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On the second anniversary of distinguished Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki’s death series of concerts dedicated to his work will take place. The event „Penderecki in memoriam” will be held on the 24^th, 25^th and 27^th of March 2022 in the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk, Koszalin Philharmonic and Warmia and Masuria Philharmonic in Olsztyn.

Music of the great composer will be performed by the Chamber Orchestra Baltic Alians directed by Robert Kabara. Two parts of the event ‘Sacrum’ and ‘Profanum’ will comprise of Chaccone in Memoria del Giovanni Paolo II, Agnus Dei, De profundis from the Seven Gates of Jerusalem, Serenade for string orchestra, Trzy utwory w dawnym stylu (Three Pieces in Old Style) for string orchestra and Sinfonietta per archi.

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On the 19^th of March 2022 at 6 p.m. in Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Cracow and on the 22^nd of March at 7 p.m. in the National Philharmonic in Warsaw versatile pianist, chamber musician and pedagogue Michał Francuz will perform. The concert is co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the programme ‘Polish Music Scene’ financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

The audience will be able to hear Two Mazurkas Op. 37 and Two Nocturnes Op. 24 by Feliks Dobrzyński, Sonata No. 2 op 20 by Władysław Żeleński and Sonata No. 4 Op. 56 by Mieczysław Wajnberg.

Ticket information: https://filharmoniakrakow.pl/public/repertuar/scena-muzyki-polskiej-17-3-2-2 

Programme details: https://filharmonia.pl/repertuar/-scena-muzyki-polskiej-376500617-393693693-200910235-185890319 

On the 19^th of March 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform together with conductor Paweł Przytocki and Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova at the concert dedicated to fighting Ukraine.

The concert will start with Ukraine’s national anthem, Ще не вмерла України ні слава, ні воля (“Ukraine has not yet died, nor her glory, nor her freedom”), the lyrics of which (written by Pavlo Chubynsky) are an intended reference to the incipit of Dąbrowski’s Mazurka.

The programme will also include pieces composed by artists representing the same generation of Ukrainian music who, however, followed different paths and stylistic trends. Myroslav Skoryk, born in 1938, was a prominent figure in Ukraine’s musical environment as a composer and musicologist, as well as an artistic director of the Kyiv Opera. Valentyn Silvestrov, one year senior to Skoryk, is one of the most popular Ukrainian composers in the world. His music has undergone an interesting evolution from avant-garde experiments to postmodern turn towards tradition, which his music draws fascinating inspirations from. The Messenger is a particularly interesting example, because the piece includes references to Mozart’s music, decomposed and subjectively arranged into new qualities.

During the concert, the solo piano parts will be performed by Anna Fedorova, an eminent Ukrainian artist, winner of numerous international piano competitions. She performs solo as a chamber musician and with symphonic orchestras in such prestigious halls as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées or Zurich Tonhalle. She gave performances at festivals in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, the United States, Mexico and Argentina, and is also well known to Polish audiences.

The concert will be directed by outstanding conductor Paweł Przytocki, the Artistic Director of the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź since the 2017-2018 season.

Anna Sułkowska-Migoń took part in the concert preparation as participant of the ‘Conductor-Resident’ programme. The event is co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the programme ‘Conductor-Resident’ financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

After Piotr Maculewicz's note

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Pan Ton String Quartet in cooperation with the National Museum in Cracow and the Polish Viola Society invites to the 2^nd Monographic Concert devoted to the chamber music of Jerzy Fitelberg written for string quartet. The concert will take place on the 19^th of March 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace – branch of the National Museum in Cracow in Kanonicza 17 street.
During the concert Pan Ton String Quartet will present three pieces for string quartet by Jerzy Fitelberg: Fantasia ‘The last moments of Till Eulenspiegel’ (1920), Quartet No. 4 (1936) and Quartet No. 5 (1945).
In the works of Jerzy Fitelberg (1903-1951) we can find a unique fusion of styles, trends and creative directions from various European and North American artistic circles seen in the first half of the 20^th century. Fitelberg remains forgotten and underestimated despite the fact that his music was often performed at many important festivals and concerts before his death.

The Pan Ton String Quartet are: Karolina Szymbara, Fabio Salmeri (violin), Paweł Riess (viola), Jakub Gajownik (cello).
Admission to the concert is free. Ticket booking by e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by phone (+48 12 433 57 44).

The concert and preparation of sheet music are possible thanks to the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

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On the 19^th of March 2022 at 6 p.m. a concert on the occasion of 40^th jubilee of Prof. Sławomir Kaczorowski will take place at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź.

Prof. Sławomir Kaczorowski (*1956) graduated from the class of composition of Prof. Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski and music theory class at the State Conservatory of Music in Łódź where he holds a composition class since 1997. Among his graduates Grzegorz Duchnowski and Tomasz Szczepanik are worth mentioning as laureates of national and international composition competitions.

Prof. Sławomir Kaczorowski is a member of the Polish Society of Authors and Composers and the Polish Composers’ Union.

Concerto for Two Flutes and orchestra (2021) and Missa Brevis for mezzo soprano, choir and orchestra (2020) will be performed by the Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Łódź conducted by Jerzy Swoboda as well as by Urszula Kryger (mezzo soprano) and János Bálint i Ewelina Zawiślak (flutes). The orchestra will also perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s 3^rd Symphony in E flat Major op 5. 'Eroica'.

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