Ensemble alla polacca

alla polaccaalla polacca was founded by three music graduates who came together at the Cologne Conservatory. Here they continued to develop their expertise in historic performance-practice, especially in the realm of chamber music and honed their skills under the direction of such distinguished artists as Konrad Junghänel, Barbara Schlick, and Kai Wessel.

The basic group is formed by Iwona Lesniowska (soprano), Paulina Kilarska (harpsichord, organ) and Stanislaw Gojny (theorbo, lute, baroque guitar) of whom all can draw upon year-long experience in collaborating professionally with leading specialists in the field, in and outside of Germany.

Since winning the first place in the Concerto Barocco 2004 (Wuppertal, Ger), Alte-Musik-Treff 2004 (Berlin) and Gothaer Reihe Historische Musik 2004/2005 (Göttingen, Ger) competitions, alla polacca has enjoyed an active concert schedule, having received invitations to perform at many established festivals, including the International Handel Festival (Göttingen, Ger), Barockfest Münster (Münster, Ger), Festival des Cathédrales de Picardie (France), Beethovenfest (Bonn, Ger), Ekhof-Festival (Gotha, Ger), Klang im Kloster (Frankfurt on the Main, Ger) or Music and Architecture (Toruń, Poland).

In addition to that the ensemble has performed in such renowned concert halls as Musikinstrumenten Museum (Berlin), Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Liechtenstein Museum (Vienna). In 2005 the ensemble performed at the XV Early Music Festival in Warsaw. The concert was broadcasted live across the country from the Royal Palace on national radio.

alla polacca is focused primarily on 17th and 18th century vocal and instrumental music. Depending on the requirements of the repertoire additional singers and instrumentalist occasionally join the ensemble, accordingly.

Prizes

  1. March 2004 - 1. prize in the Wuppertal Music Competition Concerto barocco together with the gamba player Klas-Lennart Spies.
  2. June 2004 - 1. prize in the early music competition Alte Musik-Treff in Berlin together with the gamba player Klas-Lennart Spies.
  3. January 2005 - 1. prize in the Gothaer Reihe Historische Musik 2004/2005 in Göttingen together with the countertenor Franz Vitzthum and the cellist Leonhard Bartussek.