The 5th Krakow Cello Spring, organized by the Department of Cello and Double Bass at the Music Academy in Krakow, will take place on 20-23 March 2018.
The fifth jubilee edition of the event coincides with the 130th anniversary of the Academy of Music in Krakow. The programme was constructed in a diverse way to show the cello as a versatile instrument. A galaxy of Cracovian cellists and contrabassists will meet the audience at the Florianka Auditorium and the Concert Hall at 43 Saint Thomas Street.
The fesitval will begin with a jubilee concert of the employees of the Department of Cello and Double Bass (20 March). It is safe to say that everyone will find something for themselves in the programme. There will be cello classics, works arranged for cello and double bass and Polish contemporary music – pieces by Dorota Imiełowska and Artur Zagajewski. The next concert (21 March), preceded by the afternoon lecture, will be devoted entirely to the music of Fryderyk Chopin i n the interpretation of prof. Stanisław Firlej. The concert hall during the Thursday concert (22 March), dedicated to cello and electronics , will be filled with light, multimedia and various sound effects, created by such authors as Tomasz Jakub Opałka, Magdalena Długosz, Dorota Imielowska, Mateusz Bień and Łukasz Pawlikowski. The final of the festival will be the "Only Cello!" Project, very much liked by students and the audience, co-organized by the Cellists' Scientific Society. It will be filled with film and contemporary music, among others Adagio ricordamente by Marek Stachowski and Introspection for five cellos, Op. 2 by Krzysztof Meyer.
Admission to all concerts is free.
Detailed program available at: www.amuz.krakow.pl