On November 5 –11, 2016 the III International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival, organized by the Ave Arte Foundation, will take place. The Festival is 7 days long and includes 18 events organized in 6 prestigious locations and in open spaces of Warsaw, with more than 200 participants from USA, Austria, Switzerland and Majorca. Interdisciplinary events containing music, film, exhibitions, and debates will be part of the III International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival.
The festival is not only a series of prestigious concerts, musical events, but the whole year of work on the campaign to bolster the heritage of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The organizer of the festival, the Ave Arte Foundation, whose member, among others is Krzesimir Dębski was established in 2005, with the aim of the development of the culture, arts and the protection of national heritage. For years, the foundation successfully realizes these goals through the organization of the events, competitions, production of documentaries, which memorize the important events for Poland and promotion of young talents. Ignacy Jan Paderewski is foundations’ patron in these activities because of his achievements as a statesman, performer and composer.
[Sources: polmic.pl, ignacyjanpaderewski.com]