Kraków | Premiere of Marta Ptaszyńska's "Double Concerto"

Marta Ptaszyńska's Double Concerto for piano, cello and orchestra will be premiered on 22 November 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.

Double concerto for piano, cello and orchestra is a new four-part piece by Marta Ptaszyńska, Polish composer and percussionist. The solo parts during its premiere will be performed by pianist Marek Szlezer and cellist Jan Kalinowski, who perform as the Cracow Duo. The Strad magazine wrote about the ensemble: “Kalinowski and Szlezer, friends since childhood, have a wonderfully natural rapport and there is an arresting quality to their playing that gives life to the music”. The fascination with Polish music makes them actively engaged in promoting native culture in the country and abroad, presenting to the audience works for cello and piano, including a number of contemporary pieces, written especially for the duo by Polish and foreign artists. A great example is the new work by Marta Ptaszyńska, which was created as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme, implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance.

This evening, the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paweł Kapuła will also perform Polish Melodies, Op. 47 Mieczysław Weinberg, a suite inspired by Polish dances, and Symphony No. 5 by Antonín Dvořák.

More information at: http://www.filharmonia.krakow.pl/Home/8525-KONCERT_SYMFONICZNY.html