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‘Sefardic Music’ is a new project by Milo Kurtis with the participation of the MILO Ensemble and distinguished guests: Leszek Możdżer, Dave Douglas, Kayah, Wojciech Waglewski and Tayeb Emamghola, a virtuoso of the daf instrument. ‘Sefardic Music’ will premiere in the NOSPR concert hall on the 24^th of March 2022 at 8.30 p.m.

For fifty years Milo Kurtis has been one of the most colorful figures on the Polish independent scene, associated with the avant-garde, improvised music, world music and free jazz. He was one of the first artists who opened to Polish audiences the infinite richness of world music. Milo Kurtis decided to re-arrange the music of Sephardic Jews in his own style - he combined it with other musical traditions. He mixed up the languages ​​- the songs will be performed in Greek, Hebrew and in Ladino which comes from the medieval Spanish dialect and is used by the Sephardi Jews.

Dave Douglas a trumpet player nominated many times for a Grammy award also joined the project. The concert features as well Tayeb Emamgholi, a virtuoso of the daf instrument. At the event Kurtis will be accompanied by his MILO Ensemble, an ensemble formed by musicians from different continents. Thanks to them, instruments such as darabuka, riqq, daf, oud, saz or santur will sound from the stage.

Project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

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Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

More information: https://bit.ly/3CPQsQm 

World renowned Polish bass-bariton Tomasz Konieczny will premiere perform his "Apocalypse" program on the 12th of March 2022 at 12 o'clock at the Baltic Opera.

A CD under the same title was published by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as well as the Dal Segno Institute. During the concert a world premiere performance of Aleksander's Nowak work will take place with Tomasz Konieczny and Lech Napierała as performers.

Tomasz Konieczny specializes in German repertoire and performs in the most important opera theatres in the world among others La Scala, Chicago Lyric Opera and Metropolitan Opera in New York.

At the concert CD repertoire will be presented: Gustav Mahler's Kindertodtenlieder alongside the songs of Aleksander Nowak composed to the words of Polish poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczyńskiego.

After the concert in the Opera foyer a meeting with the artists is planned.

'Apocalypse' concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

More: https://operabaltycka.pl/pl/repertuar/apokalipsa/2022-03-12 

On the 19^th of March 2022 at 6 p.m. pianist Aleksandra Świgut will perform together with Silesian Quartet at the concert cycle ’51 Generation for 70^th Birthday’. At the NOSPR premises Polish music by Juliusz Zarębski, Andrzej Krzanowski and Aleksander Lasoń will be performed.

Two of the pieces to be performed at the concert were composed for the Silesian Quartet specifically: Andrzej Krzanowski’s String Quartet No. 2, dedicated to the Quartet and Aleksander Lasoń’s String Quartet No. 4 ‘Tarnogórski’.

The last piece of the concert Juliusz Zarębski’s Piano Quintet in G minor is undoubtedly the supreme chamber piece of Polish 19th-century music.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Ticket information: https://nospr.org.pl/ 

National Centre for Culture and Programme 2 of the Polish Radio organize a charity concert ‘Solidarity with Ukraine. In one voice’ on the 20^th of March 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio. The aim of the project is to raise funds supporting Ukraine.

Honorary patron will be Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prof. Piotr Gliński, media partners will be Caritas Polska and TVP Kultura.

Eminent artists will take part in the concert: Ukrainian soprano Olga Pasiecznik, Agata Zubel - composer and singer as well as Orchestra of the Polish Radio conducted by Michał Klauza. The programme will comprise of compositions by Ukrainian composers: Jurij Łaniuk, Ołeksandr Szymko and Lewko Rewucki.

In the first part of the concert Olga Pasiecznik will perform Łaniuk’s Skarga cienia (Complaint of a shadow) to the words of Bohdan Ihor Antonycz whereas Agata Zubel will present Hymn samotności (Hymn of loneliness) to the words of Halina Poświatowska. After the intermission Symphony No. 2 of Rewucki will be performed.

Polish and Ukrainian national anthems will inaugurate the concert which will be broadcasted in the Programme 2 of the Polish Radio , TVP Kultura and social channels of NCK.

Before and during the concert Caritas will be raising funds. It’s also possible to support the event by sending an sms: Ukraina to the 72052 (2,46 zł z VAT) number or by bank transfer to this account: 70 1020 1013 0000 0102 0002 6526.

Tickets to be bought here: https://polskieradio.bilety24.pl/nfrontbuy/buy/id/389619/ref/b24_polskieradio/lang 

Joanna Bancerowska

More: https://www.nck.pl/projekty-kulturalne/aktualnosci/koncert-solidarni-z-ukraina-jednym-glosem 

On the 12^th of March 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Henryk Melcer Chamber Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music CD Up close and from afar will be presented. The recording is published by the Chopin University Press and comprises of compositions by Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, Ewa Serafin and Joanna Bruzdowicz-Tittel. At the premiere of the CD the pieces will be performed by Joanna Maklakiewicz (piano) Marianna Żołnacz (flute) and Marek Bugajski (viola). The concert will be dedicated to Joanna Bruzdowicz-Tittel.

Record encompasses three trios for flute, viola and piano of Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, Joanna Bruzdowicz-Tittel and Ewa Serafin commissioned by Piotr Janowski Festival in Grudziądz where in 2020 their premiere took place. Piano miniatures of Bruzdowicz-Tittel complement the record’s repertoire.

Joanna Bruzdowicz-Tittel commemorates in her compositions the events of June 1989 (trio) and pays tribute to Salvador Dali.

Admission free. Free tickets to be collected at the Chopin University Press bookstore in the Okólnik 2 street.

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More information: https://chopin.edu.pl/szczegoly-wydarzenia/444_z-bliska-i-z-oddali-in-memoriam-joanna-bruzdowicz