{"id":15802,"date":"2025-01-21T16:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=15802"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:48:59","slug":"concert-polish-new-generation-in-classical-music-amalia-umeda-michal-aftyka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2025\/01\/21\/concert-polish-new-generation-in-classical-music-amalia-umeda-michal-aftyka\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert: Polish New Generation in Classical Music \u2013 Amalia Umeda &amp; Micha\u0142 Aftyka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Join us for the second concert in the<strong>\u00a0Polish New Generation in Classical Music<\/strong> series as a part of the European Parlament\u2019s Concerts Programme. We invite you to a <strong>jazz concert<\/strong> performed by <strong>Amalia Umeda (violin) and\u00a0 Micha\u0142 Aftyka (basse).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>February 4, 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>13:00<\/strong><br \/><strong>EU Quarter \u2013 Info Hub on Esplanade Solidarno\u015b\u0107 1980<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Duration: this lunchtime concert will be approximately 30 minutes in duration. <br \/>Entry: free<br \/>No booking needed: seats are on first-come, first-served.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliaumeda.com\/\"><strong>Amalia Umeda<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mjaftyka\/\"><strong>Micha\u0142 Aftyka<\/strong> <\/a>are an improviser duo that began collaborating in 2021 as a part of the <strong>Amalia Umeda Quartet. <\/strong>Umeda&#8217;s &amp; Aftyka&#8217;s artistic inspirations draw from diverse ethnic music, human emotions and the sounds of nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15812 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Am-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Am-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Am-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Am.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>Amalia Umeda<\/strong> is a violinist, a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She is the leader of the Amalia Umeda Quartet and a member of the Australian band Hand to Earth and the Polish-Norwegian project Maciej Obara Bluish Landscapes. She has performed on many prestigious stages (New York, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Melbourne). She is a laureate of the 3rd prize at Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliaumeda.com\/bio\">More information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15813 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/M-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/M-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/M-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/M.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><br \/>Micha\u0142 Aftyka<\/strong> is a double bassist, a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice, and currently a PhD student at the Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw. He is the leader of the Micha\u0142 Aftyka Quintet, whose debut album Frukstrakt won the Fryderyk Award for &#8222;Fonographic Debut of the Year \u2013 Jazz&#8221; and was nominated for the Deutsche Jazzpreis in the category &#8222;Debut Album of the Year \u2013 International.&#8221; He is also the winner of the Grand Prix at the Most the Most Wsp\u00f3\u0142brzmienia competition. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mjaftyka\/\">More information<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amalia Umeda Quartet<\/strong>, in which Amalia and Michal play, gained European recognition through a concert tour promoting their debut album <em>Nowo\u015bwit<\/em>, which included performances in Poland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands and France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Farewell to the Sun (Po\u017cegnanie S\u0142o\u0144ca) by Micha\u0142 Aftyka<br \/>A Lament (Lament) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowska<br \/>XIII \/ 13\u00a0 by Micha\u0142 Aftyka<br \/>A Possibility of Snow (Mo\u017cliwo\u015b\u0107 \u015bniegu) by Micha\u0142 Aftyka<br \/>M\u0142ynarsis by Amalia Obr\u0119bowska<br \/>Time lost\u00a0 (Czas utracony) by Micha\u0142 Aftyka<br \/>The Whisperers Dance (Taniec szeptaczy) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowska<br \/><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">A Prayer\u00a0 (Modlitwa) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowska<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-10 offset-md-1\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">The concert series entitled\u00a0<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Polish New Generation in Classical Music\u00a0<\/span> is organised by the Polish Institute Brussels in cooperation with the European Parliaments Concerts programme.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15579 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/EU_poziom_kolor-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for the second concert in the\u00a0Polish New Generation in Classical Music series as a part of the European Parlament\u2019s Concerts Programme. 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We invite you to a jazz concert performed by Amalia Umeda (violin) and\u00a0 Micha\u0142 Aftyka (basse).\u00a0\nFebruary 4, 202513:00EU Quarter \u2013 Info Hub on Esplanade Solidarno\u015b\u0107 1980\nDuration: this lunchtime concert will be approximately 30 minutes in duration. Entry: freeNo booking needed: seats are on first-come, first-served.\u00a0\nAmalia Umeda and Micha\u0142 Aftyka are an improviser duo that began collaborating in 2021 as a part of the Amalia Umeda Quartet. Umeda's &amp; Aftyka's artistic inspirations draw from diverse ethnic music, human emotions and the sounds of nature.\nAmalia Umeda is a violinist, a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She is the leader of the Amalia Umeda Quartet and a member of the Australian band Hand to Earth and the Polish-Norwegian project Maciej Obara Bluish Landscapes. She has performed on many prestigious stages (New York, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Melbourne). She is a laureate of the 3rd prize at Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition 2022. More information.\n\u00a0\nMicha\u0142 Aftyka is a double bassist, a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice, and currently a PhD student at the Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw. He is the leader of the Micha\u0142 Aftyka Quintet, whose debut album Frukstrakt won the Fryderyk Award for \"Fonographic Debut of the Year \u2013 Jazz\" and was nominated for the Deutsche Jazzpreis in the category \"Debut Album of the Year \u2013 International.\" He is also the winner of the Grand Prix at the Most the Most Wsp\u00f3\u0142brzmienia competition. More information.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nAmalia Umeda Quartet, in which Amalia and Michal play, gained European recognition through a concert tour promoting their debut album Nowo\u015bwit, which included performances in Poland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands and France.\u00a0\nProgramme:\nA Farewell to the Sun (Po\u017cegnanie S\u0142o\u0144ca) by Micha\u0142 AftykaA Lament (Lament) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowskaXIII \/ 13\u00a0 by Micha\u0142 AftykaA Possibility of Snow (Mo\u017cliwo\u015b\u0107 \u015bniegu) by Micha\u0142 AftykaM\u0142ynarsis by Amalia Obr\u0119bowskaTime lost\u00a0 (Czas utracony) by Micha\u0142 AftykaThe Whisperers Dance (Taniec szeptaczy) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowskaA Prayer\u00a0 (Modlitwa) by Amalia Obr\u0119bowska\nThe concert series entitled\u00a0Polish New Generation in Classical Music\u00a0 is organised by the Polish Institute Brussels in cooperation with the European Parliaments Concerts programme."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2025\/01\/21\/concert-polish-new-generation-in-classical-music-amalia-umeda-michal-aftyka\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Concert: Polish New Generation in Classical Music \u2013 Amalia Umeda &amp; Micha\u0142 Aftyka"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/#website","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/","name":"Instytut Polski w Brukseli","description":"Instytuty Polskie","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"pl-PL"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/#\/schema\/person\/189bcd8821552f49e45a6efb38dfefd2","name":"lemanczykp","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c1e8f012eccfa768a7328187848d023b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c1e8f012eccfa768a7328187848d023b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lemanczykp"},"url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/author\/lemanczykp\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15802"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16025,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802\/revisions\/16025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}