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My favourite conductors?
Paavo Järvi. Incredibly optimistic, giving the musucians space, and, at the same time , very clear in his gesture. His aim is the sincerity of musical expression.
Leonard Bernstein. The volcano of energy, master of transmitting and extracting emotions. A conductor for whom expression has always been the most important. Unsurpassed teacher and admirable erudite.
Simon Rattle. The quintessence of spotaneity, incredibly versatile, taking up the challenges of different scores. A perfect genius of expression.
Christoph Eschenbach. The master of Mahler’s symphonies, immersed in narration form the forst to the last tone.
John Eliot Gardiner. The most ingenious interpretator of Bach music, conscientiously approaching style interpretation. The ideal proportion between intellect and emotion in music.
What is the ideal conductor like?
I do not believe it exists in person. To create one, you would need to melt the talents and abilities of all the above mentioned and many others, too. This does not mean, however, that the abstract ideal to which we should aspire does not exist. We can see it looking with humility at those who are the closest to it.
Who is the conductor?
A teacher and also – a student. A creator and a preformer. An instrumentalist, a singer, an actor, and sometimes a composer. A psychologist.
What are my fields of expertise?
To be able to focus on just one aspect of music, you first need to gain the experience in different genres and performing sets. That is why I try to explore symphonic, choral, opera, theatre and musical forms.
My view on performed pieces
As a conductor, I attempt to look at the works of others from the point of view of a composer. To put myself in a role of other creators and contemplate their intentions. To approach other compositions with the same respect as I want my works to be treated with. .
When directing my own music I try to express all its meaning. I intend to do the same while interpreting the other composers’ works.
Contact:
E-mail: stanislaw.rzepiela@gmail.com
Stanisław Rzepiela – composer, conductor, arranger, and educator. Author of autonomous music (symphonic, chamber, vocal,
and vocal-instrumental) as well as applied music (theatre and film), presented at numerous festivals in Poland and abroad. Winner of many awards, including: First Prize at the 5th Bruno Maderna International Composers’ Competition in Lviv (2021), Second Prize at the Patri Patriae International Composers’ Competition (2014, 2018), the Golden Diploma at the 2nd “Musical Eagles” International Competition for outstanding artistic achievement in composition (2022), and an honorable mention at the 3rd Adam Kopyciński National Competition for Conducting Students (2020). In 2017, he received the Creative Scholarship of the City of Kraków.
He regularly collaborates with the Kraków Philharmonic. Since 2021, he has been associated with the Polish Radio Choir – Lusławice, initially as
a vocalist and guest conductor, and currently as assistant to the artistic director. He also conducts the Auxilium Chamber Choir and the SmOK AGH Orchestra.
A violinist by education, and a pianist and vocalist by calling. For nearly 20 years, he collaborated with Kraków’s Loch Camelot Theatre as
a composer, instrumentalist, and performer. He shares his professional experience through teaching theoretical subjects and conducting the orchestra at the W. Żeleński State Secondary Music School in Kraków. He graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Kraków, majoring in composition and conducting.