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On the 28^th of April, 2023 at 19:00 we will hear the Symphony Orchestra of the Zielona Góra Philharmonic conducted by Bassem Akiki. Marcin Markowicz will play the role of both violinist soloist and composer, presenting his Violin Concerto.

Written by Marcin Markowicz in 2018, commissioned by the ‘Musical Spaces festival in Konin, the Violin Concerto will be performed in Zielona Góra for the first time.

The artists will also present the 7^th Symphony in C major Op. 105 by Jean Sibelius, Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, Op. 40 and No. 2 op. 50 by Ludwig van Beethoven and Aminah from the oratorio Madonna by Bassem Akiki, a Polish-Lebanese composer and conductor, the first guest conductor of the Zielona Góra Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Friday's concert will be crowned with the most famous work by the French composer, Maurice Ravel, Boléro.

Więcej: http://filharmoniazg.pl/events/kwietniowy-romans-koncert-symfoniczny/ 

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Szczecin Classic Festival, the largest and most prestigious classical music festival in Western Pomerania, will take place from the 27^th April to the 3^rd of May, 2023, and will feature recognized musicians in concerts and music masterclasses.

Among the artists are: Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster Daniel Stabrawa, Szymanowski Quartet ́s Agata Szymczewska and Volodia Mykytka, Tomasz Tomaszewski, concertmaster of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Emanuel Salvador, concertmaster of the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra, Andriy Viytovych leader of Valencia Opera house, Konstantin Heidrich member of the Faure Piano Quartet.

During the festival, there will be an international music course called the Szczecin Classic Academy for students and graduates of conservatoires from Poland and Europe, as well as a competition
for a chamber ensemble residency. The opening concert of the festival will feature the winner of the chamber ensemble residency competition, who will receive not only the financial prize but also the opportunity to perform a concert which will be live streamed on Polish Radio ‘Dwójka’ and on the internet.

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The high level of education is not the only reason to be proud of the University of Warsaw - the Academic Choir of the Warsaw University is one of the best and oldest choirs of this kind in Poland. On the 27^th of April, 2023 at 19:00, the ensemble will celebrate its centenary with a unique Gala Concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic.

The programme will consist of a cappella compositions by Polish and foreign composers, presenting ensemble's rich repertoire. Works by W. Byrd, R. Vaughan Williams, K. Szymanowski, P. Hindemith, P. Łukaszewski, M. Bembinow and others will be performed.

The solo parts will be performed by: Marta Czarkowska (soprano), Paweł Kowalewski (tenor), Krzysztof Chalimoniuk (baritone) and Krzysztof Łazicki (bass-baritone). The ensemble will be conducted by Irina Bogdanovich.

The Amici Canentes Choir of the Society of the Friends of the University of Warsaw Choir will perform as a guest conducted by Agnieszka Zińczuk.

Free tickets to the concert can be booked via an online form and collected on the day of the concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic (18:00-18:40). The form is available on the Choir's website: www.chor.uw.edu.pl 

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On the 27^th of April, 2023 at 7.30 p.m., as part of the 'NOSPR Chamber Musicians' cycle, we will hear a piano quartet: Aleksander Daszkiewicz (violin), Maria Shetty (viola), Adam Krzeszowiec (cello), Anna Krzeszowiec (piano).

Gustav Mahler's Piano Quartet in A minor and Richard Strauss Piano Quartet in C minor will be performed.

The programme of the concert also includes Krzysztof Penderecki's String Trio - a masterpiece of contrasts, stretched, as Mieczysław Tomaszewski writes in the artist's biography, ‘between predatory wildness and sad dreaminess, almost demonic aggressiveness and oneiric stopping of the run’.

Ticket information: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/2-13 

On the 27^th of April, 2023 at 21.00 in Tychy's Mediateka - the seat of the Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy - AUKSO, the Fryderyk Classical Music Gala 2023 will be held, crowning this year's edition of the Fryderyk Festival. The award ceremony will feature performances by the soloists and ensembles, including those nominated for Fryderyk awards.

One of them is AUKSO, lead by Marek Moś. In addition to AUKSO, we will also hear Alina Mleczko – a saxophonist, accompanied by the Tango Attack ansemble, as well as clarinetist Andrzej Ciepliński and award-winning pianist Tymoteusz Bies: the musicians will perform three miniatures by Krzysztof Penderecki from their joint album Irrberge, nominated for the Fryderyk Award.

Fans of opera music will surely enjoy the performance of the countertenor Michał Sławecki.

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