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Aleksander Tansman's music inspired by the Baroque and Astor Piazzolla's passionate tango – this is how you can briefly describe the repertoire of the upocoming concert from the cycle "Sinfonia Varsovia at Grochowska Street" on 30 August 2019 at 7:30 p.m. The musicians of the orchestra together with the virtuoso of the guitar Krzysztof Meisinger will bring to the listeners the blissful atmosphere of dolce far niente.

The concert will start with the works of Aleksander Tansman, who made a great career both in France and in the United States, earning the name of a Hollywood composer (in 1945 his music was nominated for an Oscar). The afternoon at Grochowska will start with Variations on the theme of Frescobaldi with neo-baroque sounds and clear inspirations of the Italian composer whose name appears in the title. Then we will listen to Musique de cour for guitar and chamber orchestra – a collection of dances inspired by court music, specifically by musical themes written by French lute player and guitarist Robert de Visée. The soloist and conductor of the concert – Krzysztof Meisinger – will show his virtuosity in this piece.

After the intermission the soloist and orchestra will present works by Astor Piazzolla – not only the most famous ones, such as Libertango and Milonga del Angel, but also the nostalgic Soledad and Concierto para Quinteto. Krzysztof Meisinger has repeatedly proven his great skills in peforming music of this Argentinian composer, with ASTOR album recorded in 2015 with Sinfonia Varsovia being one example. It is thanks to the composer that a separate form of tango nuevo has developed, combining elements of classical music and jazz. The characteristic sound of Piazzolla's works is the best showcase of this type of music – intimate, contrasting, full of passion. This will also be the atmosphere of the Friday concert at Sinfonia Varsovia.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org 

13th National Promotional Festival "August of Talents", organized by the Institution for the Promotion and Dissemination of Music "Silesia" will be held in Katowice on 20-31 August 2019.

Seven concerts in the Concert Studio of Katowice Radio, the Archdiocesan Museum, the Silesian Library and the Franciscans Basilica will feature young virtuosos, chamber ensembles and orchestras.

The inauguration concert will give the opportunity to listen to 18-year-old violin virtuoso Michał Orlik, saxophonist Łukasz Dyczko – winner of the Eurovision for Young Musicians 2016, and flutist Marta Chlebicka – winner of the title "Young Musician of the Year 2018 ". The "Etno Ślōnsk" concert will mark the 100th anniversary of the Silesian Uprisings, with the Etnos Ensemble performing not only the arrangements of their favorite works, but also improvising on the themes of insurgent songs and Silesian folk melodies. The final concert in the Franciscnans Basilica will feature the 36-member Academic Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice under the direction of Wojciech Wantulok.

The programme of the festival includes works of such well-known Polish artists as Fryderyk Chopin, Henryk Wieniawski, Karol Lipiński, Stanisław Moniuszko, Franciszek Mirecki, Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutosławski, Roman Statkowski, Jan Skrzydlewski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Marcel Chyrzyński.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Full programme available at: https://www.silesia.art.pl/sierpien-talentow 

The concerts on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Creative Scholarships of the City of Kraków will be held on every Sunday, from 11 August to 1 September 2019, at 7:00 p.m. in the Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in Kraków 

Outstanding musicians from Kraków: Piotr Krzaczkowski, Mateusz Dudek, Duo Ardente, LLLeggiero Woodwind Trio and Cracow Duo will present compositions by prominent Kraków composers, including laureates of the Creative Scholarship of the City of Kraków: Michał Papara, Piotr Peszat, Wojciech Widłak, Marcel Chyrzyński and Maciej Jabłoński. The repertoire will also include classical music from various eras as well as Polish contemporary compositions by Zbigniew Bargielski and Wiesław Cienciała.

The event is organized by the Art Forum Foundation as part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Creative Scholarship of the City of Kraków and is co-financed by the City of Kraków. Admission free!

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/fundacjaartforum  i https://fundacjaartforum.pl/ 

The second cycle of concerts "Mazovian Musical Meetings Without Barriers" organized by the "Czas Sztuki" Foundation will be held betweeen on 4 August and 8 September 2019.

The inauguration concerts will take place at 10 p.m. in the gazebo in front of the church of St. Adalbert Bishop and Martyr in Jeruzal and at 6 p.m. in the City Park in Kałuszyn. The Time Quartet will perform works by great composers like Antonio Vivaldi, Johannes Brahms, Mikołaj Rimski-Korsakow, Aleksander Borodin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss as well as the arrangaments of popular songs by such artists as ABBA, Metallica, Michael Jackson and others.

In case of bad weather condition, the concert in Jeruzal will take place at 12 p.m. in the Church and the programme will cover the most beautiful classical and liturgical works, and the concert at 6 p.m. will take place at the Cultural Center in Kałaszyn.

This year's "Mazovian Musical Meetings Without Barriers" is a series of five concerts of classical and jazz music, which take place in very small towns in the Mińsk, Szydłowiecki and Siedlce districts, where residents are deprived of cultural offer and access to cultural goods. The concerts will take place in churches and cultural centers, which are the only places in this area that gather the majority of the local community. The repertoire  of each concert is adapted to the mentality and needs of the target group. The programme will cover works by composers from various eras, including works by Polish composers: Fryderyk Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko, Henryk Wieniawski, Karol Szymanowski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Maciej Batora.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund. Admission to the concerts is free.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/Mazowieckie-Muzyczne-Spotkania-bez-Barier-2242077129152441/ 

The upcoming concerts from the series "Summer with Sinfonia Varsovia" in the "Improviation" category will be held at 272 Grochowska Street on 4, 11, 18 and 25 August 2019. 

