About
Insolito Trio is a combination of two clarinets and piano. This Polish-based trio performs Classical, Balkan and Folk music.
Members
Kinga Richter-Sitko
Clarinetist, editor and proofreader. Graduate at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in the clarinet class of Prof. Roman Widaszek. Laureate of many national and international competitions in countries such as Italy, Tenerife and Hungary…
Sylwia Mękarska
Graduate at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in the clarinet class of Prof. Roman Widaszek. As a clarinetist, she co-founded the Insolito Trio and the Clariphone clarinet quartet. She has given concerts both in Poland and abroad, including Portugal, France, Mexico and Italy…
Kamila Wawrzeńczyk
Pianist, soprano, director. She is a student of piano in the class of Prof. Wojciech Świtała, opera singing in the vocal-acting department in the class of Prof. Ewa Biegas and Prof. Ewa Tracz at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and theater directing at the PAPA Academy of Performing Arts in Poznań…
Music No. 1 for two Clarinets and Piano – Krzysztof Tomasz Jurczak
The world premiere was recorded during a concert held on December 2, 2023, as part of the “New Waves” Contemporary Music Festival at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk.
Béla Kovács – Greetings from the Balkan
Recorded in the concert hall of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.
István Kohán – Konzertstück á la Feidman mov. II & III
Recorded during a concert in the Boleslaw Szabelski hall at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.
Istvan Kohan “Konzertstük à la Feidman” – Insolito Trio
Zodiac Music Academy & Festival presents: Konzertstük à la Feidman – Istvan Kohan Performed by the Insolito Trio, 2024 ensemble-in-residence. July 6, 2024 Valdeblore, FRANCE
“I have had the great pleasure of hearing and working with the Insolito Trio last summer after the young ensemble was invited by the Zodiac Music Academy & Festival to be its ensemble-in-residence for 2024. In the two weeks of getting to know this fabulous group of musicians, I found the Insolito Trio to be a chamber group full of passion, virtuosity and dedication to musical perfection. The Insolito Trio is deeply engaging and draws the audience in, keeping the listener fully immersed in their performance until the very very last note. Their varied programming, which ranges from Balkan and Klezmer music all the way to commissioned works by way of Romantic masterpieces and more, offer the public a true musical voyage. These three young musicians understand the demands of being a performing musician in this day and age and are entrepreneurial, able to think outside the box, while being fully dedicated to their musical craft. I believe the Insolito Trio is slated to have a long and interesting international career, and in its way inspire other young ensembles of mixed and untraditional instrumentation. I couldn’t recommend them more.”
Kliment Krylovskiy
Artistic Director – Zodiac Music Academy & Festival, Clarinetist – Zodiac Trio, Clarinet Professor – Music Conservatory of Cagnes sur Mer (France) and Regional Music Conservatory of Vence (France)
“A wonderful ensemble with absolutely infectious energy! Their presence on stage radiates and pulls the audience into their unique and beautiful musical world. It was a true pleasure for me to have had the chance to work with such great young talents. I can’t wait to see their musical journey continue!”
Riko Higuma
Pianist, Member of Zodiac Trio
“The Insolito Trio has the drive, drama and diversity to make your next concert bookings and programming stand out and shine—audiences love Insolito—you will be surprised and delighted by all that they bring to the stage and to your community.”
Victoria Paterson
Mostly Modern Projects, General Director
“Insolito Trio is one of the most talented and engaging trios I have ever heard, and I’ve heard a lot of trios! Consisting of two clarinets and piano, the trio is a refreshing departure from groups with a more traditional ensemble instrumentation. Their consummate musicianship, dramatic flair, technical ability, and amazing rapport with audiences places Insolito Trio at the very top of the world’s greatest chamber ensembles.”
Robert Paterson
An award-winning American composer, percussionist and conductor
“(…)To say I was impressed by the musicality and vibrancy of Insolito Trio, as I heard them perform and coached them on some of their program, would be an understatement.
The melding of the sound, between the two clarinets and piano, the communication, human and musical, made the artistic result of their performances of the highest level. Second to none.”
Sergio Pallottelli
Flute Professor, Director Flauti al Castello, Professore di flauto Conservatorio Vivaldi