Motion Trio


Motion Trio is a Polish accordion trio founded in 1996 by Janusz Wojtarowicz.
The band has performed on six continents and in forty two countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Spain, Holland, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Canada, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Germany, Kazachstan, Moldova, New Caledonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Hungary and Italy.

Discography

Awards

Motion Trio have won many international awards including:
Krzysztof Penderecki
- "Ciaccona" from Polish Requiem - world premiere in New York, Carnegie Hall in 2008
- Oratorio "Seven gates of Jerusalem" part III "De profundis" - world premiere "Skirball Center" in Los Angeles 2007
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
- "Three Works in the Old Style" - world premiere in New York, Carnegie Hall in 2008
- "Concerto for harpsichord and string orchestra op. 40".
The premiere of the composer's 80th birthday, Warsaw Philharmonic in 2013
Wojciech Kilar
- "Orawa" - world premiere in New York Carnegie Hall in 2008
Jerzy Maksymiuk
- "Arbor vitae II" for a soprano, an accordion trio and a symphonic orchestra 2018
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- "Koncert Jankiela" - premiere on International Film and Music Festival "Transatlantic"
Michael Nyman
- MGV "Musique a Grand Vitesse" with Michael Nyman Band - world premiere "Barbican Centre" in London 2009
- "Kino" with Michael Nyman Band - world premiere The Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic 2010

- "Toccata Barbaro" 2014 - world premiere - International Festival of Cracow Composers 2015
Other Artists:
Bobby McFerrin, Leszek Możdżer, Krzesimir Dębski, Małgorzata Walewska, Triloki Gurtu, Michał Urbaniak, Tomasz Stańko, Zohar Fresco, Mariusz Patyra, Piotr Orzechowski, Atom String Quartete, Marta Ptaszyńska, Zbigniew Bargielski, Marcel Chyrzyński, Maciej Zieliński, Łukasz Targosz, L.U.C, Józef Skrzeki, Anna Maria Jopek, :pl:Kuba Badach|Kuba Badach, Zbigniew Wodecki, KROKE, :pl:Anawa |ANAWA, :pl:Marcin Wyrostek|Marcin Wyrostek, :pl:Lidia Jazgar|Lidia Jazgar, Joanna Kulig, :pl:Ania Rusowicz|Ania Rusowicz, , Intars Busulis, ,
Orchestras:
Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie, WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, , , , , , , , , , , , , Hanseatica Chamber Orchestra, ,
Conductors:
Jerzy Maksymiuk, Marek Moś, Radosław Labahua, Piotr Sułkowski, Krzesimir Dębski, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, Ewa Strusińska, Szymon Bywalec, Tomasz Chmiel, Maciej Koczur, Adam Banaszak, Scott Lawtonon, Ernst van Tielem, Normund Sne, Massimiliano Caldi, Jérôme Pillement
And with:
Anna Dymna, Krzysztof Orzechowski - "The Salon of Poetry", Andrzej Seweryn - "Mounsieur Pichon" - based on the text by Salome Broussky, Piotr Cieplak - "The Italian Straw Hat" - music by Janusz Wojtarowicz, performed by the MT, Jerzy Grałek - "Jesienin" - music by the Motion Trio, Jerzy Skolimowski – the MT starred in the "Essential Killing", Jacek Sroka - concert project "Sroka in Motion" combines music of MT and painting of Jacek Sroka.
The band granted permission for the use of their pieces of music in the following films:
One Hour Summer
Laura
Życie
as well as in many other historical and feature films all over the world.
The band made various recordings for the following TV stations: Arte, ZDF, WDR, France 3, Mezzo, TVP, TVP Kultura, as well as for several radio stations.