The August concerts in the Sinfonia Varsovia Concert Hall will feature Ars Nova early music instrumental ensemble, Cornu Copiae baroque orchestra and Atom String Quartet as well as soloists: soprano Katarzyna Bienias and pianist and harpsichordist Stanisław Łopuszyński. Additionally, Joanna Lichorowicz and Sławomir Greś will present early dances. The concerts repertoire will feature, among others, medieval and baroque music, Sephardic songs, as well as jazz arrangements of Krzysztof Penderecki's music.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org 

The August edition of "Summer with Sinfonia Varsovia" covers themed chamber music concerts, popular dance parties, a musical spectacle for the entire family and an orchestral concert with guitar virtuoso Krzysztof Meisinger.

The "Summer Concerts at Grochowska Street' in August are divided into two streams. Saturday's meetings will present music of Old Warsaw – songs from the 1920s and 1930s  as well as works popular among Varsovians in the first half of the twentieth century. The group of peformers will include violinist Joanna Okoń and pianist Katarzyna Glensk (3 August), vocal ensemble Il Canto (10 August), Camerata Vistula with its artistic director Andrzej Wróbel and cellist Anna Wróbel (17 August), and Emilia Sitarz and Bartłomiej Wąsik of the Lutosławski Piano Duo (24 August) .

Sundays will be filled with partly improvised music. Invited artists will present repertoire from different eras: Ars Nova early music instrumental ensemble will present the Middle Ages and the Renaissance music (4 August), Cornu Copiae orchestra with violinist Karolina Habała will perform music of the Baroque era (11 August), harpsichordist Stanisław Łopuszyński will present works from the French harpsichordists repertoire as well as contemporary compositions (18 August). During the last Summer Concert at Grochowska Street (25 August), Atom String Quartet will present works by Krzysztof Penderecki, the artistic director of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, in original arrangements. The concert will also be the premiere of the ensemble's latest album entitled Penderecki.

Next meeting from the series "Morning Concerts at Grochowska Street" will take place on the first Sunday of August at 11:00 a.m., featuring a spectacle entitled Loook, a Zoo!  based on Jan Brzechwa's poems. Music by Zuzanna Falkowska and Jan Stokłosy together with poems about bear, wild boar, giraffe and other animals liked by the youngest ones will create an interesting world for both children and adults.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information available at: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org 

Premiere of the Atom String Quartet's new album "Penderecki" will take place on 25 August 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra as part of the cycle "Summer Concerts at Grochowska Street". 

The album includes arrangements of the selected compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki – an outstanding Polish composer of our time: Capriccio for tuba solo, Three miniatures for clarinet and piano, Three pieces in old style, Suite for cello solo and Prelude for clarinet solo. The recording was realized at the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, which is also the publisher of the album. The ensemble has already recorded five original albums, two of which were awarded with the "Fryderyk" award.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://www.sinfoniavarsovia.org/pl/2019-05-18-letnie-koncerty-na-grochowskiej-9-edycja1.html?t=1564094730 

Every weekend at 4:00 p.m. Sinfonia Varsovia invites you to "Summer Concets at Grochowska Street" – a series of themed chamber music concerts. In August, they represent two streams: "Old Warsaw" and "Improvisation".

Saturday's meetings will feature music of old Warsaw – songs from the 1920s and 1930s as well as works popular among Varsovians in the first half of the twentieth century. The programme will include compositions from the repertoire of the piano duo composed of Witold Lutosławski and Andrzej Panufnik, who performed in cafes in Warsaw during the occupation. Among the performers, there will be Il Canto vocal ensemble, Camerata Vistula with cellist Anna Wróbel and Emilia Sitarz and Bartłomiej Wąsik as Lutosławski Piano Duo.

Sundays will be filled with partly improvised music, including repertoire from different eras. Theere will be medieval songs, baroque concerti grossi, music of French harpsichordists and arrangements of works by Krzysztof Penderecki. Performers of the young generation – harpsichordist Stanisław Łopuszyński and Cornu Copiae baroque orchestra with Karolina Habało – as well as recognized charismatic ensemble Atom String Quartet will perform on stage.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org 

The 9th edition of the Polish Music Community Award "Coryphaeus of Polish Music" has officially started. Nomination forms for candidates can be submitted in the categories: "Personality of the Year", "Event of the Year" and "Honorary Award", as well as in the "Discovery of the Year" category for debuting artists, until 10 September 2019 through the website www.koryfeusz.org.pl.

Since 2011, Polish music community has awarded the "Coryphaeus of Polish Music" award to its most prominent representatives. The award is organized by the Institute of Music and Dance. "Coryphaeus" is a distinction for people, groups of artists and institutions operating in the area of ​​Polish music. The award is granted for achievements in the last artistic season, with the exception of the "Honorary Award", which is awarded for overall activity. Applications can be submitted by members of the community.

The winners in the categories "Personality of the Year", "Event of the Year" and "Honorary Award" are selected in a secret ballot by the Electoral College. It consists of rectors of music academies and universities, directors of musicology and music institutes, music journalists, representatives of unions and organizations, as well as all winners who have been awarded in all categories. The award in the "Discovery of the Year" category is granted based on the results of open voting from the audience, which will take place between 16 and 19 September at www.koryfeusz.org.pl.

Winners will be announced during the Awards Gala on 1 October 2019. They will receive statuettes by Professor Adam Myjak as well as financial awards funded by ZAiKS Authors' Association and STOART Performing Artists' Union.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The rules and regulations are available at: www.koryfeusz.org.pl