The prolific and internationally admired Jia Daqun is one of China’s leading composers. He has written in a wide variety of forms – his chamber works can be found on Naxos 970241 and 8579011 – but is especially distinctive when writing for orchestra. The Wave of the Surging Thoughts is a large-scale symphonic concerto-suite in which he achieves a high degree of unity through the use of formal variations. Bashu Capriccio is an ardent symphonic prelude that expresses the cultural traditions and simple folk customs of Bashu, the ancient name of Sichuan province.

Jia Daqun is well-known for composing The Prospect of Coloured Desert in 2000 for world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble which earned him worldwide appreciation. His music is regularly performed in China, Japan, Europe and the US.

Michał Klauza is the artistic director of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes a number of radio and television recordings, many of which have been released by Polskie Radio. Klauza has worked as a guest conductor with numerous orchestras in Poland and abroad.

Over the years Sinfonia Varsovia has performed in the world’s most prestigious concert halls under the baton of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Witold Lutosławski, Lorin Maazel, Emmanuel Krivine and Jerzy Maksymiuk, as well as with soloists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alfred Brendel, Martha Argerich and Piotr Anderszewski. Sinfonia Varsovia has given over 4,000 concerts all over the world and recorded over 300 albums.