2011-11-15

Sinfonia Varsovia’s next concert will prove to be a great treat for lovers of the music of Johannes Brahms, during which the musicians will sequentially perform all four of his symphonies under the baton of Maestro Jerzy Semkow. And so, on 21 November, 2011 (Monday) at7.30pm the Symphony I in C minor op.68 and Symphony II in D major, Op. 73, then on November 23 (Wednesday): Symphony III in F major op.90 and Symphony IV in E minor op.98. The concerts will be held in the concert hall of the National Philharmonic. Currently, Sinfonia Varsovia is one of the leading Polish symphony orchestras. They have performed with such conductors as Claudio Abbado, Yehudi Menuhin, Charles Dutoit, Hans Graf, Paul McCreesh, Jacek Kaspszyk, Kazimierz Kord, Jan Krenz and Jerzy Maksymiuk. They have made many CD, radio and television recordings. The group’s discography includes about 200 albums recorded for such renowned global companies such as Decca, Denon, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Naxos, Nippon Columbia, Sony, Virgin Classics, and Polish - BeArTon, CD Accord, Dux, Polskie Nagrania, Polish Radio. The orchestra's current artistic director is Krzysztof Penderecki, and musical director Marc Minkowski. In 2010 the orchestra received its own premises - the former Institute of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw Agricultural University in Praga District, Ulica Grochowska 272. The Warsaw Council and its President, Mrs. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz issued a decision in June 2010 to declare an international and open two-stage architectural competition to design a new concert hall for 1800 spectators, and architectural development of the site at ulica Grochowska 272. The contest was won by a project called "Secret music garden", made by Atelier Thomas Pucher of Graz (Austria). It is distinguished not only by a very characteristic frame that surrounds the entire area of Ulica Grochowska 272, but also the unique design of the concert hall, which involves a combination of the acoustics of halls built in the boxed style with the audience space in the vineyard style. According to the authors of the winning work this will provide a wonderful, unique acoustic. According to plans the authorities of Warsaw, the first concert of Sinfonia Varsovia in their new concert hall in Warsaw Praga district will take place in 2016. The concerts are financed with resources from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Jerzy Semkow & Sinfonia Varsovia

COMPLETE BRAHMS SYMPHONIES 21.11.2011 - 23.11.2011 National Philharmonic, Warsaw 21.11, 7.30pm Programme: Johannes Brahms – Symphony I C-minor op.68 Johannes Brahms – Symphony II D-major op. 73 Performers: Sinfonia Varsovia Jerzy Semkow – conductor 23.11, 7.30pm

Programme: Johannes Brahms – Symphony III F-major op.90 Johannes Brahms – Symphony IV E-minor op.98

Performers: Sinfonia Varsovia Jerzy Semkow – conductor