A concert by outstanding Polish chamber musicians will inaugurate the 20th Lodz International Kiejstut Bacewicz Competition for Chamber Music on March 31, 2019 at 6.00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Music Academy in Lodz.
The programme of the inaugural concert will consist of piano works for four hands. Małgorzata Sajna-Mataczyńska and Marcin Sikorski from the Academy of Music in Poznań will present a selection of pieces from Ignacy Jan Paderewski's Tatra Album, Op. 12, Claude Debussy's Petite Suite and Franz Schubert's Fantasy in F minor. Mezzosoprano Urszula Kryger accompanied on piano by Anna Liszewska will perform a few songs by Grażyna Bacewicz (Mów do mnie o miły, Rozstanie, Smuga cienia). In the finale, we will listen to Ludwig van Beethoven's Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56. The solo parts will be performed by: violinist Ludwika Maja Tomaszewska, cellist Katarzyna Polonek and pianist Marcin Sikorski. The String Orchestra PRIMUZ of the Music Academy in Lodz (complemented by percussion instruments) will be conducted by Łukasz Błaszczyk.
The competition auditions will start on April 1. Over 150 young chamber musicians will perform in duets, trios, quartets and quintets. These are teams from Poland and 21 other countries. The artists compete for cash prizes, the highest of which is PLN 8,000 for each member of the winning team, as well as additional awards for performing Polish music, including compositions by Grażyna Bacewicz.
The results of the competition will be announced on April 6 at 8.00 p.m. The award ceremony and the concert of the laureates will take place the next day at 12.00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Music Academy in Lodz.
More information at: http://www.amuz.lodz.pl/pl/wydarzenia/konkursy-muzyczne/xx-konkurs-kameralny-im-kiejstuta-bacewicza