Summary: Pawel Knapik is a bassist and composer originally from Poland and currently lives in New York City. He recently performed the American premiere of Tadeusz Kassern’s Double Bass Concerto. Pawel is also an accomplished composer, and how he has written many pieces for the double bass, including his Westbeth Capriccio. We talk about Tadeusz’ life as a diplomat, how he found himself in the United States, his unique compositional voice, and the CGDA tuning in which his concerto is written. Enjoy!
