IMAGES FROM WARSAW concert for the centenary of PTMW

Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 5:00 PM

Organizer: Polish Society of Contemporary Music
Location: Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Okólnik 2, Warsaw

On Sunday, October 13, at 5:00 PM in the concert hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (Okólnik 2, Warsaw), the Polish Society of Contemporary Music, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, will present one of its most unique projects 'Images from Warsaw'.

As part of this project, compositions evoking the capital that no longer exists – pre-war, once, almost phantasmagorical – have been created. The project also refers to the Warsaw Uprising, which turned out to be a dramatic dividing line in the city’s history, separating it into two completely different parts.

Each of the presented pieces will be preceded by a brief historical introduction. The event will feature three compositions:

'Women’s and Men’s Fashion Magazine – Warsaw, which no longer exists and the Varsovians who live in my memory' by Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska is a composition referring to the famous pre-World War I Fashion House 'Bogusław Herse', a symbol of world style and elegance in contemporary Warsaw.

'Remembrance. Warsaw 1939' by Ryszard Osada reminds us of the Circus of the Staniewski Brothers, a huge rotunda with a performance hall for 3,000 people, equipped for water shows, also rented for boxing matches, large conferences, or party meetings. The Circus of the Staniewski Brothers was bombed in the first days of September 1939, was never rebuilt, and in its place now stands... the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music.

The last composition, 'Via caelestis' by Jarosław Siwiński, refers to the tragic bombing in the church of St. Francis in Nowe Miasto during the Warsaw Uprising.

PERFORMERS
PTMW Chamber Ensemble
Sławek A. Wróblewski – conductor
Piotr Czerwinski – historical commentary

PROGRAM
Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska – 'Women’s and Men’s Fashion Magazine'
Ryszard Osada – 'Remembrance. Warsaw 1939'
Jarosław Siwiński – 'Via Caelestis'

Tickets can be collected at UMFC (bookstore, ticket machine – 1 PLN) and on the website Bilety24.pl

We invite you!

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performers:

prof. SŁAWEK ADAM WRÓBLEWSKI – conductor

Studied at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw: piano in the class of prof. dr Teresa Manasterska (in the Piano Department of prof. Regina Smendzianka), chamber music with piano in the class of prof. Jerzy Marchwiński, and symphonic-operatic conducting in the class of prof. Stanisław Wisłocki (graduated with honors). He is a scholarship holder of the Accademia Chigiana in Siena (studies with: Jurij Temirkanow, Myung-Whun Chung, Trio di Trieste) and the Gioacchino Rossini Academy in Pesaro (studies with Alberto Zeddy).

He conducts an active pedagogical activity: at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (conducting class at the Department of Choral Conducting, Music Education, Church Music, Rhythmics, and Dance) – since 2011, he has been an associate professor (habilitation thesis – Instrumental Concerts by Romuald Twardowski. The conductor's work on the score), and at the Fryderyk Chopin State Music Schools in Warsaw – a certified teacher. He is an expert of the Ministry of National Education for the professional advancement of teachers of artistic education. He is invited as a juror to evaluate performances of young conductors. Since January 2012, he has been a guest conductor of the Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin.

He collaborates with the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw (the world premiere of the children’s opera 'Mr. Marimba' by Marta Ptaszyńska, 'The Bourgeois Gentilhomme' by Jean-Baptiste Lully, 'Mandragora' by Karol Szymanowski, 'Madama Butterfly' by Giacomo Puccini, 'La dolce vita' by Nino Rota – Krzesimir Dębski, 'Semiramide' by Gioachino Rossini), the Warsaw Chamber Opera (Polish premiere of 'Il mondo della luna' by Joseph Haydn), the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk (the 'Wedding of Figaro' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 'The Knight of the Silver Rose' by Richard Strauss), and the Krakow Opera (the premiere of 'Mr. Marimba' by Marta Ptaszyńska – the opening premiere of the new Opera building, 'The Barber of Seville' by Gioachino Rossini). He has many radio, television, and archival recordings to his credit, including for Polish Radio, he recorded with the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio (including the 9th Symphony 'Di Speranza' by Andrzej Panufnik, the 1st Symphony by Zygmunt Noskowski, the Cello Concerto by Jan Maklakiewicz (soloist Tomasz Strahl), 'Concerto lugubre' by Tadeusz Baird (soloist Ryszard Groblewski), the Flute Concerto by Mikołaj Górecki (soloist Jadwiga Kotnowska) with the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio); (as a pianist, he recorded with NOSPR the 'Concerto quasi una fantasia' by Jan Maklakiewicz), for Radio Suisse International (the Piano Quintet by Konstanty Regamey – the first recording in the history of phonography), for RAI 3 (the Quintet 'The Trout' by Schubert and the Piano Trio by Mozart) for Vatican Radio – the Piano Trio by Andrzej Panufnik and Dumka by Antonín Dvořák.

