REFLECTION attempts to voice emotions and fears through a consciously selected repertoire. Are instrumentalists always expected to identify with the music they perform? Though this is arguably not the case, playing music can become a way to a better understanding of oneself, one’s needs, emotions, and to one’s self-identification as an artist.

This album is also a presentation of unknown works by Polish composers, some of whom worked in their fatherland while others had to leave it. By presenting their music here through the prism of my own experiences and interpretations, I pay my homage to these artists.

The album’s programme was also the subject of a performance arts concert titled Reflection, directed by Magdalena Urbańska, during which I presented these works with the actress Alicja Wojnowska and confronted myself with the emotions that this music evokes in me. The concert was held on 29 May 2024 at the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Cracow. Adrian Nowak (transl. Tomasz Zymer)