The 4th Sinfonietta Festival once again brings together music ensembles from Poland’s former and current capitals: Sinfonietta Cracovia hosts Sinfonia Varsovia for a series of chamber concerts.
During the concert Seconds (21 June, Gallery in Sukiennice), musicians from Sinfonia Varsovia and Sinfonietta Cracovia engage in a duel of Dvořák and Penderecki’s string quintets and duets for cello and double bass. The full line-ups of both orchestras also appear during the finale concert (25 June, Kraków Philharmonic), featuring presentations by the guests under the baton of Jerzy Maksymiuk and the hosts led by Jurek Dybał; the two then join forces for Penderecki’s Emanations and Martinů’s Concerto for two orchestras. We will also find motifs from the capital city in the concert Varsavian Lutosławski: Polish hits from the 1950s and 1960s penned by the composer under the pseudonym Derwid are sung by Magda Navarrete accompanied by Sinfonietta Cracovia (24 June, outdoor concert in front of the Józef Czapski Pavilion).
What else? On 22 June, the Gallery in Sukiennice resounds with the world-famous bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny performing Mahler’s songs. The concert also features old Polish songs and Renaissance dances recalled in Górecki’s Three Pieces in Old Style and the world premiere of the winning work of the composition competition Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta. The following day we’ll explore clubbing intertwined with classical music: on 23 June, the interiors and gardens of the National Museum in Krakow host five stages, five ensembles and sounds from Music Capitals.
Let’s all say yes to exquisite music! (Barbara Skowrońska)
4TH SINFONIETTA FESTIVAL
AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KRAKOW
21 June 2018, 7pm
Seconds. Inauguration concert
VENUE: Gallery of the 19th-century Polish Art in Sukiennice
PERFORMERS:
Sinfonia Varsovia String Quintet
Sinfonietta Cracovia Chamber Quintet
PROGRAMME:
Witold Lutosławski – 5 Folk Melodies (SV)
Luigi Boccherini ‒ Sonata No. 22 in D major for cello and double bass (SV)
Gioacchino Rossini ‒ Duet in D major for cello and double bass (SC)
Antonín Dvořák ‒ String Quintet No. 2 in G major Op. 77 (SC)
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Krzysztof Penderecki ‒ String Quintet “Leaves of an Unwritten Diary” (SV)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ‒ Octet in E flat major Op. 20, part IV (SV, SC)
TICKETS: PLN 30 | 15
22 June 2018, 7pm
Roots. In Memory of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
VENUE: Gallery of the 19th-century Polish Art in Sukiennice
PERFORMERS:
Tomasz Konieczny ‒ bass-baritone
Aleksandra Gajecka-Antosiewicz ‒ harpsichord
Maciej Lulek ‒ violin
Marcin Mączyński ‒ cello
Jurek Dybał ‒ conductor
Sinfonietta Cracovia
PROGRAMME:
Krzysztof Penderecki ‒ Three Pieces in Old Style
Sinfonietta concertante for violin and cello and string orchestra – winning work of the composition competition Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ‒ Concerto for harpsichord and string orchestra Op. 40
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ‒ Three Pieces in Old Style
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Gustav Mahler – Kindertotenlieder
• Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn
• Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
• Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein
• Oft denk'ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
• In diesem Wetter
TICKETS: PLN 40 | 20
