The Sfogato Music and Art Society in Krakow invites you on 8 March 2018 at 12.00 p.m. for the inauguration of the 1st "Piano e Forte" Festival and Competition at the "Florianka"  Auditorium of the Cracow Music Academy.

The "Piano e Forte" Festival and Competition, whose founder and artistic director is pianist Marta Polańska, is an innovative project that works in a holistic way. The aim of the "Piano e Forte" Festival and Competition is to show the history of the piano's evolution in the context of the development of the piano repertoire, the study of mutual relations, and the impact of new achievements in the piano mechanism on the repertoire as well as innovative composing techniques for instrument development. The "Piano e Forte" competition is also aimed at inspiring young pianists to deepen their knowledge of the history of the instrument, raising awareness of the performing practices of a diverse repertoire on contemporary and historical pianos, as well as learning interpretational trends and piano literature of different epochs.

The first edition will take place on the 320th anniversary of the first mention of the invention of the Italian builder Bartolomeo Cristofori, showing the historical route of piano "From Italian soil to Poland". Through the repertoire of works by Polish composers performed during concerts and the "Piano e Forte" Competition, it also constitutes a part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poland's regaining of Independence.

During the inauguration, we will hear works by Fryderyk Chopin in transcription for violin and piano and compositions by Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar on the 10th anniversary of her death: Konstelacje and APigram dedicated to prof. dr hab. Andrzej Pikul, who will perform this work.

Admission free.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Detailed information at: www.pianoeforte.pl