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In the Great Synagogue in Tykocin on the 22^nd of October, 2023 at 6 p.m. there will be a unique, premiere concert of works by Mieczysław Wajnberg, Johann Sebastian Bach and Andrzej Panufnik. Their masterpieces will be performed by the violinist Maria Sławek, Lutosławski Quartet and double bass player Tomasz Januchta.

Where does this connection come from? Weinberg and Panufnik studied together at the Warsaw Conservatory before the outbreak of World War II. Weinberg was also one of the artists who premiered Panufnik's Piano Trio. The separation of their works with Ciaccona from Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor is not accidental - this work was extremely important to both of them, and Ciaccona appears in Weinberg's greatest and most famous work, the opera The Passenger.

World War II completely changed the course of both their lives - Weinberg fled to the East, Panufnik to the West. They did not return to Poland physically, but a keen ear will notice that they returned to it many times in their works.

The concert in Tykocin will be recorded and released as a CD and LP by the Orphée Classics label.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

What if we could escape the grip of cloudy autumn for a moment and immerse ourselves in Spanish warmth and temperament?

This Sunday, on the 22^nd of October, 2023, at 12:00, NOSPR, conducted by Christoph Koncz, will take us to the world of Don Juan, a legendary lover whose search for ideal love ends with the expectation of death. In turn, Debussy's Iberia will reveal to us a truly Spanish land, full of colors and emotions. Witold Lutosławski's Symphonic Variations will also be performed.

Ticket information: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/nospr-koncz 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

A unique monographic concert by composer Iwona Kisiel will take place on the 22^nd of October, 2023 at 12.00 at the Stanisław Moniuszko Warsaw Music Society (Morskie Oko 2 street). We will witness as many as four premieres of her works. Free entrance!

The performers will be: the soprano Joanna Freszel, the pianist Piotr Szymanowicz, the cellist Robert Dacko and lecturers of the Warsaw Music University: violinist Agnieszka Marucha, pianist Iwona Mironiuk-Tołwińska and Aleksandra Dallali.

They will present melodic and exquisite works by the composer, who has the ability to experience synesthesia, including chromesthesia (hearing in colors).

Two miniatures for piano, 313 for violin, piano and cello, How about a little swing for violin and piano, and Three Songs for soprano and piano trio to the poetry of Maria Konopnicka will be performed for the first time that day. The songs were created as part of this year's ‘Composer's Commissions’ programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Additional information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1528215177969255/ 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Polish Society of Contemporary Music invites children aged 3-8 with their parents to free improvisation workshops "Tell me a story", which will take place on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 11.00 in the auditorium of the Warsaw Cultural Center "Kolorowa" (ul. Gen. . K. Sosnkowski 16).

During classes as part of the "Creative Warsaw" project, you will be able to take part in fun with improvisations and books and learn more about contemporary music. The workshops will be led by multi-instrumentalist Marta Maślanka, double bassist Małgorzata Kołcz and composer and pianist Jarosław Siwiński.

Classes last approximately 90 minutes with a short break. Participation in the workshops is free of charge - the number of places is limited, so prior registration of participants is required.

Media patronage: Polish Musiv Information Centre Polmic.

Pianist Jan Wachowski will take part in the "Martha Argerich & Friends Plays for Brussels" concert, which will take place on the 21^st of October 21, 2023 at 8.00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. A great start to the concert season among world-famous artists!

Jan Wachowski and Krzysztof Michalski will perform the first part of the Cello Sonata, Op. 65 Fryderyk Chopin.

The group of musicians invited by Marta Argerich will also include Argerich's daughter - violist Lyda Chen, cellist Mischa Maisky and his daughter, pianist Lily Maisky, trumpet virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov, pianist Maria Meerovitch, Belgian pianist Eliane Reyes and Belgian violinist Yossif Ivanov, an Albanian violinist Tedi Papavrami, German violinist Alissa Margulis and Chinese cellist Jing Zhao.

Detailed programme: https://www.clame.be/product/martha-argerich-and-friends-play-for-brussels-cat3/