot Classic Festival or Jewish Culture Festival - Singer's Warsaw. ....

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