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Polish chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries in Estonia!
2022-11-09
In cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tallinn, we invite you to two concerts and lectures presenting the diversity and beauty of Polish music.
The program includes works by 18 Polish composers, including two premieres! The performers: Jakub Jakowicz (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Monika Gardoń-Preinl (piano), Zarębski Piano Duo (Grzegorz Mania/Piotr Różański). Lectures will be conducted by dr hab. Agnieszka Draus, prof. AMKP. The project is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund. Additional support provided by PWM Edition.
The concerts will take place in the chamber hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater on November 11 and 13, 2022.
Program of events:
11.11.2022:
Juliusz Zarębski - Reverie et passion (1 mazurek): Monika Gardoń-Preinl / Piotr Różański
Władysław Żeleński - Krakowiak: Grzegorz Mania / Piotr Różański
Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Melodia: na skrzypce i fortepian: Jakub Jakowicz / Monika Gardoń-Preinl
Henryk Wieniawski - Wariacje na temat własny: Jakub Jakowicz / Monika Gardoń-Preinl
Mieczysław Karłowicz - Serenada na altówkę i fortepian: Katarzyna Budnik / Grzegorz Mania
Wojciech Gawroński - Sonata na altówkę i fortepian: Katarzyna Budnik / Grzegorz Mania
Zygmunt Stojowski - Fantazja na altówkę i fortepian: Katarzyna Budnik / Grzegorz Mania
Ignaz Friedman - 5 walców na cztery ręce: Monika Gardoń-Preinl / Piotr Różański
13.11.2022:
Witold Lutosławski - Subito na skrzypce i fortepian (Jakub Jakowicz / Monika Gardoń-Preinl
Grażyna Bacewicz - Kołysanka na skrzypce i fortepian: Jakub Jakowicz / Monika Gardoń-Preinl
Krzysztof Penderecki - Chaconne na skrzypce i altówkę: Jakub Jakowicz / Katarzyna Budnik
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - Mała fantazja skrzypce i fortepian: Jakub Jakowicz / Monika Gardoń-Preinl
Karol Szymanowski - Harnasie na skrzypce i fortepian (Jakub Jakowicz / Grzegorz Mania
Piotr Kędzierski - Lullaby na cztery ręce (prawykonanie): Grzegorz Mania / Piotr Różański
Hanna Kulenty - Van na cztery ręce: Grzegorz Mania / Piotr Różański
Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska - 3 Tańce w rytmach bałkańskich (nr 1 i 3): Grzegorz Mania / Piotr Różański
Mieczysław Weinberg - Sonata na altówkę i fortepian op. 28: Katarzyna Budnik / Grzegorz Mania
Marta Mołodyńska-Wheeler - Nokturn na sześć rąk (prawykonanie): Monika Gardoń-Preinl, Grzegorz Mania, Piotr Różański
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