The inauguration of the 2019/2020 season of the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz will take place on 25 October 2019 at 7 p.m.. The Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kai Bumann and accompanied by the violinist Sławomira Wilga will perform works by Mendelssohn, Karłowicz and Kilar.
Karłowicz and Kilar undoubtedly had one thing in common – adoration for the Polish mountains. Karłowicz, one of the greatest Polish composers and the best climbers of his time, a wonderful photographer, was taken forever by the beloved Tatra Mountains ... He died while climbing Mały Kościelec on 8 February 1909. He wrote the orchestral triptych Eternal songs in 1907. The work is perceived as the "manifestation of the composer's pantheistic credo, musical expression of his philosophy, the apotheosis of Nature-Universe." Kilar also loved mountains in the whole sense of this word. He was fascinated with and inspired by their unique folklore and highland melodies. In 1976 – on the centenary of Karłowicz's birthday – he composed the poem Kościelec 1909, which is a kind of epitaph that captures the last moments of Karłowicz's life.
The evening will start with a great hit of concert halls – Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, known for its beautiful melodies imbued with sweetness, "in which the violin sings about fulfillment of all longings and love." The soloist will be 25-year-old Sławomira Wilga – a graduate of the Academy of Music in Łódź in the class of Prof. Łukasz Błaszczyk, laureate of Polish and international violin and chamber competitions, cooperating with the International Lutosławski Youth Orchestra, the Primuz String Orchestra, the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra and Uncover Soloist.
The concert is held under the patronage of the PWM Edition as part of the TUTTI.pl project promoting the performances of Polish music.
More information at: http://www.filharmonia.bydgoszcz.pl/