Programme notes:

Tereza Jaďuďová (b. 2001)
5 Preludes from Gdańsk (string orchestra version)
Written in 2026

Originally conceived during an Erasmus stay in Gdańsk as a set of five intimate piano miniatures, the 5 Preludes from Gdańsk were revisited four years later in a new form for string orchestra.

In their new instrumentation, the preludes preserve the introspective spirit of the piano version while gaining a richer palette of timbres. The delicate orchestration highlights the contrasts of colour in strings, often treating the instruments in chamber-like transparency. Each prelude remains a self-contained mood piece—ranging from veiled, mysterious textures to restless rhythmic episodes and flashes of heightened energy—yet together they form a continuous atmospheric arc.

The arrangement does not aim to enlarge the preludes into a bombastic idiom; rather, it reimagines them as poetic “diary entries” in chamber colours, offering the listener a fresh perspective on music inspired by the city and coastline of northern Poland.

Instrumentation:

string orchestra