Duranowski & Lolli: Violin Duets Martyna Pastuszka & Bartlomiej Fras

• August Fryderyk Duranowski (1770 - 1834): Duo concertant in D Major, Op. 3 No. 2:
• 1 Duranowski: Duo concertant in D Major, Op. 3 No. 2: I. Allegro 07:38
• 2 Duranowski: Duo concertant in D Major, Op. 3 No. 2: II. Andante 02:25
• 3 Duranowski: Duo concertant in D Major, Op. 3 No. 2: III. Allegro 04:12
• Antonio Lolli (1725 - 1802): Sonata for 2 violins in A Major, Op. 9 No. 3:
• 4 Lolli: Sonata for 2 violins in A Major, Op. 9 No. 3: I. Allegro 04:29
• 5 Lolli: Sonata for 2 violins in A Major, Op. 9 No. 3: II. Adagio 03:34
• 6 Lolli: Sonata for 2 violins in A Major, Op. 9 No. 3: III. Menuetto con variazioni 08:08
• August Fryderyk Duranowski: Duo concertant in B Major, Op. 3 No. 1:
• 7 Duranowski: Duo concertant in B Major, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Allegro 12:30
• 8 Duranowski: Duo concertant in B Major, Op. 3 No. 1: II. Adagio 03:58
• 9 Duranowski: Duo concertant in B Major, Op. 3 No. 1: III. Rondo 04:19
• Total Runtime 51:13

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August Fryderyk Duranowski (1770-1834) and Antonio Lolli (ca. 1725-1802) were both important violinists and composers of the 18th century. Duranowski was strongly supported by the Polish noble family of the Ogiński, who financed his training with the famous violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti in Paris. Despite the temporal overlaps and stylistic similarities, there are no known direct connections between the Duranowski and Lolli, but interesting similarities and possible influences can be identified, such as the fact that both were outstanding virtuosos of their time. Antonio Lolli was known for his technical skills and his innovative contributions to violin playing technique, which laid the foundations for the modern violin style. Duranowski was also a brilliant virtuoso whose playing and compositions significantly influenced the development of violin music. His works are even said to have inspired Niccolò Paganini.

Bartlomiej Fraś, violin 1
Martyna Pastuszka, violin 2, direction

Bartłomiej Fraś
was born in 1997 in Katowice. He’s currently studying at Karol Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice with Szymon Krzeszowiec. He participated many violin compe- titions and recieved many awards. The most important of them are: I prize and special award for the best performance of Paganini composition at „Young Paganini” International Violin Competition in Legnica, II prize at Ogólnopolski Konkurs Skrzypcowy „Talenty 2017”, in Poznań, II prize at „Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition” in London, III prize at Ogólnopolski Cieszyński Konkurs Skrzypcowy in Cieszyn, III prize at eMuse International Music Competi- tion, III prize at Ogólnopolski Festiwal Skrzypcowy in Kielce and IV prize at 40. Ogólnopol- ski Konkurs Bachowski in Zielona Góra. He attended many masterclasses studying with: Benjamin Schmid, Roland Baldini, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Bartosz Bryła, Marcin Bara- nowski, Jakub Jakowicz, Jan Stanienda and Xiaoming Wang.

Martyna Pastuszka
musical entrepreneur, conductor, soloist, chamber musician, founder, and artistic director of {oh!}Orkiestra, with which she regularly performs. She collaborates as concertmaster with Raphael Pichon’s Pygmalion Ensemble and Teodor Currentzis’ Utopia Orchestra. She has performed with esteemed ensembles as concertmaster, soloist, or chamber musician, including Le Concert de la Loge, Concerto Copenhagen, Hofkapelle München, Collegium Vocale Gent, Le Parlement de Musique, and Aukso.

In 2022, as the artistic director-in-residence of the Misteria Paschalia festival in Krakow, she programmed the entire edition and premiered Jacob Schuback’s oratorio Die Jünger zu Emaus. Under her leadership, {oh!}Orchestra also premieres operas such as Hasse’s Arminio, Vinci’s Gismondo, re di Polonia, and Sarri’s Didone abbandonata. In 2022, {oh!}Orkiestra, as the resident of the Bayreuth Baroque festival, staged Vinci’s Alessandro nell’Indie, and in 2023, premiered Antonio Caldara’s opera Venceslao. The {oh!}Orkiestra and {oh!}Trio, under her direction, record for labels such as Aparte, Sony, NIFC, Muso, CPO, Dux, and Erato.

Martyna has been nominated for Opus Klassik awards in the Conductor of the Year category, Paszporty Polityki, Fryderyki, and has been awarded the 2023 Koryfeusz in the Personality of the Year category. In 2021, TVP Kultura produced a documentary directed by Grzegorz Jankowski titled „I am not a maestro,” highlighting the work and relationships of the {oh!}Orkiestra musicians and its leader.

Since 2007, Martyna Pastuszka has been teaching a class in historical violin at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowic.

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