Solo and chamber music of Szymon Laks will be performed at the next concert from the series "Academy of Music at Polytechnic", which will take place on April 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Gdańsk University of Technology as part of the "Open Polytechnic" project.
Szymon Laks belonged to the generation of Polish composers who, due to the Nazi regime and its allies, disappeared from the cultural map of Europe, not only because of Jewish but also Polish origin. Two years spent in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were taken out of the life of this young artist who was at the peak of fame. These dramatic experiences as well as the return to reality and the attempt to join the modernist wave influenced his music, but did not define it. His life was suspended between presence and nonbeing, between sound and word – two dimentions that Szymon Laks had the greatest love for.
At the end of December 2018, CDAccord released an album entitled Simon Laks – in between, devoted entirely to the music of the composer. The concert will feature Laks's solo and chamber works, interpreted by pianist Dominika Glapiak and excellent chamber musicians associated with the Gdańsk artistic community. The evening will also feature the Polish concert premiere of the Concerto da camera for piano, 9 wind instruments and percussion, included on the CD.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
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