The 55th anniversary edition of Polish Pianism Festival, featuring both well-known Polish pianists and artists of the young generation, will be held in Słupsk on 4-9 September 2021.
The festival has been organized since 1967 under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture. The originator and the first artistic director of the Słupsk Festival was Prof. Andrzej Cwojdziński, succeeded in 2000 by Jan Popis. Since 1974, the mainstream programme has been accompanied by the "Youth Stage" Competition in which the jury awards talented young pianists. Since 1975, the festival hosts Polish participants of the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. Polish music plays an important role in the event's repertoire.
The programme of this year's edition will include, among others, works by Fryderyk Chopin, Franciszek Lessel, Józef Nowakowski, Władysław Żeleński, Karol Szymanowski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Artur Malawski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Piotr Perkowski and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. Moreover, there will be a world premiere of Tomasz Jakub Opałka's piece Duo concertante for piano duo inspired by Witkacy's paintings; the piece, commissioned by the Polish Pianism Festival, will be presented by the Chopin Piano Duo (Anna Boczar and Bartłomiej Kominek). The final symphonic concert will be dedicated to the memory of Halina Czerny-Stefańska on the 20th anniversary of her death.
The Festival Programme is available at: http://www.stsk.eslupsk.pl/imprezy,festiwal-pianistyki-polskiej.html