23 June 2018, start: 5pm, finale: 8:30pm
Chamber Clubbing. Music Capitals
VENUE: Hotel Cracovia [1], Józef Mehoffer House[2], Europeum [3], Józef Czapski Pavilion [4], Józef Mehoffer Garden [5]
PERFORMERS:
Dafo Quartet‒ KATOWICE
Justyna Duda-Krane ‒ I violin
Danuta Augustyn ‒ II violin
Ewa Szczepańska-Chwast ‒ viola (guest)
Anna Armatys ‒ cello
Katowice:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ‒ I String Quartet
Aleksander Lasoń ‒ Relief for Andrzej
Quartetto con Flauto ‒ PRAGUE / NEW YORK
Jennyfer Fouani ‒ flute
Maciej Lulek ‒ violin
Ryszard Sneka ‒ viola
Marcin Mączyński ‒ cello
Prague/New York:
Antonín Dvořák ‒ String Quartet No. 12 “The American” Op. 96
John Kander ‒ New York, New York
Leonard Bernstein ‒ West Side Story suite
Cordes Classiques Quartet ‒ PARYŻ
Piotr Marciak ‒ I violin
Marcin Kmiecik ‒ II violin
Elżbieta Gromada ‒ viola (guest)
Tomasz Wyroba ‒ cello
Paris:
Claude Debussy ‒ La plus que lente, L. 121
Maurice Ravel ‒ String Quartet in F major
Fryderyk Chopin ‒ Nocturne in E flat major No. 2 Op. 9
Sinfo Quartet ‒ ST PETERSBURG
Sara Kupc ‒ I violin
Jakub Żurek ‒ II violin
Paulina Marek-Lipka ‒ viola
Julia Kotarba ‒ cello
St Petersburg:
Dmitri Shostakovich ‒ Quartet No. 3 in F major Op. 73
Dmitri Shostakovich ‒ Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
Etnos Ensemble ‒ BELGRAD/SKOPJE [finale]
Bartek Pacan ‒ clarinet
Konrad Merta ‒ accordion
Piotr Gach ‒ cello
Łukasz Mazanek ‒ double bass
Belgrad/Skopje:
Jovano jovanke (traditional)
Konrad Merta ‒ Walczyk
Konrad Merta ‒ Szisza
Konrad Merta ‒ W ogródeczku
Odessa Bulgaresh (traditional)
Konrad Merta ‒ Odgłos gór
Konrad Merta ‒ Taniec w koło
Piotr Gach ‒ Sleeping West
Kazimierz (traditional)
Eden (traditional)
U plavu zoru (traditional)
Konrad Merta ‒ no title (K. Merta)
Wojciech Kilar ‒ film music from “The Pianist”
Michał Lorenc – film music from “The Bandit”
All performers repeat their programme thrice, beginning at 5pm, 6:15pm and 7:30pm. All 45-minute “rounds” will be separated with a 30-minute break enabling the listeners to move to another location. The evening will finish with a grand finale at 8:30pm at the Józef Mehoffer Garden.
ADMISSION FREE
24 June 2018, 18.00
Varsavian Lutosławski. Open-air concert
VENUE: Józef Czapski Pavilion
PERFORMERS:
Magda Navarrete ‒ vocal
Piotr Steczek ‒ arrangements
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Jurek Dybał – conductor
PROGRAMME: works by Witold Lutosławski and his songs composed under as “Derwid”
ADMISSION FREE, only by registration at: rezerwacja@sinfoniettacracovia.com
25 June 2018, 7pm
Sinfonietta Cracovia vs. Sinfonia Varsovia. Grand finale
VENUE: Kraków Philharmonic
PERFORMERS:
Jakub Haufa ‒ violin / Sinfonia Varsovia’s concertmaster
Maciej Lulek ‒ violin / Sinfonietta Cracovia’s concertmaster
Sinfonia Varsovia
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Jerzy Maksymiuk ‒ conductor
Jurek Dybał ‒ conductor/double bass
led by Filip Jaślar
PROGRAMME:
Anonymous ‒ Sinfonia de Nativitate (SV)
Jerzy Maksymiuk – Polonaise in D major (SV)
Witold Lutosławski – Funeral Music (SV)
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki – Ball Polonaise (SC)
Krzysztof Penderecki – Duo concertante for violin and double bass
Giovanni Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin and double bass and string orchestra (SC)
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Krzysztof Penderecki – Emanations for two orchestras (SV, SC)
Bohuslav Martinů – Koncert for two string orchestras, piano and timpani (SV, SC)
TICKETS: PLN 40 | 20
