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The Ninth Polish Composers' Festival in Bielsko-Biała
2004-10-08
This year's Festival, which will be held from 14 to 16 October, is devoted to the work of Witold Lutosławski and marks the tenth anniversary of his death.
The Ninth Polish Composers' Festival, under the honorary chairmanship of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, will take place in Bielsko-Biała between 14 and 16 October. During this year's Festival, which is devoted to the work of Witold Lutosławski and commemorates the tenth annivesary of his death, it will be possible to hear, among other works, the Cello Concerto, the Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Chamber Orchestra, the Partita, the String Quartet, the Piano Concerto and the Concerto for Orchestra as well as popular songs that the composer wrote under the pseudonym Derwid. Many well-known Polish musicians, including Waldemar Malicki, Krzysztof Jakowicz, Patrycja Piekutowska, the Wilanów Quartet, Lora Szafran, Mieczysław Szcześniak and Joachim Mencel will appear on the platform of the Bielsko-Biała Centre of Culture.
A seminar devoted to the life and work of W. Lutosławski will take place at the State Music School on 16 October, with the participation of H. M. Górecki.
The State Music School at Bielsko-Biała is taking an active part in the organisation of the Festival: a piano competition and a general knowledge competition about Witold Lutosławski for music school students have been held as events associated with the Festival.
The Festival will feature the exhibition ‘Witold Lutosławski and His Musical Ideas’ prepared by PWM Edition.
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