He conducts an active concert activity in the country (in most philharmonics and opera theaters) and abroad (Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Spain, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Great Britain, Italy). He has participated in many festivals: the Contemporary Music Festival 'Warsaw Autumn', 'Lutosławski Forum' at the National Philharmonic, the Lublin Forum of Contemporary Music named after W. Lutosławski, the Silesian Days of Contemporary Music in Katowice, the Mozart Festival in Warsaw, the Ada Sari Vocal Art Festival in Nowy Sącz, Music in Old Krakow and Wratislavia Cantans (assistant to Jerzy Semkow during the performance of the 2nd Symphony by Gustav Mahler), the Premiere Festival – Polish Contemporary Music organized by the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio, Concerti per l’Europa at Palazzo Labia in Venice (a concert broadcast live to the whole world by RAI 3), Pro Mundo Uno festival – a concert in Castel Gandolfo before Pope John Paul II. He is the founder of the chamber ensemble 'Nowe Trio Warszawskie', with which he has been a laureate of competitions: in Łódź (1989 - special award 'for particularly interesting interpretation', in Mulhouse-Ilzach (1992) and in Osaka (1993).

He has in his repertoire many premieres of Polish music (works by Romuald Twardowski, Marta Ptaszyńska, Marian Borkowski, Edward Sielicki, Piotr Moss, Marek Sewen, Jerzy Derfel, Paweł Łukaszewski, Mikołaj Górecki.

MATEUSZ KONOPELSKI – violin

A violinist, soloist, and chamber musician, born in 1990. In 2009, he graduated with honors from the State Secondary Music School No. 2 in Katowice, in the class of violin prof. Adam Wagner. In 2016, he graduated with honors with a master’s degree in the class of violin prof. Jan Stanienda at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where in 2016 he began doctoral studies.

He has participated in numerous master classes, taking lessons from professors such as: Zakhar Bron, Pierre Amoyal, Grigori Zhislin, Jan Stanienda, Barbara Doll, Bartosz Bryła, Marcin Baranowski, Katarzyna Jankowska – Borzykowska, Maja Nosowska, Julia Jakimowicz-Jakowicz, Andrzej Bauer, Janusz Wawrowski, and Jakub Jakowicz.

He has performed as a soloist in the most important concert halls in Poland, to name a few in the capital: the National Philharmonic, the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, the Congress Hall, the Presidential Palace, the Royal Castle, the Royal Łazienki and the Warsaw Music Society. The artist's solo performances abroad have taken place in Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Portugal, Germany, South Korea, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Italy. He has so far performed with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra 'Musica Viva', with the OFAM Orchestra, with the ensembles of the Silesian Philharmonic and Zabrze Philharmonic as well as with university orchestras: Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi in Istanbul and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

He has performed at many music festivals, both as a soloist (Vier Jahreszeiten Riehen in Basel, ECMTA Annual Spring Meeting in Lisbon, the National Festival 'Sierpień Talentów' in the Polish Radio Concert Studio in Katowice, the Festival of Young Laureates of Music Competitions in Katowice), and as a chamber musician (AFEKT in Tallinn, 'Chain XII' at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, 'Silence Zone' at the Royal Łazienki, 'Royal Arkadia of Art' at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, 'Summer Musical Evenings in Dziekanka', 'Master Evenings in Kąśna Dolna', the Music Festival at the Palace in Wilanów).

