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The key to arranging the concert programne at NOSPR as part of the series entitled "Silesian Quartet. "Masterpieces with Polish counterpoint" on the 3rd of December, 2023 at 6 p.m. is the 90th anniversary of birth of Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. Especially for this occasion, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa composed String Quintet in Memory of Krzysztof Penderecki, which is her tribute to the composer who died three years ago.
The programme also includes the 1st Quartet "Już się zmierzcha" by Górecki. The Silesian Quartet has repeatedly performed the master's quartets, and in 1995 the musicians received their first "Fryderyk" award for recording an album with Górecki's music.
The special guest of the Silesian Quartet will be Tymoteusz Bies - winner of the 1st prize at the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. Together, the musicians will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet, with the famous funeral march in the second part.