Altra Volta. Kwartet Smyczkowy, Chorzów

Alumni of the Music Academy of Katowice formed the The Altra Volta String Quartet in 1998. The members of the ensemble are continuously improving their artistic skills by participating in formations and master classes in Poland and abroad. The quartet performs on a regular basis in Poland (mostly in the Upper and Lower Silesia regions) as well as abroad, to mention: Germany, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Egypt, Turkey, Lithuania, Sweden, India and Sir Lanka. The Altra Volta Quartet has participated in many festivals and concert series like: Lądek Summer Music Days, Moritz Brosig?s Festival of Organ Music in Paczków, Maria con Weber?s Music Festival of Historic Parks and Gardens in Pokój. Every year the ensemble takes part in a series of broadcasts for schools, invited by the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2007, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of establishing Polish-Sri Lankan diplomatic relations, the Altra Volta Quartet participated in a Gala Concert in the King's Court Hall in Kolombo and honored the occasion of bestowing the Order of Merit to the General Honorary Consul of Poland in Sir Lanka. Invited by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, the quartet performed in the prestigious Hall of Shri Ram Centre in Delhi. The Alta Volta also appeared in the internationally acclaimed motion picture, by Sławomir Fabicki, ?Retrieval" receiving a special mention at the Cannes Festival in 2006, Polish contender to Oscar Award in 2007). The group?s outputs also include recordings for the Polish Radio in Opole and the Radio Vatican. Musicians of the Altra Volta Quartet within various artistic configurations, (the A Theatre, the Tychy City Chamber Orchestra, the Silesian Chamber Orchestra, the Gliwice Music Hall, the International Youth Symphonic Orchestra ?Europera?) took part in many excellent artistic projects collaborating with such outstanding musicians as Janusz Olejniczak, Marek Moś, Andrzej Bauer, Leszek Możdżer, Tomasz Stańko, Michał Urbaniak.