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The National Institute of Music and Dance invites you to a concert of Jakub Kuszlik, winner of the 4^th Prize at the 18^th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition and the Polish Radio Award for the best performance of Mazurkas. The pianist will perform as part of the "Polish Music Stage" programme on the 18^th of February, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the Polish Baltic Philharmonic.

In 2022 Jakub Kuszlik released his first solo album with works of Brahms and Chopin. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the piano class of Prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń.

During the Gdańsk recital, he will present works by Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski and Grażyna Bacewicz.

Ticket information: https://www.filharmonia.gda.pl/repertuar/987-scena-muzyki-polskiej-jakub-kuszlik 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The 75^th birthday of Piotr Moss and the 55^th anniversary of his artistic work is an opportunity to celebrate a monographic concert. On the 17^th of February, 2024 at 7.00 p.m. in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio a representative selection of his symphonic compositions will be presented. Sinfonia Iuventus will perform together with soloist Łukasz Długosz conducted by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk.

Piotr Moss is one of the most original musical talents of his generation, and also one of many Polish artists active mainly outside of the country. His work is rich and diverse. In the composer's catalogue, in addition to great vocal-instrumental works, concert and chamber works, you can also find music intended for radio, theater, film and television.

During the first part of the concert dedicated to him, we will hear the five-part Suite for orchestra "Zoo", which is a humorous reminiscence of the composer's visit to the Warsaw zoo, and the Concerto for flute and orchestra "Masques", the inspiration for which and the recipient of the dedication is one of the most outstanding flutists, Łukasz Długosz.

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Tickets: https://sinfoniaiuventus.pl/piotr-moss-sinfonia-iuventus-3/ 

On the 13^th of February, 2024, the results of the first stage of the 65^th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers' Competition were announced.

The jury composed of: Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (chairman), Alicja Gronau, Rafał Kłoczko, Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz and Edward Sielicki, after reviewing the 17 works submitted to the Competition, selected the following works for the second stage:

• Mazurkas of water, fire and earth (AIRDAR emblem)
•  Folk Story (MKBEWE emblem)
•  Ritorno (emblem X205)
•  Dawn (VOLEREEPOTERE emblem)
•  Gesture music (METHONE emblem)

Rules and regulations - on the website https://www.zkp.org.pl/index.php/pl/nasze-dzialania/konkurs-im-bairda 

This year, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa begins celebrating her 75^th birthday with premiere of her work Father Kolberg in Kielce. Seven main sins at the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic. The tragicomic suite for a large symphony orchestra will be performed for the first time on the 16^th of February, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. by the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic Orchestra in Kielce conducted by Jacek Rogala.

The suite contains an ironic and sarcastic interpretation of the cardinal human vices, arranged in seven parts: Pride, Envy, Debauchery, Greed, Anger, Gluttony and Sloth. The piece was created as part of the "Composer's Commissions" programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

The concert programme also includes compositions by Maurice Ravel and Roberto Molinelli. Saxophonist Paweł Gusnar will perform as a soloist.

Additional information: https://filharmonia.kielce.pl/luty24.html#160224 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

In 2024, Sinfonietta Cracovia will discover new areas of music for the Cracow audience together with musicians of the famous London Sinfonietta. The concert as part of the "Sinfonietta Nova" series will not only be a meeting with artists from London, but also an encounter with new repertoire. Premiere of Threnody in Memory of Krzysztof Penderecki, created by Zygmunt Krauze will take place on the 15^th of February at the Łaźnia Nowa Theater at 6:00 p.m.

The curator of the concerts of the Sinfonietta Nova series in 2024 is Andrew Burke, head of the London Sinfonietta, and during three concerts (February 15, April 7 and February 20), the leaders of the London orchestra will join in making music together with Sinfonietta Cracovia.

The concert on the 15^th of February will be a performance with the concertmaster of the London Sinfonietta, Jonathan Morton, and a journey through the music of the 20^th and 21^st centuries: from the works of Krzysztof Penderecki, through the monumental soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film There Will Be Blood, to the ambient sounds of contemporary artists and the premiere of a new piece by Zygmunt Krauze with with the participation of the composer himself, who will play the piano.

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Tickets: https://www.sinfonietta.pl/koncerty/london-calling