The 41st Karol Szymanowski Music Days will be held on July 22 – July 29, 2018 in Zakopane. The final concert will feature the premiere of UKIYO-E NO. 4 by Marcel Chyrzyński.
The composition will be performed by the Silesian Chamber Music Orchestra conducted by Robert Kabara and the Silesian Trio, composed of Joanna Domańska – piano, Roman Widaszek – clarinet, Tadeusz Tomaszewski – French horn. The concert, which will also include works by Karol Szymanowski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Edward Elgar, will take place on July 29 at 8.00 pm in the Church of the Holy Cross.
The programme of the festival will also include compositions by Beethoven, Bartok, Bach, Krumpholtz, Iberta, Scheller, Chopin, Paderewski, Ravel and Gershwin. They will be performed by such bands and soloists as: New Music Quartet, Serhiy Hryhorenko, Ewa Biegas, Grzegorz Biegas, Kamil Pacholec, Blanka Bednarz, Matthiew Bengtson, Małgorzata Wasiucionek, and Piotr Sałajczyk.
The history of Karol Szymanowski Music Days dates back to 1977, when on the initiative of Maciej Pinkwart, custodian of the Karol Szymanowski Museum in the Villa "Atma", the first festival devoted to Karol Szymanowski was organized in Zakopane. Until 1987, the Days were held in March and later in September. Starting from the tenth edition, the festival takes place in July and symphony and chamber concerts are organized not only in the "Atma", but also in Zakopane's churches and galleries. The unique and individual character of the Festival is determined by the combination of classical music with authentic Podhale music, which was a source of inspiration for Karol Szymanowski in the last period of his work.
The Festival is organised by the Karol Szymanowski Music Society.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
More information at: http://www.szymanowski.zakopane.pl/