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17 lutego 2022 o godz. 19.30 w Carnegie Hall Orkiestra Kameralna Nowego Jorku prawykona I Sinfoniettę „Time is ticking" Macieja Bałenkowskiego na orkiestrę smyczkową.

On the 17^th of February 2022 at 7.30 p.m. in Carnegie Hall in New York the Chamber Orchestra of New York will perform a world premiere of Sinfonietta ‘Time is ticking’ by Maciej Bałenkowski. The performance is the result of a ‘Respighi Prize’ awarded by the Orchestra to Bałenkowski. The prize is awarded annualy in 4 categories: solo, piano, composition and conducting. 2018 award went to a Polish artist for the first time in history. The idea of the Prize is to enable young artist to perform in one of the most prestigious concert halls in the world.

The participation in the competition was co-financed by Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the programme ‘Kultura polska na świecie’ (Polish Culture in the World).

Chamber Orchestra of New York conducted by Salvatore di Vittoria will also perform George Gershwin’s Lullaby for strings, Ancient Airs and Dances No. 3 by Ottorino Respighi as well as The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires of Astor Piazzolla. The soloist will be American violinist Elena Urioste.

Additional information: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/02/17/Chamber-Orchestra-of-New-York-0730PM 

ECLAT Festival Neue Musik in Stuttgart is one of the most important events presenting new music. This year’s edition will take place between the 1st and 6th of February 2022 and focuses on Belarus, social distance and digital means of communication. The programme of the Festival contains among others works of Polish composers: Anna Sowa, Agata Zubel and Mikołaj Laskowski.

The Festival will be held traditionally in Theaterhaus in Stuttgart as well as online. The performances will be broadcasted live and available on request for a couple of weeks more.

Ensemble Musikfabrik will perform Mikołaj Laskowski’s 5 Things That Really Matter (2018) at the concert on the 3rd of January at 8 p.m. On the 6^th of January at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. 3 Songs for a singer accompanying herself of Agata Zubel, a piece commissioned for the Festival, will be performed by Ukrainian singer Viktoriia Vitrenko. Anna Sowa’s smar II first performance, one year delayed by the pandemic, will be finally presented as well.

Paweł Wołowicz

More information: https://www.eclat.org/en 

17 lutego 2022 o godz. 19.30 w Carnegie Hall Orkiestra Kameralna Nowego Jorku prawykona I Sinfoniettę „Time is ticking" Macieja Bałenkowskiego na orkiestrę smyczkową.

On the 17^th of February 2022 at 7.30 p.m. in Carnegie Hall in New York the Chamber Orchestra of New York will perform a world premiere of Sinfonietta ‘Time is ticking’ by Maciej Bałenkowski. The performance is the result of a ‘Respighi Prize’ awarded by the Orchestra to Bałenkowski. The prize is awarded annualy in 4 categories: solo, piano, composition and conducting. 2018 award went to a Polish artist for the first time in history. The idea of the Prize is to enable young artist to perform in one of the most prestigious concert halls in the world.

The participation in the competition was co-financed by Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the programme ‘Kultura polska na świecie’ (Polish Culture in the World).

Chamber Orchestra of New York conducted by Salvatore di Vittoria will also perform George Gershwin’s Lullaby for strings, Ancient Airs and Dances No. 3 by Ottorino Respighi as well as The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires of Astor Piazzolla. The soloist will be American violinist Elena Urioste.

Additional information: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/02/17/Chamber-Orchestra-of-New-York-0730PM 

ECLAT Festival Neue Musik in Stuttgart is one of the most important events presenting new music. This year’s edition will take place between the 1st and 6th of February 2022 and focuses on Belarus, social distance and digital means of communication. The programme of the Festival contains among others works of Polish composers: Anna Sowa, Agata Zubel and Mikołaj Laskowski.

The Festival will be held traditionally in Theaterhaus in Stuttgart as well as online. The performances will be broadcasted live and available on request for a couple of weeks more.

Ensemble Musikfabrik will perform Mikołaj Laskowski’s 5 Things That Really Matter (2018) at the concert on the 3rd of January at 8 p.m. On the 6^th of January at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. 3 Songs for a singer accompanying herself of Agata Zubel, a piece commissioned for the Festival, will be performed by Ukrainian singer Viktoriia Vitrenko. Anna Sowa’s smar II first performance, one year delayed by the pandemic, will be finally presented as well.

Paweł Wołowicz

More information: https://www.eclat.org/en