Gosia Klajn holding a large framed panel beside her face

Gosia Klajn Harpsichordist

About

I see the harpsichord as a contemporary instrument whose potential reaches far beyond the historical repertoire.

In my artistic practice I focus on contemporary and experimental music, exploring the relationships between the instrument, electronics, image, and performer. I am particularly drawn to graphic scores and intermedia projects, in which the performer co-creates the final shape of the work. In my work I expand the sonic possibilities of the instrument, seeking new contexts for it within contemporary art.

Bio

Gosia Klajn holding a harpsichord lid

Born in 1993 in Wrocław, a harpsichordist specialising in contemporary music. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with, among others, the Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, and the Philharmonie Salzburg. A prize-winner of national and international competitions and a scholarship holder. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. In 2026 she earned a doctorate in musical arts at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

Video

In Memoriam Annelie de Man

Małgorzata Klajn (harpsichord) & Wiktor Przybył (multimedia)

A multimedia concert dedicated to the memory of Annelie de Man, the distinguished Dutch harpsichordist, joining contemporary music with original visuals generated in real time. The project explores the relationship between sound and image, in search of a visual language that answers the compositions from Annelie de Man's repertoire.

György Ligeti Passacaglia ungherese
György Ligeti Hungarian Rock
Ton Bruynèl Schrootsonate

Graphic scores

Graphic scores are an important area of my artistic and research practice. A special place within it belongs to the work of Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, in particular his mobile compositions — “mobiles” — inspired by the kinetic sculptures of Alexander Calder.

Roman Haubenstock-Ramati Chordophonie I

Early music

J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050: I. Allegro (excerpts)

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