The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) invites music lovers to a special event during the last weekend of March: the 8th Festival of Premieres: “Polish Modern Music” in Katowice. From March 29-31, this year’s edition will present the World Premiere performances of nearly 30 works by Polish composers of various generations, from young novices to doyens of Polish composition, including:
- Zbigniew Bagiński – A linea (3/29, 7:30 pm)
- Zbigniew Bargielski – Histe(O)ryjki (Panneau de 21 carreaux) (3/30, 5:00 pm)
- Nikolet Burzyńska – Lilt of the Garden (3/29, 7:30 pm)
- Cezary Duchnowski – WELOVELIVE (3/30, noon)
- Ryszard Gabryś – Exaudi antico e moderno (3/29, 5:00 pm)
- Mikołaj Górecki – Zaćmienie czasu (3/31, 6:00 pm)
- Maciej Jabłoński– Concerto grosso No. 5 (3/29, 5:00 pm)
- Adrian Konarski– Pieśni o miłości (3/29, 5:00 pm)
- Justyna Kowalska-Lasoń – Z nich wynika wszystko inne (3/30, 5:00 pm)
- Hanna Kulenty – Flute Concerto No. 3 (3/30, 7:30 pm)
- Sławomir Kupczak – Diva (3/30, noon)
- Krzysztof Meyer – Miroirs au carré (3/29, 7:30 pm)
- Piotr Moss – Symphony No. 5 “La Bizarre” (3/30, 7:30 pm)
- Aleksander Nowak – Colus (3/31, 6:00 pm)
- Tomasz Opałka– Black Rainbows (3/29, 5:00 pm)
- Grzegorz Pieniek – To the Other Side (3/31, noon)
- Dariusz Przybylski – Concerto for Hammond Organ “Rigaudon” (3/30, 7:30 pm)
- Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil – Ao-Tea-Roa (długi – biały – obłok)
- Elżbieta Sikora – Violin Concerto (3/29, 7:30 pm)
- Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa – La Catastrophe Prélude et Grande Fugue (3/29, 7:30 pm)
- Artur Zagajewski – Pieśni konstruktywistyczne (3/30, noon)
- Tadeusz Wielecki – Vibrations (3/30, 7:30 pm)
In addition to NOSPR, the festival will host some of the foremost Polish ensembles, including AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, Camerata Silesia – the Katowice City Singers’ Ensemble, Silesian String Quartet, and the New Music Orchestra (OMN), as well as outstanding soloists: Linus Roth (violin), Agata Zubel (soprano), Joanna Freszel (soprano), Dariusz Przybylski (organ), Jadwiga Kotnowska (flute), and Maciej Frąckiewicz (accordion).
The festival will be accompanied by several music installations: Gdzieniegdzie [Here and there] by Paweł Hendrich and Tomasz Strojecki, and mYear19 by Michał Moc.
29-31 March 2019
8th Festival of Premieres “Polish Modern Music”
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hall
Wojciech Kilar Square 1, 40-202 Katowice, Poland
For information and tickets, visit nospr.org.pl
[Sources: polmic.pl, jadwigakotnowska.com, nospr.org.pl]