As a concertmaster, he has participated in numerous orchestral projects and festivals, collaborating among others with the Symphony Orchestra of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, the Youth Symphony Orchestra named after Karol Szymanowski in Katowice, the OFAM Orchestra, and the Chopin Academia Orchestra.

He has collaborated many times with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, the Mazovian Musical Theatre, and the Warsaw Camerata ensemble. Since 2016, he has been a musician of the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw, where since 2019 he has served as a musician – first violinist of group I.

He is a laureate of numerous violin competitions, including the VII International Music Competition named after Michał Spisak in Dąbrowa Górnicza (III prize), the XVIII International Chamber Music Competition named after Kiejstut Bacewicz in Łódź (III prize), the VIII National Competition of Young Violinists named after Stanisław Serwaczyński in Lublin (III prize), the XXXII National Bach Competition named after Stanisław Hajzer in Zielona Góra (II prize), the VI National Violin Competition 'Young Paganini' in Legnica (II prize).

He received scholarships from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Young Poland), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Leszek Czarnecki Foundation 'Life Challenges', the Open Philharmonic of Musical Agrafka, the President of the City of Katowice, as well as the National Fund for Children.

Since 2013, he has been a member of Krzysztof Pszona's Band. As a session musician, he collaborates with outstanding artists from the Polish and foreign entertainment and film scene. He records for Polish Television and Polish Radio.

DOBROMIR LESIAK – violin

Born in 1996 in Warsaw. A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where he studied in the classes of prof. Jan Stanienda (bachelor's degree) and Jakub Jakowicz and Christian Danowicz (master's degree in 2020). A laureate of many solo and chamber competitions, such as the International Cieszyn Violin Competition, the Chamber Tournament in Three Parts in Bydgoszcz, or the International Competition named after Juliusz Zarębski. In 2014, as a result of nationwide auditions, he was qualified for the prestigious international course Morningside Music Bridge at Mount Royal University in Calgary (Canada).

He was a participant in the Ensemble Festival at the castle in Książ (2017, 2019), where he collaborated in chamber ensembles with, among others, Tomoko Akasaka, Paavali Jumppanen, or Alexander Gebert. He took part in courses and masterclasses led by outstanding violinists such as Wanda Wiłkomirska, Ning Feng, Eszter Haffner, or Noah Bendix – Balgley.
In the 2017/18 season, he performed with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic as a scholarship holder of the Orchestra Academy there. In November 2018, he participated in the RCO Meets Europe project, where he performed at one concert with the Royal Concertgebouw from Amsterdam. In March 2019, he participated in the Nordic Pulse Tour with the Baltic Sea Philharmonic. In the summer of 2019, together with the Chopin Chamber University Orchestra, he represented the university on a tour of China, performing there at 21 concerts. In the same year, as concertmaster, he conducted the orchestra of UMFC. Additionally, he collaborated with the National Philharmonic, the Polish Radio Orchestra, Chain Ensemble, the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra, the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, and Sinfonia Varsovia, with which he participated in a record recording, and in 2023 he performed at the Warsaw Autumn festival.

As a full-time musician, he worked in the Koszalin Philharmonic and Sinfonia Iuventus. Since 2021, he has been a musician of the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw.

MICHAŁ STYCZYŃSKI – viola

Michał Styczyński began learning to play the violin at the age of 7 at the PPSM named after E. Młynarski in Warsaw, then continued his studies at the PSM II st. named after J. Elsner under the guidance of Zygmunt Piąrkowski, where he also learned to play the viola in the class of prof. Piotr Reichert. He studied music under the guidance of prof. Stefan Kamasa at the Warsaw AMiFC.

