In honor of Paderewski, the four-day Festival will be held this year from November 5-8, 2015 at various venues around Paso Robles. Audiences will hear historical works by Paderewski, Karol Szymanowski and Tadeusz Kosciuszko, as well as contemporary masterpieces by Witold Lutosławski, Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, reinterpreted. The Festival’s history, as well as its legacy, will be on full display during recitals given by this year’s winners of the Festival Competition and participants in the Cultural Exchange in Poland, and Sunday’s Paderewski Lecture.
Below is the full schedule of the weekend:
Thursday, November 5
Concert with City of Angels Saxophone Quartet
Cass Winery. 6:30 p.m. wine reception; 7:00 concer
Friday, November 6
Master Class with Thomas Pandolfi
Park Ballroom. 2:00 p.m.
Concert with Motion Trio Ensemble
Park Ballroom. 6:30 p.m. wine reception; 7:00 concert
Saturday, November 7
Film screening: Please find – Henryk Gorecki
Park Cinemas. 10:00 a.m.
Youth Competition Winners’ Recital
Paso Robles Inn Ballroom. 4:00 p.m.
Gala Concert with Thomas Pandolfi
Paso Robles Inn Ballroom. 7:00 p.m. wine reception; 7:30 concert
Sunday, November 8
Youth Exchange Recital & Paderewski Lecture
Cass Winery. 12:00 p.m.
Friends of Paderewski VIP passes as well as tickets to individual concerts are available now. Please visit www.paderewskifest.com.