The 6th edition of the Art Mintaka Festival takes place on December 6 – 8 at the MOB District Museum in Bydgoszcz [Muzeum Okręgowe MOB]. The Festival’s three evenings of exceptional performances by leading Polish contemporary musicians and composers features several world premieres of chamber works commissioned by the Festival.
Festival Program
Friday, December 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
- Joanna Czapińska performs Morton Feldman’s For Bunita Marcus on piano
- Joanna Freszel (soprano) and Kwartludium (Dagna Sadkowska, Piotr Nowicki, Michał Górczyński, Paweł Nowicki) will present:
- Żaneta Rydzewska’s Entomofonia
- Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa’s Kołysanki [Lullabies] (WORLD PREMIERE)
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 7:30 PM
- Ewa Liebchen (flutes, electronics) performs solo works:
- Doina Rotaru’s Japanese Garden, Marta Śniady’s I will always be there for you, and Sławomir Kupczak’s Halny.
- Liebchen Is joined by Joanna Czapińska (piano) for a new work by a laureate of the Scena Młodych program (WORLD PREMIERE)
- Freszel and Kwartludium return with:
- Andras Ellendersen’s Verhugamyndir
- Rafał Gorzycki’s Ślepi krążymy w zaułkach planety (WORLD PREMIERE)
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 7:30 PM
- Wojciech Błażejczyk (guitars, string instruments, electronics) performs his works, including selections from Droga czterech bram and his new work, Song of Blindman (WORLD PREMIERE)
- Freszel and Kwartludium conclude the festival with:
- Peter Machajdik’s Krypta
- Zygmunt Krauze’s Słuchaj (WORLD PREMIERE)
The Festival will also present visual art by Wacław Kuczma and commentary by Anna Szarapka. For more information, visit the festival website: artmintaka.com.
[Sources: rafalgorzycki.com, artmintaka.com]