On the 19th of March 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform together with conductor Paweł Przytocki and Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova at the concert dedicated to fighting Ukraine.
The concert will start with Ukraine’s national anthem, Ще не вмерла України ні слава, ні воля (“Ukraine has not yet died, nor her glory, nor her freedom”), the lyrics of which (written by Pavlo Chubynsky) are an intended reference to the incipit of Dąbrowski’s Mazurka.
The programme will also include pieces composed by artists representing the same generation of Ukrainian music who, however, followed different paths and stylistic trends. Myroslav Skoryk, born in 1938, was a prominent figure in Ukraine’s musical environment as a composer and musicologist, as well as an artistic director of the Kyiv Opera. Valentyn Silvestrov, one year senior to Skoryk, is one of the most popular Ukrainian composers in the world. His music has undergone an interesting evolution from avant-garde experiments to postmodern turn towards tradition, which his music draws fascinating inspirations from. The Messenger is a particularly interesting example, because the piece includes references to Mozart’s music, decomposed and subjectively arranged into new qualities.
During the concert, the solo piano parts will be performed by Anna Fedorova, an eminent Ukrainian artist, winner of numerous international piano competitions. She performs solo as a chamber musician and with symphonic orchestras in such prestigious halls as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées or Zurich Tonhalle. She gave performances at festivals in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, the United States, Mexico and Argentina, and is also well known to Polish audiences.
The concert will be directed by outstanding conductor Paweł Przytocki, the Artistic Director of the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź since the 2017-2018 season.
Anna Sułkowska-Migoń took part in the concert preparation as participant of the ‘Conductor-Resident’ programme. The event is co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the programme ‘Conductor-Resident’ financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
After Piotr Maculewicz's note
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Another ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ concert of the Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra took place on the 26th of March 2022 at 8 p.m. in Katowice.
On the 9th of April 2022 at 6 p.m. at the invitation of the Silesian Quartet, Artur Rozmysłowicz, leader of the viola section of the the Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Lutosławski Quartet, will perform at the concert belonging to the the ‘Generation '51 for the 70th Borthday’ series.
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