The decision to place his own solo voice alongside others in Poetry marks a further step in Baldychs musical journey, away from virtuosity towards the kind of authentic individual expression that feels most natural to him. I stopped trying to be a virtuoso producing huge numbers of notes. I want to tell a story, and to shape and balance simplicity with the innovative language of the violin. Adam Ba?dych has marked the tenth anniversary of his arrival at ACT with an important album. Poetry is not just instantly appealing, it also has depth, honesty and soul.