In 1992–1995, as a member of the Quartet named after J. Elsner, he won the Polish edition of the Musical Individuality Competition organized by Motorola (Warsaw–Geneva, 1992), won the I prize in the European edition of the Young Concert Artist competition (Leipzig, 1994), was a finalist in the American edition of the YCA competition (New York, 1995), and was a laureate of the Polish Radio and EBU Competition for Young Musicians (Bratislava, 1995). With ESQ, he participated in courses led by members of the Leipziger Streichquartett (Leipzig), Amadeus Quartet (London), Julliard String Quartet, and Tokyo String Quartet (New York) as well as the Camerata Quartet (Gorlice). As a member of the Elsner Quartet, he was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music in the chamber class of Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet) and in the viola class of Pinchas Zukerman.

Since 1996, he has collaborated with the Sinfonia Varsovia/Polish Chamber Orchestra, with which he has performed worldwide in the most prestigious concert halls and with the most outstanding soloists, as well as with the Wratislavia orchestra (under the artistic direction of prof. Jan Stanienda), Sinfonietta Cracovia, Warsaw Camerata, and the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw. He is a pedagogue and deputy director for artistic affairs at the Warsaw ZPSM No. 1 at Rakowiecka 21, as well as president of the Nowa Miodowa Foundation. Among his graduates and students are outstanding young violists, achieving success in Poland and abroad, including Kinga Wojdalska, Tomasz Rosiński, Julia Wawrowska, Dorota Kolinek, Amanda Adamczyk, Zofia Groblewska.

As a chamber musician, he has performed with Jakub Jakowicz, Janusz Wawrowski, Norbert Brainin, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Agnieszka Podłucka, Roman Hoffman, Bartosz Koziak, Marcin Sieniawski, Maciej Grzybowski, Piotr Reichert, Anna Wandtke, Wojtek Proniewicz, Roby Lakatosem, Jakub Hauf, Paweł Kamas, as well as with the Camerata Quartet and Prima Vista Quartet. With the Camerata Quartet and cellist Adam Klocek, he recorded a disc with Brahms' string quintet and sextet (DUX).

In 2016, as an artist and educator, he was awarded the badge 'Meritorious for Polish Culture' awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

PIOTR HAUSENPLAS – cello

Professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, a graduate of this university in the classes of Kazimierz Michalik and Andrzej Zieliński. He is the winner of the II prize of the National Cello Competition named after Dezyderiusz Danczowski in Poznań in 1987 and the I prize at the International Cello Competition named after Ludwig van Beethoven in Hradec nad Moravicí (Czech Republic) in 1993.

Piotr Hausenplas conducts a wide concert activity, performing as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed with Polish and foreign orchestras (including Warsaw Soloists, Concerto Avenna, Camerata Akademia, the Philharmonic in Ostrava). He is happy to establish artistic cooperation with chamber ensembles (e.g., the Camerata Quartet, Prima Vista Quartet) and outstanding Polish artists: Barbara Halska, Edward Wolanin, Maciej Grzybowski, Lech Napierała, Tytus Wojnowicz, Magdalena Szczepanowska, Katarzyna Dudna, Jakub Jakowicz, Krzysztof Chorzelski. Together with pianist Ewa Skardowska and violinist Adam Zarzycki, he creates the Varsovia Piano Trio, with which he has performed in Great Britain, Denmark, Turkey, Romania, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Moldova, and China. Together with the Varsovia Piano Trio, he recorded the album 'Polish Chamber Music' for the DUX label (2005). In the Chopin Year 2010, he presented chamber works by Chopin, among others, in Georgia, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

In 2014, he recorded for SIGNUM for the album 'Dreamscape' with chamber works by Andrzej Panufnik on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth. He has also made numerous archival recordings for Polish Radio.

In addition to concert activities, he is engaged in pedagogical work at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, as well as during summer master courses (including in Nowy Sącz). He has frequently served on the juries of national and international cello and chamber music competitions. In addition, he regularly collaborates with the orchestra of the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw, where he serves as a soloist and concertmaster of the cellos.

MAŁGORZATA KOŁCZ – double bass

A double bassist, cultural animator, and author of texts. A scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2016 and 2023) and the Authors' Association ZAiKS (2016), a graduate of the double bass class at the Music Academy in Gdańsk under the supervision of Janusz Dobrowolski (2006) and classical philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2003).

