On January 13, 2016, the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra [Orkiestra Polskiej Filharmonii Bałtyckiej] begins a concert tour of the US that will include 43 concerts in the most prestigious venues in 18 states. The longest concert tour in the orchestra’s history, it will continue until March 20, 2016. The program features Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor by Fryderyk Chopin and Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor by Henryk Wieniawski, as well as some of the finest works written by Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov.
The orchestra will be accompanied by violinist Jarosław Nadrzycki, winner of many prestigious international violin competitions, and pianist Marcin Koziak, semi-finalist and winner of three prizes at the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010).
Photos documenting the tour will be available at the Orchestra’s FB profile: www.facebook.com/filharmonia.
[Sources: polmic.pl, facebook.com, filharmonia.gda.pl]