2016 edition of the Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition will have its opening on April 10, 2016 at the Academy of Music in Łódź.
55 years have passed since the Chamber Music Competition was first organized in Łódź in 1961. Its initiator, Prof. Kiejstut Bacewicz, rector of the Academy and patron of the Competition, was a great artist and a promoter of chamber music. This year’s edition will host over 100 chamber music ensembles (ie. over 250 artists) from all over the world, who will perform a variety of chamber works, ranging from Haydn and Beethoven to Poulenc, Shostakovich and Penderecki.
The 1st stage of the Competition involves 3 categories (A: voice duo with piano; B: instrumental duo with piano; C: piano trio, piano quartet, piano quintet). The participants will be evaluated by the international jury: Cezary Sanecki - piano (Poland, chairman), Łukasz Błaszczyk - violin (Poland), Mario Caroli - flute (Italy), Nicholas Cox - clarinet (Great Britain), Witold Holtz - piano (Poland), Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska - piano (Poland), Kimihiko Kitajima - piano (Japan), Katalin Kokas - violin (Hungary), Urszula Kryger - voice (Poland), Zdzisław Łapiński - cello (Poland), Jadwiga Rappé - voice (Poland).
The opening concert, performed by mezzosoprano Urszula Kryger, pianists Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska and Marcin Sikorski, violinist Łukasz Błaszczyk and cellist Rafał Kwiatkowski, will be held on April 10, 2016 at 6.00 pm at the Academy of Music in Łódź (2a Żubardzka St).
Admission free.
Honorary patronage: Prof. Piotr Gliński (Minister of Culture and National Heritage), Prof. Zbigniew Rau (Governor of the Łódź Voivodeship), Witold Stępień (Marshal of the Łódź Voivodeship) and Hanna Zdanowska (Mayor of the City of Łódź).
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
More information: www.amuz.lodz.pl
Programme
OPENING CONCERT
April 10, 6.00 pm
Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Łódź (2a Żubardzka Street)
Admission free
Performers:
Urszula Kryger - mezzosoprano
Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska - piano
Łukasz Błaszczyk - violin
Rafał Kwiatkowski - cello
Marcin Sikorski - piano
Programme:
Songs by Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 70 "Geister Trio" by Ludwig van Beethovena
AUDITIONS
1st stage
Voice duo with piano
April 11, 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
April 12, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Instrumental duo with piano
April 12, 12.00 pm - 9.00 pm
April 13, 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
Piano trio, piano quartet and piano quintet
April 14, 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
2nd stage
April 15, 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
April 16, 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
RESULTS and PRIZE-WINNERS' CONCERT
April 17, 12.00
Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Łódź (2a Żubardzka Street)
Admission free