As a chamber musician and orchestral musician, she has participated in concerts with various chamber ensembles and orchestras such as: Wilanów Quartet, Opium String Quartet, European Festival Orchestra 'Probaltica', Polish Radio Orchestra, Mazovian Musical Theatre Orchestra, Kalisz Philharmonic, Baltic Philharmonic, Polish Dance Theatre of Ewa Wycichowska, and others. One of Małgorzata Kołcz's most important musical endeavors was created with Iwona Jędrych (gongs, sound bowls, violins, white singing) – the duo Trillingen, performing experimental and improvisational music.

Małgorzata Kołcz combines musical activity with work dedicated to culture, designing and organizing cultural events, and actively working to promote serious music and its creators. For many years, she has collaborated with the Polish Society of Contemporary Music, the Polish Composers' Union, the Culture Support Foundation 'Friends of Music', and the Warsaw Musical Meetings festival. She is also an author of poetic texts for adults and for the youngest. In 2022, she received the Honorary Award of the Polish Composers' Union for her contributions to music education. The justification appreciated her extraordinary creativity and commitment to shaping the attitudes of future recipients of high culture.

MIŁOSZ PĘKALA – percussion

Miłosz Pękala is a graduate of the percussion class at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (graduated with honors). He also studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen under prof. Gert Mortensen. In 2014, he received the title of Doctor of Musical Arts. In 2019, he obtained a habilitation.

For many years, as a soloist or chamber musician, he has participated in many prestigious concerts, festivals, and various artistic projects, including contemporary, entertainment, and traditional music. He specializes in playing the vibraphone, multi-percussion sets, and ethnic instruments. In his artistic projects, he pays particular attention to new technologies and interdisciplinarity.

Miłosz Pękala is a laureate of many competitions both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles. The albums 'Folklove' (Polish Radio 2008) and 'Requiem Ludowe' (Polish Radio/NiNA 2015) with his participation have been recognized as the best folk music albums in 2008 and 2015. The recording '1976: A Space Odyssey' (Lado ABC/Polish Radio/National Audiovisual Institute, 2015) recorded together with Zbigniew Wodecki and the Mitch&Mitch ensemble achieved the status of triple Platinum Album and was awarded a Fryderyk in the category of Album of the Year POP. In 2015, together with members of the Kwadrofonik quartet, he received the Passport of Polityka in the category of Serious Music.

He has three solo albums to his credit: 'Monopercussion' (BÓŁT Records, 2018), 'Monopercussion 2' (BÓŁT Records, 2021), '8 Pieces in Different Tempos' (Gustaff Records, 2021).

Currently, Miłosz Pękala works as a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, holds artistic leadership over the Hob-beats Percussion Group project, co-creates the Mitch&Mitch group, Pękala Kordylasińska Pękala, MIR, Chain Ensemble, and also participates in many national and international artistic events.

BARTŁOMIEJ SUTT – percussion

Bartłomiej Sutt was born in 1998 in Gdańsk. His journey through the world of music began at the age of 7 – his greatest passion is percussion instruments. In 2020, he graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with the highest honors in his bachelor’s degree. He spent the 3rd year of studies in France studying with one of the most outstanding percussionists of our time, prof. Emmanuel Sejourne at the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin in Strasbourg. In October 2020, he began his master’s studies at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, which he graduated with distinction. He also remained there to begin his doctoral studies and research in October 2022.

Despite his young age, he has achieved significant artistic successes, winning laurels at prestigious competitions and performing alongside outstanding artists. From 2017 to 2019, Bartłomiej received the prestigious Cultural Scholarship of the President of the City of Gdańsk named after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit for the most talented Gdańsk students studying abroad. In 2016, he was a scholarship holder of the Young Poland program of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and in 2015 and 2017, he received the artistic scholarship of the Young Gdańsk Citizen, in 2020 he was nominated for the Gdańsk City Award for Young Creators in the Field of Culture. Since May 2024, Bartłomiej is an artist of the French percussion instrument company Bergerault Percussion.

