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Probaltica Festival of Music and Art of the Baltic Countries
2012-05-02
Between May 1 - May 13, the 19th edition of the Probaltica Festival of Music and Art of the Baltic Countries will be held in Toruń. The goal of this festival is to popularise the culture of the Baltic countries, promote mutual cooperation and knowledge about the culture of individual nations. As every year in Toruń (and Grudziądz, where three festival concerts will take place), excellent artists will perform and present a very diverse repertoire.Henryk Giza, festival organiser says, "This time we will present music that was written between the Baltic and Black seas. For the first time at the festival, and in Toruń, we will be able to host the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine from Kiev, without a doubt a first class representive of our premier partner in organising this year's football. An appearance will also be made by the national instrument of Ukraine - the bandura, which yesteryear was a guest in Polish literature as an instrument of Transnistrian Cossaks, then banned by Stalin, and are currently experiencing a heyday. At the same time we shall continue the presentation of works by Polish composers working abroad. The public will have the opportunity to hear new works by Mieczysław Weinberg; we shall also introduce the excellent work of Kazimierz Serocki, who was born in Toruń 90 years ago. One of the concerts will be dedicated to another composer from the city of Copernicus, but for years associated with Paris - Piotr Moss, winner of this year's Katarzynka in Toruń Gingerbread Walk of Fame."
The following evenings will be brightened by concerts by the orchestra of young virtuosi, Zapolski Strygerne, from Copenhagen, our dependable musical partner Gotlands Blasarkvintett of Visby, an ensemble of music contemporary to the Hanseatic times, Rondellus of Tallinn and the Baltic Guitar Quartet from Vilnius.
The Festival programme is available at:
http://www.probaltica.art.pl/index.php?id=74&L=0
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