{"id":549755,"date":"2026-06-10T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=549755"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:57:29","slug":"composer-olga-podgaiskaya-releases-organ-works-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/composer-olga-podgaiskaya-releases-organ-works-album","title":{"rendered":"Composer Olga Podgaiskaya Releases Organ Works Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Belarusian composer and organist <strong><b>Olga Podgaiskaya<\/b><\/strong>, who now lives and works in Warsaw, has presented her new studio album, \u201cOrgan Works\u201d. The record was released on the Polish sublabel Opus-series.com and is already available for listening.<\/p>\n<p>According to the composer, the album is a deeply personal and intimate story about life in a time of total uncertainty, anxiety and social tension. Each piece on the record was created as a response to contemporary challenges \u2014 inner fear, oppressive silence, an acute need for human closeness and, despite everything, a search for light. It is an attempt to capture the unique human emotions and collective experiences of recent years, translated into the language of musical sound.<\/p>\n<p>The organ is at the centre of the album\u2019s musical universe. Podgaiskaya masterfully combines the grandeur of the instrument with a contemporary musical language and a refined sensitivity to sound.<\/p>\n<p>The album includes nine compositions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_53089\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cepIc3_5x2Q?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=ru&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=0&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The composer herself did not hide her emotions over the long-awaited release in a post on her Facebook page and thanked the large team that helped bring the project to life:<\/p>\n<p><em><i>\u201cFriends, I am delighted to share wonderful news \u2014 an album of my organ music has been released! It is so moving to see these tracks now receiving a new life through this recording. My sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the creation of this release and helped make this project a reality.\u201d<\/i><\/em>, the composer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Among those to whom the author expressed personal gratitude for their support and collaboration on the release were <strong>\u0141ukasz Pawlak, Vitaly Appow, Pawe\u0142 Moszkowicz,\u00a0 <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kseniya Kawko, Julia and Eugene Kanapleidiki, Sergey Shabohin, Ivan Montik, Tatiana Stepaniuk, Pavel Sinila, Ku\u017ama Papakul, Ivan Karizna, Dariusz Przybylski<\/strong>, <\/span> and <strong><b>Viachaslau Barok<\/b><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_549741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549741\" style=\"width: 1059px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-549741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/volga-padgajskaya-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-549741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u0141ukasz Pawlak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_549735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549735\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-549735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/albom-voli-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-549735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Album cover. Design by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sergey Shabohin<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Olga Podgaiskaya is a Belarusian composer, organist and member of the international collective Five-Storey Ensemble. She is the author of numerous symphonic, chamber and organ works, as well as film music, including scores for classic silent films. Podgaiskaya\u2019s compositions are regularly performed at prestigious European venues and major international forums, including the renowned Salzburg Festival in Austria and Beethovenfest Bonn in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Further details about the release and links to purchase the \u201cOrgan Works\u201d album can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/opus-series.com\/pl\/sklep\/organworks?fbclid=IwY2xjawSWLi9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0NGJFZEJGNjBCSW9yMGlIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn7fI2Yk3nexZfS4EHahVTjaDM-S5bevB7MS4-lKJzOQ-zjtriWkI0ts7Lvx_aem_HyAA7Q-cjJiK8o2fao5PUg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarusian composer and organist Olga Podgaiskaya, who now lives and works in Warsaw, has presented her new studio album, \u201cOrgan Works\u201d. The record was released on the Polish sublabel Opus-series.com and is already available for listening. 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