On 19-26 August 2019, the Łódź Academy of Music will host young pianists from around the world during the Bacewicz International Summer Music Academy. In addition to master classes, the programme will include five concerts of piano music open to the public.
Bacewicz International Summer Music Academy (BISMA) is a series of master classes organised by the Academy of Music in Łódź and Stretto Music Foundation and designed for musicians who want to broaden their knowledge and develop their skills in piano playing. Exerienced pianists from prestigious universities – Professor Dmitri Alexeev from the Royal College of Music in London and Professor Jacques Rouvier from the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg – as well as pianists of the young generation, Ilya Maximov and Jianing Kong, will share their knowledge and experience with the participants.
As stated by Julia Kociuban, Polish pianist, initiator and director of the event: "Fifty-two people from thirteen different countries have registered to participate in BISMA: China, Great Britain, Russia, Belgium, Poland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Iran and Turkey. After listening to their recordings, we have selected thirty-six most talented pianists who will come to Łódź".
As part of BISMA, five concerts are planned: "Viennese Classics", "Grażyna Bacewicz in memoriam", "Chopin and pearls of Romanticism" and "Great composers of the 20th century". The concert devoted to the patron of the event will be preceded by a lecture by Małgorzata Gąsiorowska The life and work of Grażyna Bacewicz (22 August, 6:00 p.m.).
The culmination of the courses will be the Gala Concert and Award Ceremony, which will take place on 25 August 2019 at 12:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź. The event will feature performances of the best young pianists taking part in the project. The International Grażyna Bacewicz Award will be handed out to the best participant.
Media patronage: Polish Music Ifnormation Centre POLMIC.
Full programme available at: http://www.amuz.lodz.pl/pl/wydarzenia/kursy-pianistyczne-bisma