Debut Recording By The Huberman Piano Trio

Album of Polish Chamber Music: Works by Szymanowski, Panufnik, and Bacewicz

Divine Art is delighted to announce the first recording by the immensely talented Huberman Piano Trio, based in Częstochowa, Poland. The program comprises three major works, though only one is a trio and the others are pieces for violin and piano. Recorded in January 2020 at the Huberman Philharmony in Częstochowa, the album will include works by Szymanowski, Panufnik and Bacewicz.

Karol Szymanowski is universally considered one of Poland’s greatest composers, while Grażyna Bacewicz has not yet received the full international recognition that her music deserves. Andrzej Panufnik is very well known especially in the UK having become a naturalised British citizen, but he is also held in very high esteem in the country of his birth.

The Huberman Piano Trio was established in 2013 and the violinist and pianist began performing as a duo in 2018. The three members are Barbara Karaśkiewicz (piano), Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka (violin) and Sergei Rysanov (cello). They all obtained their musical education in leading centres including Moscow, Warsaw, Katowice and Poznan. They have performed throughout Europe and also in China, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Ukraine and Uruguay, also featuring twice in the Huberman Violin Festival.

The ensemble is named after Bronislaw Huberman, the legendary Polish violinist. He is remembered for his political work and efforts to help tolerance and understanding between peoples and nations. He was the founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The violinist of the ensemble, Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka, plays the violin which was owned by Huberman since 1934.

The recording has been supported generously by the Huberman Foundation and Częstochowa Philharmonic and is scheduled for release in October 2020.

DDA 25206 Works

• Karol Szymanowski:  Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano
• Andrzej Panufnik: Piano Trio, Op. 1
• Grażina Bacewicz: Sonata no. 4 for Violin and Piano