The 25th "Alkagran" Autumn Music Festival will be held in Czechowice-Dziedzice between 29 September and 2 October 2020.
The "Alkagran" festival has been held in Czechowice-Dziedzice since 1991 and is associated with the person of Andrzej Krzanowski, the author of Alkagran or a Place on the Right Bank of the Vistula for accordion quintet. The magic word contained in the title of the composition has already become a musical symbol of Czechowice. The main event of this year's Festival will be the 11th Andrzej Krzanowski Accordion Competition, which repertoire is based on contemporary accordion literature. The Competition Jury will consist of respected teachers and artists: Klaudiusz Baran, Marcin Bortnowski, Bogdan Dowlasz, Geir Draugsvoll, Grażyna Krzanowska (honorary member), Raimondas Sviackievicius and Janusz Pater (secretary). The competition will be streamed on YouTube.
Festival concerts will feature music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including works by Andrzej Krzanowski, Marcin Bortnowski, Bogdan Dowlasz or Jagna Krzanowska performed by such outstanding artists as Joanna Freszel, the New Music Orchestra under the direction of Szymon Bywalc and accordionists: Adam Maksymienka, Aleksander Stachowski and Marcin Waszczyk – the winners of the award for the best performance of Andrzej Krzanowski's work at the 10th Accordion Competition. The Festival will also include an evening of "Anniversary Reflections" with a screening of Jan Sosiński's Interrupted Journey, a documentary about Andrzej Krzanowski, and a seminar on Alkagran.
The unveiling of a commemorative plaque dedicated to Andrzej Krzanowski will take place on 1 October.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
Full programme of the festival is available at: https://alkagran.pl/