Dobrawa Czocher

Acclaimed Polish cellist and composer Dobrawa Czocher brings her deeply contemplative yet sonically expansive album ‘State of Matter’ to Kings Place.

Hailed as ‘one of Europe’s most esteemed contemporary cellists’ (Loud & Quiet), Dobrawa Czocher is internationally recognised for her versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. Renowned for expanding the expressive range of the cello, she moves fluidly between classical tradition and contemporary experimentation, combining technical precision with a vivid sense of imagination. Inspired by composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Zoltán Kodály, alongside contemporary figures including Max Richter and Steve Reich, her work breathes with rhythmic subtlety and quiet intensity: music that listens as much as it speaks.

This event will last approximately 75 minutes with no interval.

About Dobrawa Czocher

Dobrawa Czocher (b. 1991) is a Polish cellist and composer known for expanding the expressive possibilities of the cello, moving seamlessly between classical tradition and contemporary experimentation. A graduate of the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, she was a member and leader-soloist of the Mieczysław Karłowicz Symphony Orchestra in Szczecin from 2018 to 2023.

As a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral performer, Czocher is recognised for combining technical precision with a vivid sense of imagination and expressive depth. For many years, she has collaborated with pianist Hania Rani. Their debut album, Biała flaga (2015), was followed by Inner Symphonies (2021), released on Deutsche Grammophon and marking the pair as the label’s youngest composer duo.

In 2023, Czocher released her debut solo album, Dreamscapes, on BMG / Modern Recordings. Featuring her own compositions for cello, the album received critical acclaim and was nominated in six categories at the Opus Klassik Awards, including Instrumentalist of the Year and Composer of the Year. She has since performed her music in major venues across Europe, including London, Berlin, Leipzig and Utrecht.

Alongside her concert work, Czocher composes for theatre and interdisciplinary projects. In 2024, she collaborated on the site-specific opera D’arc, directed by Krystian Lada and produced by the Warsaw Rising Museum, for which she composed Sonata for Solo Cello: Joanna’s Tale. Her music draws on influences ranging from Robert Schumann and Alfred Schnittke to Steve Reich, alongside elements of film and illustrative music.

In 2025, Czocher released Sonata for Solo Cello: Joanna’s Tale on the 130701 label.