June 4, 2024

Sonata for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord wins 2024 Růžičková Competition

Raphael's newest work for period instruments, Sonata for Baroque Violina nd Harpsichord has won the 2024 Růžičková Competition.

The piece will be recorded by Ada Witczyk and Dominika Maszcyńska for First Hand Records and published by Prima La Musca in London

NEW BAROQUE – SONATAS | Ada Witczyk, Simon Standage, violin • Dominika Maszczyńska, harpsichord

NEW BAROQUE – SONATAS is an album filled with brand new sonatas for baroque violin(s) and harpsichord by the winners of the 5th Růžičková Composition Competition (2024). Each sonata explores baroque instruments in lots of creative ways, their unique sonorities and distinctive gut string colours, and pushes the boundaries of what we would expect to hear from them.