The main motto remains the same: presenting music by composers with ties to our city. The 29th International Festival of Kraków Composers (23-30 April) hosts visitors from Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark, as well as those from Estonia and the Netherlands. The event’s special guest is Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho; she talks about combining nature and science in her music, from concepts of water lilies and the aurora to advanced computer technologies used to synthesise sound. Her Notes on Light resound during the festival opening, performed by the Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg accompanied by the New Music Orchestra under the baton of Szymon Bywalec. The event also hosts the Kroger Quartet from Denmark and the Dutch composer and musicologist Leo Samama with his String Quartet No. 3 penned especially for the festival. The finale features the world premiere of Symphony No. 3 by Maciej Jabłoński – a Cracovian by choice. (Barbara Skowrońska)
23 April 2017, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Opening concert of the 29th International Festival of Kraków Composer
Renata Guzik – contrabass flute
Michał Górczyński – contrabass clarinet
Jakob Kullberg – cello
New Music Orchestra
Szymon Bywalec – conductor
Michał Pawełek Simeia for chamber orchestra and electronics (2016/17)*
Wojciech Ziemowit Zych Double Concerto for contrabass flute, contrabass clarinet and chamber orchestra (2017)
Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light (version for cello and chamber orchestra, 2009)
24 April 2017, 10am-2pm
Academy of Music in Kraków, Senacka Hall (310)
Kaija Saariaho
workshop and master classes
24 April 2017, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Music for Strings
Aliisa Neige Barrière – violin
Alexander Øllgaard – viola
Kroger Quartet
Alexander Øllgaard – violin I
Maj Kullberg Øllegaard – violin II
Sanna Ripatti – viola
Jakob Kullberg – cello
Kaija Saariaho Concordia for violin and cello – part I (2017)*
Maja Linderoth Solus for violin and cello (2016)**
Kaija Saariaho Nocturne for violin solo (1994)**
Jarosław Płonka Rust / Rdza for violin and viola (2017)*
Per Nørgård Tintinnabulary String Quartet No. 6 (1986)
Kaija Saariaho Terra Memoria for string quartet (2006)**
25 April 2017, noon-7pm
Academy of Music in Kraków, hall 205
Jakob Kullberg
master classes (cello)
25 April 2017, 7:30pm
Academy of Music in Kraków
Ensemble 306:
Marieke Franssen – flute
Stephan Heber – cello
Daan Manneke Surge/Stephan hebe dich…! for cello solo (2005)**
Kaija Saariaho Mirrors for flute and cello (1997)
Lasse Thoresen With an open hand or a clenched fist? for flute solo (1976)**
Jukka Tiensuu bLeuelein for cello solo (2010)**
Kaija Saariaho NoaNoa for flute and electronics (1992)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Transitions for cello solo (2014)**
Rozalie Hirs Article 8 for flute and electronics (2014)**
José María Sánchez-Verdú Deploratio II for flute and cello (2001)**
26 April 2017, 10am-4pm
Academy of Music in Kraków, hall 205
Jakob Kullberg
master classes (cello)
26 April 2017, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Kraków Composing School (1)
Renata Guzik – flute
Barbara Borowicz – clarinet
Kinga Lupa – horn
Mateusz Rusowicz – trumpet
Bartosz Sałdan – percussion
Weronika Krówka – piano
Paweł Kubica – piano
Mateusz Kurcab – piano
Magda Niedbała-Solarz – mezzo-soprano
Agnieszka Bugla – violin
Natalia Warzecha-Karkus – viola
Pola Benke – cello
Barbara Łypik-Sobaniec – cello
Michał Gronowicz Subtilia II for flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello and piano (2016)*
Grzegorz Majka Noc duszy for flute, horn and string trio (2016)*
Juliusz Łuciuk Three Lyrics for mezzo-soprano and piano (2017)*
Wojciech Widłak Idillio – 3 songs for (mezzo)soprano and piano (2011)
Marcel Chyrzyński Reflection No. 4 for flute, clarinet, cello, percussion and piano (2016)**
Michał Jakub Papara Poemat z księgi snów i wyobrażeń for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2010)
Józef Rychlik Octet for flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello and piano (2017)*
27 April 2017, 7:30pm
Bunkier Sztuki
Electronic Cocktail – concert of Electroacoustic Music Studio
Students of the Academy of Music in Kraków
Marek Chołoniewski – realisation and programme coordination
Paulina Łuciuk Cancion tonta for tape (2017) – 4-channel version*
Ostap Manulyak Metal for live electronics (2016)**
Franciszek Araszkiewicz Explorations for electromagnetic waves (2017)*
Eduardo Frigatti Rose of Hiroshima for tape (2017) – 4-channel version*
Anton Stuk Kopernik for violin, video and live electronics (2017)*
GrupLab Plejrek 80 (2017)*
28 April 2017, 5pm
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
Leo Samama: meeting with composer and musicologist and screening of the last interview with Olivier Messiaen by Leo Samama, led by Jerzy Stankiewicz
28 April 2017, 7:30pm
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
Kraków Composing School (2) and Guests
Messages Quartet:
Małgorzata Wasiucionek – violin I
Oriana Masternak – violin II
Maria Dutka – viola
Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska – cello
Marek Stachowski Quartetto da ingresso for string quartet (1980)
Zbigniew Bujarski Kwartet for jesień (2001)
Piotr Sarnecki IV String Quartet (2015)*
Paweł Mykietyn III String Quartet (2016)
Leo Samama String Quartet No. 3 Op. 93 (2016)*
Niedziela 30 April 2017, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Closing concert of the 29th International Festival of Kraków Composer
Wojciech Sokołowski – clarinet
Cezary Sanecki – piano
Dominik Połoński – cello
Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Łódź
Jerzy Swoboda – conductor
Anders Hillborg Clarinet Concerto “Peacock Tales” for clarinet and orchestra (1997/98) – version Millennium
Grażyna Bacewicz Concerto for piano and orchestra (1949)
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Sławomir Kaczorowski Koncert for cello and string orchestra (2014)
Maciej Jabłoński III Symfonia for symphonic orchestra (1997/98, rev. 2015)*
* world premiere
** premiere in Poland
The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the event programme.
Admission free to all concerts!
Organiser: Polish Composer Association Kraków branch
Artistic Director: Marcel Chyrzyński
