A new work by Canadian-Polish Piotr Grella-Mozejko entitled …only Midnight… per due pianoforti (2009) will be given its world premiere in Edmonton, Canada on May 22. The piece is dedicated to the husband-wife piano duo of Mikolaj Warszynski and Zuzana Simurdova, who will perform the premiere at Muttart Hall at the Alberta Conservatory of Music, under the auspices of Mazurka Music and Art. Warszynski and Simurdova will subsequently perform the Asian premiere of …only Midnight… as part of their upcoming China tour on May 28-June 9, 2015. Also on the May 22 program will be works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Rachmaninoff.
This concert will also serve as North American launch of pianist Mikolaj Warszynski’s latest Anima Records release, Mikolaj Warszynski – Piano Solo. The concert will feature works from Warszynski’s new solo album, as well as performances alongside special guests violinist Tatiana Warszynki and pianist Zuzana Simurdova.
Sunday, May 22, 2015 | 2:00 p.m.
Grella-Mozejko World Premiere & Warszynski CD Release
(Connection Concert Series)
Alberta Conservatory of Music – Muttart Hall
10050 MacDonald Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Admission: $15 Adults/$10 students/kids free
Reservations: mazurkamusicandart@gmail.com or 780 438 3708
[Sources: press release, mikolajwarszynski.net]