Among his most significant competition achievements are: Grand Prix at the First International Percussion Competition in Odessa (September 2019), I place at the International Vibraphone Competition in Opole (October 2017), I place at the International Vibraphone Competition under the patronage of UNESCO and Percussive Arts Society in Montesilvano in Italy (September 2015), I place at the 10th International Duo Competition with Harp (April 2024), II place at the OPUS 2021 International Music Competition (May 2021), and II place at the International Percussion Competition under the patronage of UNESCO and Percussive Arts Society USA in Montesilvano in Italy (September 2014).

Numerous concerts alongside recognized soloists have become an inseparable part of the artistic life of the young musician. Participating as a soloist and chamber musician in international festivals both nationally and abroad, and artistic conferences contributes to the very rapid artistic development of the young percussionist and becomes a natural motivation for further work.

MACIEJ SIWEK – percussion

Maciej Siwek, a first-year master's student at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of dr hab. Miłosz Pękala, is a talented percussionist with rich stage experience and numerous artistic achievements. As a laureate of many percussion competitions, Maciej has been showcasing exceptional technical skills and musical sensitivity since the early years of his career, allowing him to stand out both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles and symphonic orchestras.

As a member of the Chopin University Percussion Ensemble, Maciej had the opportunity to perform at prestigious musical events, such as this year's festival 'Crazy Days of Music' in Warsaw. His versatility and commitment were also recognized in 2019 when he performed as a soloist during the concert series 'Mikołajki w Filharmonii o dwóch takich, co grali na wszystkim' at the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic named after Oskar Kolberg.

Since 2021, Maciej has been collaborating with the Grand Theatre of the National Opera in Warsaw, participating in the realization of many operatic performances, allowing him to further develop artistically in the demanding classical repertoire. His talent and commitment have also been appreciated by leading Polish orchestras, such as Sinfonia Varsovia, the Polish Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus, the Częstochowa Philharmonic, and the Lublin Philharmonic, with which he regularly collaborates.

Maciej Siwek is a percussionist with a solid position in the music environment, continuously developing his skills and expanding his repertoire. His passion for music and versatility make him a valued artist both in ensemble work and solo performances.

composers:

ANNA IGNATOWICZ-GLIŃSKA

She graduated from composition studies at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music (currently the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music) in the class of prof. Włodzimierz Kotoński (diploma 1996). She is an assistant at her alma mater, conducting classes in the propaedeutics of composition and arrangement, instrumentation, score reading, and harmony at the Department of Conducting and Choral Vocal Studies, Music Education, and Rhythmics, as well as composition and instrumentation classes in Postgraduate Composition Studies. She is a member of the Department of Rhythmics and Piano Improvisation at UMFC, a collaborator of the Department of Music Education. For the term 2020–2024, she was elected as a Senator of UMFC. She has conducted piano and instrumental improvisation classes at AMFC, in music schools (including from 1995 to 2009 at ZPSM No. 4 named after Karol Szymanowski in Warsaw), and at workshops for students and teachers; she holds the title of a qualified teacher.

A scholarship holder of ZAiKS, MKiDN, and IMiT. Her works have been performed at concerts and festivals in Poland and abroad – in most European countries, as well as in the USA, Latin America, Taiwan, and China, recorded on discs and published in print (Norsk Musikforlag/O Oslo, PWM). A laureate of awards and distinctions in composition competitions – including the Publicity Prize and Distinction at the VI International Competition named after A. Pietrowa (St. Petersburg, 2012) and the II Prize at the 'Mikołowskie Dni Muzyki' Competition (Mikołów, 2013). She has served several times as a juror in composition competitions. She was also a juror of the Polish Music Critics' Competition 'Kropka' (2018).

She also has co-authorship of several multimedia projects, fitting into the idea of the synthesis of arts and created in collaboration with artists from other fields.

She is also interested in literature and musical poetry – she has publications in professional literature and in the music press.

