The program for the evening of February 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Warsaw Philharmonic is an excellent illustration of the presence of the so-called "Polish tradition" in piano music. While listening to the works of two 20th-century classics, interpreted by Piotr Sałajczyk, the spirit of Chopin will subtly make its presence known.
The evening will begin with the Piano Sonata, composed by the twenty-one-year-old Witold Lutosławski at a time when he was fascinated by the instrumental music of Karol Szymanowski. The piano here reveals itself as a source of a variety of sound colors.
In Szymanowski’s Masks, the piano will serve as both narrator and portraitist. Three figures—Scheherazade, Tantris (Tristan), and Don Juan—form the literary foundation of this mysterious and multilayered work.
The "sonic masks" will be framed by miniatures from two cycles inspired by Chopin’s music: Szymanowski's Mazurkas and Lutosławski's Études.
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"Polish Music Scene" is an artistic program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance in collaboration with the Warsaw Philharmonic, funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Ticket information: https://filharmonia.pl/repertuar/scena-muzyki-polskiej-231297787
