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Polish Violin Duo will perform in the Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża. The concert will take place on the 17^th of February 2022 at 6.30 p.m. and is part of the ‘Polish Music Scene’ Programme co-organised by the National Institute of Music and Dance as well as Polish philharmonies.

Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Łaguniak will present Duo in B major Op. 16 by Joachim Kaczkowski, Etudes-Caprices Op. 18 for two violins by Henryk Wieniawski, Grażyna Bacewicz’s Duets on folk themes. We will also have a chance to hear surprising Sonatina for two violins of Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz as well as Mieczysław Weinberg’s Sonata for two violins.

The work by Kaczkowski was premiered only in 2021 despite its classical period origin. Not only did Polish Violin Duo performed the piece but also recorded it along all other violin duos of the composer. The CD was released by DUX record label.

Free tickets to the event to be collected at the Philharmonic office as well as at the box office one hour before the concert.

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Programme details: https://nimit.pl/wydarzenia/polish-violin-duo-scena-muzyki-polskiej-2/ 

Valentine’s Day in Silesian Philharmonic means beautiful love songs arranged by Marcin Wyrostek and Silesian Chamber Orchestra.

Works by Astor Piazzolla, Consuelo Velázquez, Władysław Szpilman, and Marek Grechuta will be performed on the 14^th of February at two concerts (at 6 and 8.30 p.m.) in the Silesian Philharmonic Hall.

The concert will be a part of ‘PGE – HoloGramy’ cycle presented for the third time and involving a hologram ‘performing’ on the stage next to the live artists. It’s all possible thanks to a special technical equipment and a fogscreen which Silesian Philharmonic has at its disposal as the only institution in Europe.

The combination of a live act and VR technology might be an interesting experience.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Ticket information: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/walentynki-z-marcinem-wyrostkiem-pge-hologramy/ 

On the 13th of February 2022 at 6 p.m. all those in love are welcome to the cinema that moves to a concert hall! Traditionally NOSPR Concert Hall organizes movie evening on the eve of Valentine’s day. It will be an emotional journey.

It will begin with motifs from Harry Potter movie and music of John Williams. What follows will be Polish realm and Piotr Marczewski’s music to the ‘Wakacje z duchami’ show based on the Adam Bahdaj’s novel to which NOSPR recorded the music (at the time WOSPRiTV).

Next comes the music of Krzesimir Dębski composed to the Ogniem i mieczem movie (Polish superproduction), Andrzej Kurylewicz’s music to Nad Niemnem, Zdzisław Szostak’s to Królowa Bona and Waldemar Kazanecki’s to Noce i dnie. Last to be heard at the concert will be music by John Lunn and Ramin Djawadi.

The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Clelia Cafiero, Italian conductor and pianist.

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Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/koncert-walentynkowy-nospr 

On the 13^th of February 2022 at 5.30 p.m. in the Centrum Konferencyjno-Szkoleniowe of the Boss Hotel (ul. Żwanowiecka 20, Warszawa) at the 13^th Wawer Music Festival a concert ‘Lwy Fortepianu’ will take place. Three generations of world renowned pianists will take part in the event: Mikhail Voskresensky, Natalia Trull, Eva Gevorgyan and a child prodigy Elisey Mysin.

Mikhail Voskresensky, a pupil of Lew Oborin, is one of the most distinguished piano pedagogues in the world. His student Natalia Trull completed her studies at the Moscow Conservatory and won a silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1986. Her two students Eva Georgian, the laureate of this year’s Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition and 11-year-old Elisey Mysin will also perform at the concert.

Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bogdan Olędzki will join the pianists at ‘Lwy fortepianu’.

Ticket sales: https://biletyna.pl/koncert/Woskresienski-Mysin-Gevorgyan-Trull-Orkiestra-Kameralna-Filharmonii-Narodowej 

Ebilet: https://www.ebilet.pl/klasyka/koncert/lwy-fortepianu/ 

Recent years have shown that in Opole there is quite a large group of listeners who are particularly mature in their musical choices. It is for them, among others, that chamber music is presented completely different from the orchestra entourage: more delicate than symphonies – but often at the same time more engaging, touching and intimate. On Friday the 11^th of February 2022 at 7:00 p.m., the Opole Philharmonic will turn into the Capital of Polish songs and arias.

 This transformation will take place thanks to two extraordinary artists: Szymon Mechliński (baritone) together with Michał Biel at the piano will present the works of Polish composers who worked and lived in the 19^th century.

While the compositions of Zygmunt Noskowski and Karol Kurpiński have a designated position among the works of musical literature, the works of Henryk Skirmuntt, Franciszek Mirecki, Henryk Jarecki or Jan Skrzydlewski are not that recognizable. During the concert, we will have one of few opportunities to hear the most beautiful fragments of Polish operas like: Pan Wołodyjowski, Wyrok, Nowy Don Kiszot and Leśniczy in Kozienicka Puszcza.

Polish vocal and instrumental music is not limited to opera only. On Friday evening we will hear, among others, 3 songs to the words of the great Polish poet Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer: In your wonderful, wonderful, wonderful eyes, How sweet to fall asleep, You are a harp from the flame, composed by Jan Skrzydlewski. At the end of the evening we will listen to Gawęda Jakubowicz, that is, an evening at Smithy written by Henryk Jarecki.

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Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.