MozART group
{{Short description|Polish cabaret and comedy string quartet}}
{{For|the private military company operating in Ukraine|Mozart Group}}
{{More footnotes|date=July 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = MozART group
| image = 00001.Grupa MoCarta (2016).jpg
| image_size = 280
| caption = In 2016
| occupation = Comedy
| genre = Contemporary classical
| years_active = 1995–present
| label = New Abra, EMI Music Poland, Pomaton
| website = [http://www.mozartgroup.net www.mozartgroup.net]
| current_members = Filip Jaślar, violin
Michał Sikorski, violin
Paweł Kowaluk, viola
Bolesław (Bolek) Błaszczyk, cello
| past_members = † Artur Renion, cello{{cite web | url=https://www.fakt.pl/kobieta/plotki/grupa-mocarta-jego-smierc-byla-dla-nich-jak-smolensk/xxhx10q | title=Jego śmierć była dla nich "jak Smoleńsk" | date=3 July 2015 }}
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The MozART group is a cabaret and comedy string quartet based in Warsaw, Poland, known for its unique{{cite web|title=La Jolla Music Society Events MozART Group|url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/lajollamusicsociety/index.php/name/MozART-Group/event/32896/|publisher=San Diego Magazine|accessdate=23 January 2018}} approach to classical music. The MozART group is a frequent TV guest including international galas and concerts.
Awards and recognition
The quartet received prestigious prizes like the Grand Prix of the XVIII Festival of Satire and Comedy in Lidzbark;{{cite web|title=MozArt Group & Krosny|date=21 September 2013 |url=https://copernicuscenter.org/mozart-group-krosny/|publisher=Copernicus Center|accessdate=23 January 2018}} "Pingwin z brazu"{{cite web|title=Mozart Group – Comedy String Quartet|url=https://merfest.org.tr/mozart-group-comedy-string-quartet-392.html|publisher=Merfest|accessdate=23 January 2018}} (the Bronze Penguin) – the prize given by the cabaret community of Zielona Gora, an informal capitol of Polish cabaret and two Golden Troughs at the Ryjek Festival in Rybnik/Poland. In July 2010 the MozART group was awarded a special prize from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland for outstanding achievements and 15 years on stage.{{cite web|title=MozART group Poland|url=http://www.hermarkculture.com/ARTIST.jsp?s=6&MOVE=LEFT|publisher=Hermark Culture|accessdate=23 January 2018}} The 31st European Humor Festival GAGY in Slovakia awarded the MozART group with the 2011 Grand Prix. In March 2013 the MozART group was awarded all three main prizes at the 10th "Festival des Arts Burlesques" in St.Etienne/France: the Grand Prix of the Jury, the Audience Award and the Press Award.
A notable act is Jaślar playing Georges Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen by simultaneously playing the tune with left hand pizzicato, singing the soprano part, playing the rhythm with a ping pong ball on a paddle and balancing on one leg.{{Cite web | url=http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/videos/habanera-ping-pong-paddle/ | title='Habanera' by Bizet, but it's played on a ping-pong paddle}}
On December 11, 2021, the MozART group performed for the 150th time in Paris within six years. This time at the Bobino Theater in Montparnasse. The quartet is the first Polish artist in history to have given such a large number of concerts in France's capital.
Discography
=Studio albums=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |POL {{Cite web | url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=195&lang= |title = Oficjalna lista sprzeday : Olis – Official Retail Sales Chart}} |
| scope="row" |Kreatury– czyli Cztery pory roku według Grupy MoCarta |
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| scope="row" |Cztery struny świata
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| colspan="20" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Video albums=
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| scope="row" |Grupa MoCarta w Operze
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| scope="row" |Koncert Jubileuszowy
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| scope="row" |Grupa MoCarta w Teatrze
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| scope="row" |Zamach na MoCarta, czyli jeżeli śpiewać, to nie indywidualnie |
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| scope="row" |Frak'n'Roll
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| Mozart comes to town
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| Best of!
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Movies
- 1999: Chłopaki nie płaczą
- 2006: Miłość w przejściu podziemnym
Awards
- 1997 Grand Prix XVIII Biesiad Satyry i Humoru "Złota szpilka" / Poland
- 1998 & 2000: second prize at the PAKA festival in Kraków / Poland 1998 i 2000
- 2001: "The bronze penguin", Zielona Góra / Poland
- 2002: Grand Prix at the Good Humour Festival in Gdańsk
- October 2009: Two golden Golden Troughs at the Ryjek Festival in Rybnik/Poland
- July 2010: Special Award from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland for outstanding achievements and 15 years on stage
- August 28, 2011: Grand Prix at the 31st GAGY Festival of Humor and Satire in Kremnica / Slovakia [http://www.gagy.eu www.gagy.eu]
- March 2013: all three main prizes at the 10th "Festival des Artes Burlesques" in St. Etienne/France: the Grand Prix of the Jury, the Audience Award and the Press Award
References
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- Britsch, Eckhard, [http://www.morgenweb.de/nachrichten/kultur/20100727_mmm0000000330338.html "Durchgeknallt, aber geistvoll"], Mannheimer Morgen, 27. July 2010
- Eberts, Volker [https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/lennestadt/MozART-Group-gastiert-in-Meggen-id1432981.html "MozART Group gastiert in Meggen"], Westdeutschen Allgemeinen Zeitung, 13 November 2009
- Sveriges Television, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100803204937/http://svtplay.se/v/2061385/webballsang_del_1_-_mozart_group Allsång på Skansen], 29 June 2010
- Vogel, Günter, [http://www.mozartgroup.org/persiflage.pdf "Persiflage"], Schwäbische Zeitung, 26 May 2009 (reprinted on www.mozartgroup.org)
- Warsaw Voice, [http://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/7520/article "On a Wry Note"], 26 January 2005
External links
- MozART group [http://www.mozartgroup.net Official website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/themozartgroup YouTube Channel]
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Category:Polish string quartets
Category:Polish comedy musicians
Category:Humor in classical music
Category:Musical groups established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Poland
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