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Yaroslav Shemet, an outstanding Polish-Ukrainian conductor, currently serves as the artistic director of the Silesian Philharmonic and music director of the Baltic Opera. The programme of his concert with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic on the 5^th of April, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. includes works by three composers: the symphonic poem Zjednoczenie by Borys Latoszyński, Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV 211 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major by Karol Szymanowski. The legendary violinist Krzysztof Jakowicz will perform with the orchestra.

Szymanowski's Second Symphony, written between 1909 and 1910, is one of the most interesting works representing the first phase of the composer's work, when he was still influenced by the music of Richard Strauss and Max Reger. The premiere took place in 1911 in Warsaw, and the symphony soon appeared in Vienna, Leipzig, Munich and Cracow, where it was received enthusiastically. Although it is composed of two parts, they contain the traditional four part symphonic sections.

On March 30, Ryszard Mieczysław Klisowski died in Wrocław at the age of 86 - composer, poet, violinist, conductor, music theoretician, editor and teacher, a man of great erudition, noble and kind... The funeral ceremony will begin with a Funeral Mass in the chapel at the municipal cemetery at ul. Grabiszyńska in Wrocław on April 8 at 12.00.

May he rest in peace.

As part of the 'With Classics Through Poland' programme, organised by the National Institute of Music and Dance, a duo of world-famous Polish artists - violinist Janusz Wawrowski, who plays the 1685 violin of Antonio Stradivari, and pianist Aleksandra Świgut - will perform.

Their concerts will take place on the 4^th of April 2024 at 5 p.m. at the Municipal Cultural Centre in Ożarów, on the 5^th of April at 7 p.m. at the Busko Local Government Cultural Centre and on the 6^th of April at 3 p.m. at the Zygmunt Noskowski Music School in Skarżysko-Kamienna.

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8 festival days, 300 screenings, 130 full films and 80 short films from 31 countries, as well as 11 film concerts are included in the programme of the first edition of Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, which will take place on April 8-15, 2024.

Composers will present their own musical interpretations of films and give a new dimension to timeless works. Film concerts will be held at the Grand Theater - National Opera, the Warsaw Philharmonic and the POLIN Museum.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

For the past 10 years, the Hashtag Ensemble has been tirelessly exploring new ways of co-creating music. During the concert '#10 Meaning Detected' on the 4^th of April 2024 at 7 p.m,, the ensemble will play works dedicated to the soloists who make the various Hashtag Lab projects happen. There will also be a premiere of the album 'Futility' (Kairos) with music by Rafał Zapała.

Marta Piórkowska (violin), Dominik Płociński (cello), Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala (percussion) and Oliwier Andruszczenko (clarinet) will perform.

They will be the first to perform Rafał Zapała's composition Squares for Triangles, which is included on the new album Futility, which contains a set of participatory compositions that involve the audience in the process of performing this music live.

Ticket information: https://hashtaglab.pl/event/meaning-detected/