Events for November 20 - November 19

EXHIBITION: Alternative Music. Speculative histories of music

Galeria Okno na Kulturę Krakowskie Przedmieście 17, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

The "Alternative Music" exhibition presents speculative, alt-historical scenarios for the development of music, standing in contrast to a hierarchical vision of cultural progress, in which we consider current musical conventions - paraphrasing Leibniz - to…

Dobrawa Czocher & Guests

Mała Warszawa Otwocka 14, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

She combines excellent cello technique with unlimited imagination and expression. Dobrawa Czocher - cellist, composer, graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany. In 2023,…

La Tempête: Nocturne

Bazylika oo. Dominikanów w Lublinie ul. Złota 9, Lublin, Poland

From Darkness to Light. Steeped in thousands of years of Orthodox tradition, Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All-Night Vigil" was written in 1915, against the backdrop of political turmoil in the composer's home country and the beginning of…

Mykietyn: The St. Mark Passion.

Filharmonia Narodowa, Sala Koncertowa Jasna 5, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

The Passion According to St. Mark Pawel Mykietyn's work is both a part of the great Passion tradition and a symbol of revolutionary changes in the genre. From the choice of text, based on all…

Penderecki: Black Mask

Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa plac Teatralny 1, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Krzysztof Penderecki can build fascinating worlds in his operas. His third stage work, Black Mask, takes us back in time, to the town of Bolkenhain (now Bolków) in Lower Silesia.

Kwartludium & Jacaszek: Kolchida

Mała Warszawa Otwocka 14, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Colchis - the land on the coast of the Black Sea, the destination of the Argonauts' expedition for the Golden Fleece. The musical heritage present in the area inspired the Kwartludium ensemble and Michal Jacaszek…

Krzysztof Penderecki: The Seven Gates of Jerusalem

Europejskie Centrum Muzyki Krzysztofa Pendereckiego Lusławice 250, Lusławice, małopolskie, Poland

Initially only instrumental, but in the course of composition it took on a vocal and instrumental form. Written for the 3000th anniversary of the Holy City, Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"…

Tales of the Night

Filharmonia Narodowa, Sala Koncertowa Jasna 5, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

Songs of a Fairy-tale Princess and the Symphony "Songs of the Night" are seemingly linked only by the author. Undoubtedly, there is also a connection between the work and the text. Although in the case…

Penderecki: The Seven Gates of Jerusalem

Filharmonia Narodowa, Sala Koncertowa Jasna 5, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

Initially only instrumental, but in the course of composition it took on a vocal and instrumental form. Written for the 3000th anniversary of the Holy City, Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"…

Operomanija: Have a good day!

Nowy Teatr Antoniego Józefa Madalińskiego 10/16, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

False smiles, automatism overflowing the atmosphere of the supermarket. Mechanically repetitive behavior: "Good morning!", "Thank you!", "Have a good day!". Opera Have a good day! for 10 cashiers, the sounds of a supermarket and a…