RYSZARD OSADA

In the years 1991–1996, he studied composition under the guidance of Leszek Wisłocki at the Academy of Music in Wrocław (graduated with honors). In 2000–2002, he studied at the Postgraduate Studies in Composition at the Academy of Music in Warsaw in the class of Marian Borkowski. In 2009, he obtained the title of Doctor of Musical Arts in the field of composition.

In 1994, he received the III prize at the International Composition Competition Chain Festival of Music and Dance in Enschede (Netherlands) for the piece 'Impression with vocalization' for soprano, piano, cello, and flute (1994), in 1998 for the composition 'Sketch Capricious' for string chamber orchestra (1998) he also received the III prize, as well as the President of the City of Łódź Prize at the I National Composition Competition 'Łódź '98', in 2003 he won a distinction in the composition competition organized by the ZAiKS Association on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Karol Szymanowski for the piece 'B-A-C-H' for string quartet (2002), a distinction in the international composition competition Irino Prize in Tokyo for 'E-motion' for 2 accordions and electronics (2001) and the II prize at the 25th Russollo International Composition Competition in Italy for the same piece.

Works by Ryszard Osada have been performed at many festivals and concerts, including 'Musica Polonica Nova' in Wrocław, Musica Moderna in Łódź, Laboratory of Contemporary Music in Warsaw, 'Warsaw Autumn', 'Musica Electronica Nova' in Wrocław, International Conference on Dance Rehearsal, Polish Music Festival in Krakow, and the Premiere Festival in Katowice. They have also been presented abroad – in Italy, France, Germany, England, Australia, Chile, and Russia.

Several of Osada's compositions have been released on record albums, including the pieces 'E-motion' (Fondazione Russolo-Pratella 2003, Acte Prealable 2004 – nominated for Fryderyk 2004, Warsaw Autumn 2004, 2008) and 'Prelude for organ' (DUX 2005 – nominated for Fryderyk 2005). The composer also has a monographic album 'Alchemy of Dance' (2007) with electroacoustic music. His interests are particularly focused on chamber and electroacoustic music. Since 2003, he has been a member of the Polish Composers' Union.

JAROSŁAW SIWIŃSKI

A graduate of the Academy of Music named after F. Chopin in Warsaw (currently the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, where he also defended his doctoral thesis) in the field of piano (prof. Kazimierz Gierżod) and composition (prof. Włodzimierz Kotoński). He perfected his skills during composition workshops under the guidance of, among others, Hanna Kulenty, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Michael Nyman, Louis Andriessen, and Tristan Murail. As a pianist and composer, he has participated in contemporary music festivals such as 'Warsaw Autumn', 'Poznań Music Spring', 'Musica Polonica Nova' (Wrocław), and 'World Days of Music' (Warsaw, Seoul).

As a member of the MM Group, he operated in the 1990s on the border of theater, music, and visual arts. He collaborated with Eugeniusz Rudnik, Fryderyk Rzewski, Michelangelo Pistoletto, the duet Viktor Lois/Yin Peet, and the Azorro Group. His compositions have been performed by, among others, the Polish Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Music Orchestra, the orchestra de ereprijs (Netherlands), and the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra (Beijing). For many years, he collaborated with the Poznań Children's Art Center. In 2013, in the publishing series of the Polish Composers' Union 'Polish Music Today', his authorial CD was released. His creative activities encompass music understood in a classical way, often exceeding this area, such as sound installations or compositions for autonomous piano (without a pianist).

Since 2017, Jarosław Siwiński has served as the artistic director of the Warsaw Musical Meetings festival organized by the Polish Composers' Union. He is also a co-author of numerous artistic and educational projects implemented by the Polish Society of Contemporary Music, such as 'Audio Stage', 'Images from Warsaw', 'Contemporary music doesn't bite', 'Tell me a fairy tale', 'Reading with fun' or 'Creative Warsaw'.

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* The concert is co-financed by the City of Warsaw as part of the project 'Music and Creation – concerts for the centenary of the Polish Society of Contemporary Music'.
** We also invite music lovers with special needs. Please send such information to [email protected] if you need assistance in your participation in the concert. We will be happy to help.
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