On December 8, 2022, the Ludwig van Beethoven Associationand the Polish Institute in Beijing organized a streaming of the romantic recital on the Weibo platform, which attracted over 1.5 million Chinese viewers.

The broadcast, recorded in the Royal Łazienki, consisted of a piano recital performed by Książek Piano Duo and a vocal recital by Gabriela Legun (soprano) with piano accompaniment (Roman Marchenko). In addition to beautiful music, Chinese music lovers could also admire the beauty of Łazienki – including its charming Chinese Garden and the monumental Chopin Monument. Thanks to Piotr Karpiński’s comments in Mandarin, viewers also had a chance to learn about the history of this unique place for Poland.

KSIĄŻEK PIANO DUO

Agnieszka Zahaczewska-Książek – piano

Krzysztof Książek – piano

Repertoire:

Józef Elsner – Sonata for piano four-hands in B flat major op. 16

Franz Schubert – Fantasy in F minor D. 940

Fryderyk Chopin – Variations in D major

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński – Rondo alla polacca op. 6

Fryderyk Chopin – Mazurkas Op. 6

Vocal recital of the laureate of the 11th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

GABRIELA LEGUN – soprano

ROMAN MARCHENKO – piano

Repertoire:

Mieczysław Karłowicz – Mów do mnie jeszcze op. 3 nr 1

Mieczysław Karłowicz – Śpi w blaskach nocy op. 3 nr 5

Mieczysław Karłowicz – Z nową wiosną

Mieczysław Karłowicz – Zasmuconej op. 1 nr 1

Fryderyk Chopin – Życzenie G-dur op. 74 nr 1

Fryderyk Chopin – Wiosna op. 74 nr 2

Fryderyk Chopin – Śliczny chłopiec op. 74 nr 8

Karol Szymanowski – Życzenia z cyklu Pieśni miłosne Hafiza op. 26 nr 1

Stanisław Moniuszko – Prząśniczka

Fryderyk Chopin – Variations brillantes op. 12

Stanisław Moniuszko – Paria! On Paria! recytatyw i aria z opery Paria

Antonín Dvořák – Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém aria z opery Rusałka

Alfredo Catalani – Ebben? Ne andrò lontana aria z opery La Wally

Giacomo Puccini – Donde lieta usci aria z opery Cyganeria

Giacomo Puccini – O mio babbino caro z opery Gianni Schicchi

Franz Lehár – Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß aria z operetki Giuditta

Organizers: The Ludwig van Beethoven Association; Polish Institute in Beijing

Partners: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage; Program II of Polish Radio; PKN Orlen; LOTTO; Brother