An intense, dynamic, emotional and virtuoso stringed experience from one of the most original bands in Europe.
Mr Krzysztof Lasoń, Stanisław Lasoń, Robert Waszut, Jan Kaczmarzyk, Piotr Szczotka
Godalna group Vołosi of Poland, is one of the najizvirnejše bands on the contemporary european scene. "A concert full of overflowing energy!"The Guardian wrote;" a performance that transcends boundaries, " the BBC added.
The story of the String Quintet began at the unusual intersection of two musical worlds – in the middle of the Beskid mountains, self-taught virtuosos of Carpathian folk music and classically educated musicians from Silesia met by chance. Together they engage in a wild improv session. Diversity has shaped their style, which ranges from the beauty of mysterious melodies to noisy dynamics.
The group consists of two violinists, a violist, a cellist and a double bass player, who without vocals create a rich and expressively powerful instrumental repertoire, upgraded with elements of classical, film and ambient music, Balkan rhythms and contemporary improvisation.
Soon after their founding, word of their virtuosity resonated internationally. They got a good trip – a prestigious award at the festival no Fest Trad Fest, which is among the key events of contemporary folk music in Poland. Since then, they have played more than nine hundred concerts at prestigious festivals and concert venues in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and have collaborated with various international artists and orchestras.
Vo Modulos are renowned for their exceptional stage presence and direct contact with the audience. Their concert is not simply a musical performance, but an intense, dynamic, emotional and virtuoso musical experience.
Intenzivna, dinamična, čustvena in virtuozna godalna izkušnja ene najizvirnejših zasedb v Evropi.
Krzysztof Lasoń, Stanisław Lasoń, Robert Waszut, Jan Kaczmarzyk, Piotr Szczotka
Godalna zasedba Vołosi iz Poljske sodi med najizvirnejše glasbene skupine na sodobnem evropskem prizorišču. »Koncert, poln prekipevajoče energije!« so zapisali pri Guardianu; »Nastop, ki presega meje,« so dodali na BBC.
Zgodba godalnega kvinteta se je začela na nenavadnem presečišču dveh glasbenih svetov – sredi beskidskega gorovja so se naključno srečali samouki virtuozi karpatske ljudske glasbe in klasično izobraženi glasbeniki iz Šlezije. Skupaj so se zapletli v divjo improvizacijsko seanso. Raznovrstnost je oblikovala njihov slog, ki sega od lepote skrivnostnih melodij do hrupne dinamike.
Skupino sestavljajo dva violinista, violist, violončelist in kontrabasist, ki brez vokala ustvarjajo bogat in izrazno močan instrumentalni repertoar, nadgrajen z elementi klasične, filmske in ambientalne glasbe, balkanskih ritmov in sodobne improvizacije.
Kmalu po ustanovitvi je glas o njihovi virtuoznosti odjeknil v mednarodnem prostoru. Dobili so dobro popotnico – prestižno nagrado na festivalu Nowa Tradycja, ki je med ključnimi dogodki sodobne folk glasbe na Poljskem. Od takrat so odigrali več kot devetsto koncertov na uglednih festivalih in koncertnih prizoriščih v Evropi, Aziji in Ameriki ter sodelovali z različnimi mednarodnimi umetniki in orkestri.
Vołosi slovijo po izjemni odrski prezenci in neposrednem stiku z občinstvom. Njihov koncert ni zgolj glasbeni nastop, temveč intenzivna, dinamična, čustvena in virtuozna glasbena izkušnja.