The 10th anniversary edition of the International Sfogato Music & Arts Festival will be held betwwen 23 September and 5 December 2019 in Krakow. The Artistic Director of the event in Marta Polańska.
International Sfogato Music & Arts Festival is the only regular festival event in Krakow, for which the music and the creative personality of Frederic Chopin is the main inspiration. This symbolized the name of the event – Sfogato – the Italian word used for the first time by Frederic Chopin as a musical term to describe one epizode of his Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60. Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz interpreted sfogato epizode, definited by Chopin with an adjective dolce, as a moment that brings catharsis, ecstasy and purification. By using this parallel he referred to the function, which art, and music, served in ancient times. The aim of the festival is to present the multifaceted role of music and art in human life.
September 23, 2019 begins the 10th Jubilee International Sfogato Music and Arts Festival in Krakow. During this edition of the festival, we will celebrate many anniversaries, including the 170th anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Moniuszko, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann, the 110th anniversary of the birth and the 50th anniversary of the death of Grażyna Bacewicz and the 50th birthday anniversary of Alexei Sultanov. The presence of Japanese artists is related to the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Poland. The Opening Gala Concert, which will take place on 23 September at 7 p.m. at Villa Decius, will feature works by Frederic Chopin, Franz Schubert, Clara Schumann, Henryk Wieniawski, Stanisław Moniuszko, and Grażyna Bacewicz.
The festival programme will also includ the Sfogato International Composers' Competition for the works for bell and signal, walk along the Krakow trail of Frederic Chopin and Stanisław Moniuszko, "Master and Student" concert, music workshops conducted by eminent pedagogues from Russia and Poland, and the conference under the slogan Psychology: Music–Art–Media, which will be chaired by prof. Helena Wrona-Polańska. Admission to all festival events is free!
The festival is held under the honorary patronage of: Marshal of the Lesser Poland Province Witold Kozłowski, Mayor of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski, Metropolitan of Krakow Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Krakow Dr Michael Groß.
Media patronage: Polish Miusic Information Centre POLMIC.
More information at: www.sfogato.org, www.sfogatofestival.com