Although many composers value the bassoon’s melodiousness and itsability to create grotesque effects, nevertheless, it does not belong tothe group of most popular instruments. Therefore, this album seems tobe even more valuable, fully depicting the baritone-bass character ofthe bassoon and its spectacular capabilities in all registers of theinstrument.

KATARZYNA ZDYBEL
One of the most accomplished bassoonists of the young generation. She studied at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, completed her postgraduate studies (Solistenklasse) with honours degree in Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, since 2009 she has been a PhD student at the Karol Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroclaw.

The artist has received numerous awards at internationalcompetitions. In 2012 she won First Prize in IDRS Fernand Gillet–Hugo Fox Bassoon Competition in Oxford, Ohio (USA), in 2009 shewon Second Prize (first not awarded) and the prize for the bestinterpretation of a newly written piece during the InternationalCompetition of Moscow Conservatory for Winds and Percussion.
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She performs as a soloist and chamber musician. In the season of2011-12 she was the principal bassoonist of the Royal DanishOrchestra. As an orchestral musician she has performed with theSWR Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern, Iceland Symphony Orchestra andWarsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2007 the artist has been theprincipal bassoonist of the Wroclaw Philharmonic SymphonyOrchestra.