CHORUS
Established in 1969, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Chorus consists of 51 permanent members, engaging additional singers whenever necessary. Since the 2011/2012 season, it has been led by Dawid Ber, a renowned choral director with extensive experience in conducting diverse vocal ensembles. The Chorus has a rich and varied repertoire, both performed a capella and with chamber or symphony orchestras, and encompassing many genres, styles, and epochs of music, including several dozen oratorios and cantatas, early music works, as well as carols in traditional and modern arrangements, jazz songs, and Negro spirituals.
The Chorus boasts of having performed at the Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Wrocław, Gaude Mater in Częstochowa, and the Alexandre Tansman International Festival and Competition of Musical Personalities. This season, it returned to sing at the closing concert of the Bydgoszcz Music Festival organized by the Pomeranian Philharmonic. The Chorus also regularly appears at the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic’s “Colours of Poland Touring Festival.” Together with the ARPO, the Chorus participated in the “Oratorium Dance Project,” an artistic and educational initiative which won the 2011 “Energia Kultury” (“Energy of Culture”) and “Złota Maska” (“Golden Mask”) awards. Celebrating its 45th season in 2014, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Chorus received the “Gloria Artis” Golden Medal of Merit for Culture.
The Chorus has toured extensively abroad, including France, Belgium, and Austria. Among its recordings are Alexandre Tansman’s vocal-instrumental pieces, as well as a more recent DUX CD with Lutosławski’s works for voices and instruments, which was nominated for the 2015 “Fryderyk” award. Contemporary sacred music performed by a chamber ensemble comprised of members of the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus was released on an album entitled “Dona nobis pacem,” which is a recording of a 2014 concert held in the Łowicz Cathedral Basilica.
Artur Koza has served as Chorus Master at the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic since the 2022/2023 season. He is a graduate of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, where he studied symphonic and operatic conducting under Prof. Mieczysław Gawroński (2017) and classical guitar under Prof. Piotr Zaleski (2016). In 2011, he graduated with honors from the Henryk Wieniawski General Music School in Łódź. Since 2018, Koza has been collaborating with the National Forum of Music (NFM) Choir in Wrocław in the capacity of assistant conductor. From 2018 to 2021, he also served as assistant conductor of the Polish National Youth Choir, where he had sung in the years 2013–2018. With the aforementioned ensembles, he has participated in various artistic projects. He was involved in the recording of the album “Śpiewajmy! Młodzi – młodym,” which was nominated for the Fryderyk 2020 award. He also worked as assistant conductor at the Grand Theatre in Poznań, where he prepared the premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore.” He further honed his skills at courses led by the likes of Gabriel Chmura, Achim Holub, and George Tchitchinadze. He has conducted chamber groups, choirs, and orchestras in performances of operas, musicals, oratorios, symphonies, as well as chamber works. He has also presented the premieres of numerous works by composers from Wrocław.
Established in 1969, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Chorus consists of 51 permanent members, engaging additional singers whenever necessary. Since the 2011/2012 season, it has been led by Dawid Ber, a renowned choral director with extensive experience in conducting diverse vocal ensembles. The Chorus has a rich and varied repertoire, both performed a capella and with chamber or symphony orchestras, and encompassing many genres, styles, and epochs of music, including several dozen oratorios and cantatas, early music works, as well as carols in traditional and modern arrangements, jazz songs, and Negro spirituals.
The Chorus boasts of having performed at the Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Wrocław, Gaude Mater in Częstochowa, and the Alexandre Tansman International Festival and Competition of Musical Personalities. This season, it returned to sing at the closing concert of the Bydgoszcz Music Festival organized by the Pomeranian Philharmonic. The Chorus also regularly appears at the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic’s “Colours of Poland Touring Festival.” Together with the ARPO, the Chorus participated in the “Oratorium Dance Project,” an artistic and educational initiative which won the 2011 “Energia Kultury” (“Energy of Culture”) and “Złota Maska” (“Golden Mask”) awards. Celebrating its 45th season in 2014, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Chorus received the “Gloria Artis” Golden Medal of Merit for Culture.
The Chorus has toured extensively abroad, including France, Belgium, and Austria. Among its recordings are Alexandre Tansman’s vocal-instrumental pieces, as well as a more recent DUX CD with Lutosławski’s works for voices and instruments, which was nominated for the 2015 “Fryderyk” award. Contemporary sacred music performed by a chamber ensemble comprised of members of the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus was released on an album entitled “Dona nobis pacem,” which is a recording of a 2014 concert held in the Łowicz Cathedral Basilica.
Artur Koza has served as Chorus Master at the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic since the 2022/2023 season. He is a graduate of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, where he studied symphonic and operatic conducting under Prof. Mieczysław Gawroński (2017) and classical guitar under Prof. Piotr Zaleski (2016). In 2011, he graduated with honors from the Henryk Wieniawski General Music School in Łódź. Since 2018, Koza has been collaborating with the National Forum of Music (NFM) Choir in Wrocław in the capacity of assistant conductor. From 2018 to 2021, he also served as assistant conductor of the Polish National Youth Choir, where he had sung in the years 2013–2018. With the aforementioned ensembles, he has participated in various artistic projects. He was involved in the recording of the album “Śpiewajmy! Młodzi – młodym,” which was nominated for the Fryderyk 2020 award. He also worked as assistant conductor at the Grand Theatre in Poznań, where he prepared the premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore.” He further honed his skills at courses led by the likes of Gabriel Chmura, Achim Holub, and George Tchitchinadze. He has conducted chamber groups, choirs, and orchestras in performances of operas, musicals, oratorios, symphonies, as well as chamber works. He has also presented the premieres of numerous works by composers from Wrocław.