Grabek

Grabek is the moniker of the Polish composer, violinist, and electronic musician Wojtek Grabek. His debut album <a href="spotify:album:223ZB9e2N1hTuUk79OAKvv" data-name="8">8</a> (2011, Polskie Radio) was nominated for the Polish Fryderyk 2012 award in the “Album Of The Year Electronic Music” category and received the “Best Recording Award” from High Fidelity magazine.

Grabek is known for his stylistic unpredictability and lack of compromise, as evidenced by his third studio album <a href="spotify:album:7s3mwo8nB5JFs2Au4Ub4CJ" data-name="Day One">Day One</a> (2018) and the subsequent EP <a href="spotify:album:1fbrMd3dBgFWQCAxOsRSgy" data-name="Humans">Humans</a> (2019), both of which received high praise from fans and music critics in Poland and abroad.

His fourth full-length album—the critically acclaimed <a href="spotify:album:0T0Z0FvHtvTJ6qH9yClwHA" data-name="imagine landscapes">imagine landscapes</a>—was released in April 2020 on {int}erpret null, a post-classical/experimental label founded by Mark McGlinchey and Mirza Ramic (of <a href="spotify:artist:0KjF9pkI2bO9EMuB7LnHqP" data-name="Arms and Sleepers">Arms and Sleepers</a>). Grabek also contributed five miniature compositions to the {int}erpret null compilation <a href="spotify:album:4KObKBmbhdFhbHlGvrZGtf" data-name="miniatures, vol. 1">miniatures, vol. 1</a> in 2020, alongside artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:3haVJx9TUcufYl1rPyH0iv" data-name="Peter Broderick">Peter Broderick</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:05XWJrLfEbTiyv1oirnMSm" data-name="David Allred">David Allred</a>, B. Fleischmann, Aidan Baker, Taz Modi, and others. Grabek wrapped up 2020 with the stunning EP <a href="spotify:album:0JQ6wMtBDtoicEsol1who3" data-name="variations on wieniawski">variations on wieniawski</a>, featuring the artist’s original interpretations of selected works by the Polish Romantic-era composer and virtuoso <a href="spotify:artist:7wEcQTGkugQxXzikls4izh" data-name="Henryk Wieniawski">Henryk Wieniawski</a>.

Grabek’s latest album - <a href="spotify:album:6DsIE4tiLvGol3mnEsF8nG" data-name="Tiny Melodies">Tiny Melodies</a> - was released in April 2021.

Over the years, Grabek has performed over 100 live concerts, including Open’er Festival, Slot Art Festival and Męskie Granie Tour. He also supported artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:0KjF9pkI2bO9EMuB7LnHqP" data-name="Arms and Sleepers">Arms and Sleepers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1fUMEn4Yk7ZUloozE0fRLL" data-name="Jamie Woon">Jamie Woon</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7E3BRXV9ZbCt5lQTCXMTia" data-name="Ólafur Arnalds">Ólafur Arnalds</a>.