In September and October 2017 I experienced what you call “dreams come true”. The premiere of NOMOZART at the Lucerne Festival was a big success. The next project that  had to jum into preapring was The Barnes Festival in Philadelphia. The concept was started by two very enthusiastic and visionary people, Katherine Skovyra and Robert Whalen. As the Barnes Foundation was celebrating 10th anniversary at a new building, they cought the right moment to bring to life a wonderful idea of making new music accessible to everyman and to teach that it is a language very understandable to our society. They invited 25 musicians from around the world to create The Barnes Ensemble and work with JACK Quartet, Chaya Czernowin, Zosha di Castri, Eric Wubbels.

After couple of days of pretty intensive work, lectures, radio broadcasts, school visits where we worked with children and teenagers, we played concerts in Curtis Institute and then two concerts in The Barnes Gallery. The program included Ligeti’s Ramifications, Scelsi’s Natura Renovatur, Clara Iannotta’s Dead Wasps in a Jam Jar II, Zosha di Castri’s String Quartet, Donatoni’s Ciglio and quite a few more. 

What was the dream of mine then? After 33 years of dreaming about going to US, not only have I seen what I wanted but I also did what I loved in a great surroundings and with fascinating people!