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World Premieres by Zygmunt Krauze, Andrzej Krzanowski, and Aleksander Nowak in Poland

Sep. 01, 2018

World Premieres by Zygmunt Krauze, Andrzej Krzanowski, and Aleksander Nowak in Poland

On September 12, Maciej Koczur leads the Hashtag Ensemble in the world premiere of Zygmunt Krauze's The Declaration at the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Warsaw, Poland. Krauze's Tableau Vivant will also be performed on this concert.

Listen to Zygmunt Krauze's Nightmare Tango for Piano (1991):



(Zygmunt Krauze/Nightmare Tango for Piano/Zygmunt Krauze, piano)

On September 16, Aleksander Nowak's opera, Ahat ilī. Sister of Gods, receives its world premiere at the Sacrum Profanum Festival. The libretto is by Olga Tokarczuk. Marek Moś conducts and Pia Partum directs the production featuring Urszula Kryger, Joanna Freszel, Ewa Biegas, Jan Jakub Monowid, Łukasz Konieczny, Bartłomiej Misiuda, and Sebastian Szumski, the Polish Radio Choir, and the City of Tychy Chamber Orchestra AUKSO.

Additionally, the world premiere of Nowak's to the words for mixed choir and orchestra takes place on September 21 at the Warsaw Autumn Festival featuring the Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir, led by conductor Jacek Kaspszyk. to the words has been made possible by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of their “Composing Commissions” programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance. The concert also features the Polish premiere of Andrew Norman's Unstuck.

Listen to Aleksander Nowak's Undertows for cello and piano (2010):


(Aleksander Nowak/Undertows/Anastasia Laskova, cello and Ofelia Montalván, piano)

Finally, on September 23, Szymon Bywalec leads the New Music Orchestra, Katowice City Singers' Ensemble - Camerata Silesia, and soprano Joanna Freszel in the world premiere of the full version of Andrzej Krzanowski's Programme V at the Warsaw Autumn Festival. The multimedia production is directed by Natalia Babińska and features choreography by Karol Urbanski, director of the Szczecin Castle Opera Ballet, who perform in this premiere performance.

Listen to Andrzej Krzanowski's Symphony No. 2 for 13 string instruments (1984) here:


(Andrzej Krzanowski/Symphony No. 2/Poznań Amadeus Orchestra/Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor)


To learn more about Zygmunt Krauze, please visit pwm.com.pl.

To learn more about Aleksander Nowak, please visit pwm.com.pl.

To learn more about Andrew Norman, please visit schott-music.com.

To learn more about Andrzej Krzanowski, please visit pwm.com.pl.


Zygmunt Krauze
The Declaration (2018)
for orchestra
20'

Tableau Vivant (1982)
for chamber orchestra
11'


Andrzej Krzanowski
Programme V 
full evening


Aleksander Nowak
Ahat ilī. Sister of Gods (2018)
opera in 3 acts
libretto by Olga Tokarczuk
2S, A, Ct, 2Bar, B solo
0.0.0.0-2.0.2.0-3perc-synth-hp-str(6.6.4.4.4)
120'

to the words (2018) 
for choir and orchestra
14'


Andrew Norman
Unstuck (2008)
for orchestra
3(pic).2.ca.3(bcl, Ebcl).3-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc(tom-t, s.d, cym, crot, b.d, tempbl, bng, ratchet)-pno-str
10'

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