On October 30, 2018 at 8:00 p.m., Teatr Wielki – National Opera will host a ceremonial concert at which the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence. The concert will premiere Paweł Łukaszewski's Te Deum Polonia.
The members of the Government, Parliament, Senate, the Diplomatic Corps, representatives of the world of culture as well as state and national institutions will take part in the solemn concert. The President's guests during this evening will also include students showing special artistic achievements, as well as children and teenagers from dozens of schools from all over Poland bearing the name of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
The Choir and Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera under the direction of Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski will premiere a new piece by Paweł Łukaszewski, specially commissioned for the occasion by the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda. Te Deum Polonia for bass, choir and orchestra express gratitude, glory and joy. Wojciech Gierlach will perform as soloist. The programme of the evening will also includ Polish Fantasy in G sharp minor for piano and orchestra by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The piano part will be performed by Julia Kociuban.
The concert will be broadcast online by the Polish Radio programme 2; retransmission – on the website of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland and Polish Radio as well as on TVP1 at 9.00 p.m. and TV Polonia at 11.00 p.m.
More information at: https://teatrwielki.pl