Concert

On 30 April a gala concert to mark the fifth anniversary of Polish membership in the EU was held in Warsaw Philharmonic. The celebrations were organised by the Office of the Committee for European Integration in cooperation with the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw Municipal Government Office, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the European Commission Representation in Poland. The concert, presenting works by outstanding Polish composers and performers, was a great opportunity to promote Polish culture among foreign visitors.

 

Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Antoni Wit – conductor

Iwona Sobotka – soprano

Andrzej Dobber – baritone

Elżbieta Stefańska – harpsichord

Janusz Wawrowski – violin

Leszek Możdżer – piano

Programme of the concert:

Mieczysław Karłowicz

Valse from the Serenade for strings Op. 2

Song for baritone and orchestra Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3

(words by K. Przerwa-Tetmajer) (Andrzej Dobber)

Stanisław Moniuszko

Aria of Miecznik from the opera Haunted Manor (Andrzej Dobber)

Henryk Wieniawski

Legend Op. 17 (Janusz Wawrowski)

Obertas (Polish folk dance) op. 19 nr. 1 (Janusz Wawrowski)

Karol Szymanowski

Roxana’s Song from the opera King Roger (Iwona Sobotka)

Ludomir Różycki

Caton’s Song from the opera Casanova (Iwona Sobotka)

Leszek Możdżer

Piano solo improvisations

Break

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra Op. 40

(Elżbieta Stefańska)

Wojciech Kilar

Krzesany (Polish folk dance)