ALTOTRONICA Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf

• Dariusz Mazurowski: Waveless Storm for viola and tape:
• 1 Mazurowski: Waveless Storm for viola and tape 10:10
• Damian Marhulets (b. 1980): Monopole for viola and electronics:
• 2 Marhulets: Monopole for viola and electronics 03:25
• Chromodynamics for viola and electronics:
• 3 Marhulets: Chromodynamics for viola and electronics 04:07
• Stochastic 303 Acid for viola and electronics:
• 4 Marhulets: Stochastic 303 Acid for viola and electronics 03:04
• Krzysztof Wolek (b. 1976): Shadowings for viola and live electronics:
• 5 Wolek: Shadowings for viola and live electronics 10:12
• Rafal Ryterski (b. 1992): Viola d`amore:
• 6 Ryterski: Viola d`amore 07:40
• Agata Zemla: Samotnia for viola and fixed media:
• 7 Zemla: Samotnia for viola and fixed media 09:58
• Szymon Wieczorek (b. 2001): fake news for viola and many computers:
• 8 Wieczorek: fake news for viola and many computers 04:37
• Piotr Jędrzejczyk: AltoReel for viola and electronics:
• 9 Jędrzejczyk: AltoReel for viola and electronics 04:21
• Piotr Grella-Mozejko (b. 1961): Frokertof per viola solo e nastro virtuale:
• 10 Grella-Mozejko: Frokertof per viola solo e nastro virtuale 07:16
• Jacaszek (b. 1972): Sniardwy:
• 11 Jacaszek: Sniardwy 04:02
• Przemyslaw Rudz (b. 1976): Evening on the Misty Meadow for viola and synthesizers:
• 12 Rudz: Evening on the Misty Meadow for viola and synthesizers 05:44
• Zuzanna Ossowska: ALTOTRONICA:
• 13 Ossowska: ALTOTRONICA 03:35
• Total Runtime 01:18:11

Info zu ALTOTRONICA

ALTOTRONICA is not just a collection of pieces, but an artistic manifesto and sound laboratory where tradition meets innovation. At the heart of the project is the viola – an instrument of extraordinary, yet often underestimated potential – it showcases its full spectrum of possibilities, from melodious cantabile to harsh, percussive sounds, utilizing innovative performance techniques. In the hands of the distinguished violist Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf, the viola becomes an autonomous entity, capable of generating a universe of sounds – from organic pulse to harsh noise.

The second pillar of the album is electronics, which serves not as a backdrop but as an active, creative partner in the dialogue. Drawing on the rich heritage of the Polish electroacoustic school, the guest composers – including Dariusz Mazurowski, Damian Marhulets, Krzysztof Wolek, Rafał Ryterski, Agata Zemla, Szymon Wieczorek, Igor Torbicki, Piotr Jędrzejczyk, Piotr Grella- Możejko, Jacaszek, Przemysław Rudź, and Zuzanna Ossowska – approach technology as a creative tool. The electronic layer creates intelligent sonic ecosystems in which the viola can immerse itself or enter into symbiosis, provoking the instrument to transcend its boundaries.

ALTOTRONICA seeks a new, third quality of sound, striving to fuse the acoustic viola and electronics into a hybrid, cohesive organism. This is music that blurs the boundaries between the human and the digital, creating unprecedented sonoristic landscapes. The album also offers a panorama of the contemporary Polish avant-garde scene, presenting the work of composers whose achievements in electroacoustic music resonate worldwide. The album is an invitation to redefine our own perceptual habits. It proves that truly innovative art is not afraid to combine opposites, and that in the juxtaposition of wood and current, history and the present, a fascinating language of the future is born. The album sets new trends, provokes, and explores unknown territories, proving that the universality of the viola combined with the limitless possibilities of electronics opens the door to sonic worlds that we are only just beginning to discover. The album is dedicated to Władysław "Gudonis" Komendarek.

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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