Taking a break from his position as the Permanent Associate Conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish-born conductor Grzegorz Nowak will spend most of August in Poland, giving concerts with several of the country’s top ensembles as part of the Chopin and His Europe Festival. He will be joined by incredible soloists, including cellist Andrzej Bauer and pianists Seong-Jin Cho, Charles Richard-Hamelin and Kate Liu—the first, second and third prize winners at the 2015 Chopin Competition. See details of the concerts below.
August 19, 2016 | 6pm
NOWAK LEADS SINFONIA VARSOVIA
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Chopin: Fantasy on Polish Airs; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Dobrzynski: Symphony #2
Soloist: Jan Lisiecki, piano, with Podlasie Opera & Philharmonic Choir
Info: festiwal.nifc.pl
August 24, 2016 | 8pm
NOWAK LEADS SINFONIA VARSOVIA
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Noskowski: The Steppes; Schumann: Cello Concerto; Chopin: Piano Concerto #2
Soloists: Andrzej Bauer – cello, Charles Richard-Hamelin – piano
Info: festiwal.nifc.pl
August 28, 2016 | 8pm
NOWAK LEADS SINFONIA VARSOVIA
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Chopin/Françaix: Preludes; Tchaikosvky: Piano Concerto #1
Soloist: Seong-Jin Cho – piano
Info: festiwal.nifc.pl
August 29, 2016
NOWAK LEADS ORCHESTRA OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (overture); Chopin: Piano Concerto #1; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Chopin: Piano Concerto #2
Soloists: Kate Liu, Eric Lu and Szymon Nehring – piano and Eric Hoeprich – clarinet
Info: festiwal.nifc.pl
[Sources: press release, parkerartists.com]