20.09.2024 Events, Music

Talk: Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music

Peter Jablonski – a global ambassador of the acclaimed Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, will be in conversation with Anastasia Belina about Szymanowski's music. The talk will feature a discussion, two short films and a live performance.

7pm for 7:30pm, Ognisko Polskie – The Polish Hearth Club, Exhibition Road

Peter Jablonski – a global ambassador of Szymanowski’s music, will be in conversation with Anastasia Belina.

Peter Jablonski is a Swedish concert pianist who has been performing Karol Szymanowski’s works since the beginning of his illustrious career at the age of 17 (he was born in 1971).

Peter is a global ambassador for ’Szymanowski’, a joint project with the Polish Cultural Institute in London, PWM (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne) and Adam Mickiewicz Institute, which promotes the work of Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). As part of the project Jablonski will be playing his piano works from London to Seoul this season, starting with his Wigmore Hall recital on the 21st September. See more about that recital here: Peter Jablonski piano (wigmore-hall.org.uk)

This outstanding Polish pianist and composer achieved global renown for his piano and orchestral works. Peter will be in conversation with Anastasia Belina (who manages artists), discussing Szymanowski’s work, and Peter’s impressions of Szymanowski’s music.

The event will include screenings of two short films about Szymanowski, together with a live performance by Peter Jablonski.

Tickets (Members £5/Non-Memebers £15) Entry price includes Glass of wine and nibbles:

20 Sep | Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth

Tickets for Jablonski’s Wigmore Hall Concert on the 21st September can be found here:

Peter Jablonski piano (wigmore-hall.org.uk)

Read more about Peter Jablonski here:

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