Polish musicians steal show at “Winter Fairy Tale” International Music Festival in Gabala

A concert of the famous “GlassDuo” ensemble from Poland has been held as part of the “Winter Fairy Tale” International Music Festival at the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center in Gabala.

Prior to the concert, the participants were informed about the GlassDuo ensemble, which was founded by Anna and Arkadiusz Szafraniec from Poland. They are the only glass music group in Poland, one of a very few professional ensembles in the world.

Some time ago, being charmed with the sound of musical glasses, they abandoned their places in the symphony orchestra in Gdansk and started to realize their own idea of performing.

Today they play the glass harp in duo and with other musicians as well. They've successfully performed with string quartets and various chamber ensembles.

GlassDuo have worked together with the majority of Polish orchestras including The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia as well as with orchestras from outside Poland.

GlassDuo’s instrument is the biggest professional glass harp in the world. Its range covers 5 octaves. Goblets are professionally tuned and ready to play without any water inside.

Musicians had several world premieres of musical works composed especially for them. The result are pieces composed by Zbigniew Preisner, Mieczysław Litwiński, Garry Eister, Zbigniew Pniewski, Piotr Salaber, Tom Smail, Anna Pęcherzewska, Aleksander Przeradowski, Jean Chatillon and Daniele Furlati.

GlassDuo has been invited to many local and international music and culture festivals all visiting over 40 countries.

The performances of the Polish musicians aroused a great interest among the audience.