From Zygmunt Krauze's summer salon – piano classics anew

Premiere episodes of Zygmunt Krauze's series of improvisations on classical themes: from Bach to Beethoven and from Chopin to Paderewski, will be held from 3 July to mid-September 2020, every other Friday on the YouTube and Facebook pages of Zygmunt Krauze and PWM Edition. The guest of the series will be Marcin Masecki.

Zygmunt Krauze is a pioneer of musical unity. Inspired by Władysław Strzemiński's paintings, he has anticipated many discoveries of American minimalism. He moved away from unism towards spatial compositions as well as theatre and opera works. In his compositions he eagerly reaches for the music of the classics, who are the inspiration for his creative experiments.

Each episode will consist of improvisation on the selected work with the composer's commentary. Between the episodes, Professor Krauze will answer Internet users' comments and questions. The theme of the final episode will be chosen by the audience.

The series is carried out on the initiative of the Sonora music agency in cooperation with the PWM Edition, the publisher of Zygmunt Krauze's works. The project was co-financed by the National Centre for Culture as part of the "Culture on the Web" programme.