2006 From Mozart to Friedrich Gulda
In this year's edition of the festival Chopin and his Europe, subtitled 'From Mozart to Friedrich Gulda', on the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute pays tribute to the great Viennese composer. Alongside works by Chopin and Mozart, the festival programme will also include music by Beethoven, Schumann, Grieg, Panufnik, Gulda and others.
This year's festival is organised in collaboration with the National Philharmonic, the Grand Theatre - National Opera and The Polish Radio.
From 19 to 31 August, 12 concerts will be held: 8 symphony concerts, 3 recitals and one concert of chamber music. Over the course of the festival we will be hosting some 200 performers - 20 soloists, 4 conductors and 3 orchestras. Among others 4 winners of the Chopin Competition are expected to play: Martha Argerich, Rafał Blechacz, Garrick Ohlsson and Dang Thai Son. We also have the internationally renowned artists: Nicholas Angelich, Andrzej Bauer, Renaud Capuçon, Rico Gulda, Paul Gulda, Nelson Goerner, François-Frédéric Guy, Lilya Zilberstein, Olli Mustonen, Fou Ts'ong, Sergio Tiempo, Makoto Ozone, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Paquito D'Rivera. They will be accompanied by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia and Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. The orchestras will be led by Frans Brüggen, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky and Antoni Wit.
Director of the Festival: Stanisław Leszczyński
Project coordination: Shoji Sato
PROGRAMME
Saturday, 19 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Fou Ts'ong - piano*
Nelson Goerner - piano**
Martha Argerich - piano***
Paul Gulda - piano****
Rico Gulda - piano*****
Jakub Waszczeniuk - trumpet
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky - conductor
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in B-flat major, KV 595*
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11**
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for three pianos in F major, KV 242***,****,*****
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op. 35***
Sunday, 20 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Garrick Ohlsson - piano
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Jerzy Maksymiuk - conductor
Programme:
Fryderyk Chopin: Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in G major, KV 453
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Robert Schumann: Adagio from Symphony No.2 in C major, Op. 61
Andrzej Panufnik:
Tragic overture
Nocturne for orchestra
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Piano recital
Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall
Nicholas Angelich - piano
Programme:
Joseph Haydn: Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII / 6
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.12
Fryderyk Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp major,Op.60
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Piano recital
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Rafał Blechacz - piano
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
Claude Debussy:
Suite bargamasque
Les estampes
Fryderyk Chopin:
12 Preludes, Op. 28 (1-12)
Mazurkas Op. 50
in G major, No 1
in A-flat major, No 2
in C-sharp minor, No 3
Polnaise-Fantasia in A-flat major, Op. 61
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Piano recital
Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall
François-Frédéric Guy - piano
Programme:
Fryderyk Chopin:
Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 53
Ferenc Liszt: Sonata in B minor
Friday, 25 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Rico Gulda - piano*
Paul Gulda - piano**
Lilya Zilberstein - piano***
Andrea Menafra - guitar
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky - conductor/piano****
Programme:
Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky: Incantations.****
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, KV 3658*,**
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Sergei Rachmaninov II Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 18***
Saturday, 26 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Chamber concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall
Renaud Capuçon -violin
Andrzej Bauer - cello
Rico Gulda - piano*
Paul Gulda - piano**
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Sonata for violin and piano in G major, KV 301(293a)*
Piano Sonata for four hands in B-flat major, KV 358 (186)
Andante with 5 Variations in G major for four hands, KV 501
Fryderyk Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise in C major, Op. 3 for piano and cello**
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke for violin, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 88**
Sunday, 27 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Makoto Ozone - piano
Paquito D'Rivera - clarinet
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Alexander Rabinovitch - Barakovsky - conductor
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Piano concerto E flat major, KV 271
Clarinet concerto in A major, KV 622
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Improvisations on Mozart's and Gulda's themes.
Monday 28 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Renaud Capuçon - violin
Sergio Tiempo - piano
Andrzej Bauer - cello
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky - conductor
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for violin and orchestra in G major, nr 3, KV 216
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
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Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op. 43
Friedrich Gulda: Cello Concerto
Tuesday, 29 August2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Olli Mustonen - piano*
Nicholas Angelich - piano**
Rafał Blechacz - piano***
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Antonii Wit - conductor
Programme:
Edward Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16*
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26**
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Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21***
Wednesday, 30 August, 2006 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Polish National Opera
Kristian Bezuidenhout - fortepiano (Walter)*
Nelson Goerner - piano (Erard 1849)**
The Orchestra of the 18 th Century
Frans Brüggen - conductor
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat major, KV 482*
Fryderyk Chopin: Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs, op. 13**
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in D major, KV 504 "Prague"
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 7.30 p.m. Symphonic concert
Polish National Opera
Dang Thai Son - piano (Erard 1849)*
Kristian Bezuidenhout - fortepiano (Walter)**
The Orchestra of the 18 th Century
Frans Brüggen - conductor
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor, KV 466**
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Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op.21*
Organiser:
- Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Co-organisers:
- Filharmonia Narodowa
- Teatr Wielki
- Polskie Radio PR II
Strategic Partner:
- PKN Orlen
Partner:
- Warsaw Promotion and Development Office
Media Patrons:
- Telewizja Polska PR II
- Polskie Radio PR II
- wprost
- Gazeta Wyborcza
- Tygodnik Powszechny
- The Warsaw Voice
- News Outdoor Poland
- Chopin in the World
- gazeta.pl
- HI-FI i muzyka
- WIK wprost i kultura
Tickets:
Tickets sales and reservations for concerts taking place at Warsaw Philharmonic begin on 1 August in Bookong Offices of Warsaw Philharmonic, for concerts at Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera - Booking Offices of TW-ON (begining on 17 August).
Between 1 and 14 August the booking office in Sienkiewicza St. will be open from Monday to Friday, 11 am - 2 pm and 3 pm - 7 pm. Between 16-29 August form Monday to Friday, 10 am-2 pm and 3 pm - 7 pm.
On the day of the concert, tickets for this particular day can also be bought in a second booking office until the concert starts.
The Booking Offices of Teatr Wielki-Opera Narodowa (Plac Teatralny) will be opened:
on Thursday, Aug.17th from 12.00 till 19.00
on Aug. 18-29: from 9.00 till 19.00 (excluding Sundays)
on Aug. 30 and 31from 9.00 till 19.30
Prices:
Concert Hall: 80 PLN, 70 PLN, 60 PLN, 50 PLN, 40 PLN
Concerts at dates: 19 and 29 August in Concert Hall: 120 PLN, 100 PLN, 90 PLN, 80 PLN, 60 PLN
Chamber Hall: 30 PLN, 25 PLN
Concerts in Teatr Wielki-Polish National Opera: 80 PLN, 60 PLN, 40 PLN
Contact:
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute
Pl. Piłsudskiego 9, 00-078 Warsaw
phone: (+48 22) 826 24 75, 827 54 71-2
Festival Office:
Stanisław Leszczyński, Director - leszczynski@nifc.pl
Joanna Bokszczanin, Music Project Coordinator - jbokszczanin@nifc.pl
Danuta Mirowska, Music Project Management Support - dmirowska@nifc.pl
Wanda Tuka, Music Project Manager - wtuka@nifc.pl
Tomasz Kaliński, promotion&production - tkalinski@nifc.pl