January 24 - Thursday 7.00 p.m.
Great Hall of the Royal Castle in Warsaw
Concert on the Eve of the 100th Anniversary of Witold Lutosławski’s Birth
Michał Bristiger – programme conception
Małgorzata Dziewulska – directorial guidance
Marcel Beekman – tenor
Roksana Wardenga – mezzo–soprano
Marcin Zdunik – cello
AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of Tychy - Marek Moś – conductor
texts read by Maja Komorowska
programme:
Witold Lutosławski [1913-1994]:
Funeral Music
The Sea from Five Songs for female voice and 30 solo instruments after poems by Kazimiera Iłłakowicz
Grave. Metamorphoses for cello and 13 string instruments
Paroles tissées for tenor, strings, harp, piano and percussion
and the texts by Paul Valéry, Henri Michaux and Cyprian Kamil Norwid
January 28 Monday, 7.00 p.m.
The Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio
Symphony Concert
Garrick Ohlsson – piano
The Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra - Jacek Kaspszyk – conductor
programme:
Witold Lutosławski:
Fanfare for Louisville
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky [1882-1971] Suite from The Firebird (1919 Version)
Maurice Ravel [1875-1937] La valse
January 29 Tuesday, 7.00 p.m.
The Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio
Chamber Concert
Garrick Ohlsson – piano
Lutosławski Quartet
Jakub Jakowicz – violin I
Marcin Markowicz – violin II
Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola
Maciej Młodawski – cello
programme:
Witold Lutosławski String Quartet
Béla Bartók [1881-1945] Piano Quintet
February 1 Friday, 7.00 p.m.
Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall
Scholarship recipients
Weronika Dziadek – violin
Krzysztof Lasoń – violin
Orchestra of the Capital Royal City of Cracow Sinfonietta Cracovia - Robert Kabara – conductor
Jadwiga Czarkowska – bass clarinet
Łukasz Owczynnikow – double bass
Chamber Orchestra of the ‘Chain 10’ Festival - Wojciech Michniewski – conductor
programme:
Grażyna Krzanowska [1952] Silver Line for 15 string instruments
Aleksander Lasoń [1951] Suibusium felix for two violins and strings
Andrzej Krzanowski [1951-1990] Symphony No. 2 for 13 string instruments
Tadeusz Wielecki [1954] The Time of Stones for the amplified double bass and chamber orchestra
Tomasz Opałka [1983] D.N.A. Concerto for bass clarinet and instrumental ensemble (world premiere)
Paweł Mykietyn [1971] 3 for 13 for 13 instruments
February 2 Saturday, 7.00 p.m.
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Symphony Concert
Elżbieta Szmytka – soprano
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice – Pierre-André Valade – conductor
Choir of the Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera -
Bogdan Gola – preparation of the Choir
programme:
Witold Lutosławski
Silesian Triptych for soprano and orchestra
Symphony No. 2
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki [1933-2010]
Old Polish Music
Ad matrem
February 7 Thursday, 7.00 p.m.
The Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio
Cello Concerto – Hésitant – Direct
Andrzej Bauer – cello, electronics, artistic direction
Cezary Duchnowski – preparation of electroacoustic sound layer
Kwadrofonik Ensemble
Emilia Sitarz, Bartłomiej Wąsik – pianos
Magdalena Kordylasińska, Miłosz Pękala – percussion
February 8 Friday, 7.00 p.m.
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Symphony Concert
Anna Radziejewska – soprano
The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Łukasz Borowicz – conductor
programme:
Witold Maliszewski [1873-1939] Festive Overture in D op. 11 (contemporary world premiere)
Witold Lutosławski
Slides
Five Songs for female voice and 30 solo instruments after poems by Kazimiera Iłłakowicz
Ten Polish Dances
Mikołaj Rimski-Korsakow [1844-1908] Symphony No. 2 Antar op. 9
February 9 Saturday, 7.00 p.m.
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Symphony Concert
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra - Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor
programme:
Krzysztof Penderecki [1933] Symphony No. 5
Witold Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra
In the Witold Lutosławski Centenary, the 10th ‘Chain’ festival differs from its earlier editions in that it is richer in the choice of repertoire and the number of participating ensembles. The kindness of al. partners enabled the festival concerts to be introduced into the most representative halls of Warsaw, although the National Philharmonic made the challenging condition that those works of Witold Lutosławski which have been scheduled by it for 2013 not be repeated.
As result, the 10th ‘Chain’ festival programs offer for the most part rarely performed works by Lutosławski. A special reward for this effort has been our co-authoring of a wonderful choice for music lovers visiting Warsaw – in the Philharmonic Hall they will be able to listen to almost a complete set of Witold Lutosławski’s compositions. Such a gesture of acclaim for the Master is unmatched in the world, even taking into account the impressive initiatives of London and Berlin. Our considerable participation in this great project gives us reason for deep satisfaction.
It would be difficult to overestimate the value of the response from the ensembles which we have approached for our festival: not only did we not receive a singe refusal, but also al. the invitees were ready to offer their performance on an honorary basis. The motives were single in nature, and consisted of a desire to render public tribute to the highest-ranking art and personality of Lutosławski. In effect, each orchestra appears with a largely self-authored program, which nevertheless remains in harmony with the festival’s concept.
A situation in which the most outstanding Polish musicians stand in such solidarity and in such numbers is truly remarkable. The National Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio (NOSPR), and Sinfonia Varsovia, with the support of the Wrocław Philharmonic and the Polish Radio Orchestra have unanimously said that Witold Lutosławski’s art must be played and known at each geographical latitude, and particularly in Warsaw. They have added that knowing and performing this art abounds in happiness and experience of wise beauty. We could not ask for more.
Grzegorz Michalski
President of the Witold Lutosławski Society