Grand master's instrument and grand masters of the instrument. These words should be enough to encourage you to spend summer evenings with music. Masterpieces of organ and chamber music will be performed by famous Polish and foreign virtuosos in Poznań Fara on Thursdays at 8.30 p.m. until 20 August 2020.
Built in 1876 by the famous Friedrich Ladegast, a Saxon organist from Weissenfels, the monumental organs are an inexhaustible source of colors and individual interpretations. For over 20 years during the "Old Town Organ Concerts" series held in Poznań Farna, organists have been marveling at the unusual instrument, searching for the most appropriate, the most beautiful and the most surprising sounds, colors and ideas for performing their recitals.
The artists invited to participate in this year's edition of the concert series are European virtuosos of the organ, professors of music academies, as well as artists of the young generation: Łukasz Kołakowski, Adam Tański, Marek Stefański, Jakub Kapała and Jan Mroczek. They will present works by, among others, Mikołaj of Kraków, Fryderyk Chopin, Feliks Nowowiejski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, as well as their own improvisations. The variety of repertoire and artistic personalities will allow to present the instrument in a very broad spectrum.
Due to the epidemic situation, a maximum of 150 people will be able to participate in the live concert. Listeners are asked to cover their mouths and nose and keep a proper distance.
Online broadcasts will be available on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skofara/
Full programme is available at: http://www.farapoznanska.pl/staromiejskie-koncerty-organowe-2020/