November 26, 2023, 6 PM, Kaufman Music Center
We invite you to the concert featuring the most beautiful works by outstanding Polish composers: Fryderyk Chopin – the poet of the piano and icon of classical music; Stanisław Moniuszko – the father of the Polish National Opera; Henryk Wieniawski – one of the greatest violinists in history; Ignacy Paderewski – the most famous pianist of his time; Karol Szymanowski – the father of the 20th-century Polish music and Grażyna Bacewicz – a leading Polish composer who brought Polish classical music to the international mainstream, performed by outstanding artists.
The highlight of the program will be the performance of the amazing Kate Liu, bronze medalist of the 17th F. Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, performance by the Metropolitan Opera soloist Piotr Buszewski.
ARTISTS:
Kate Liu piano
Piotr Buszewski tenor
Jiana Peng piano
Kamil Pacholec piano
Liana Paniyeva piano
Karolina Mikołajczyk violin
Iwo Jedynecki, accordion
PROGRAM:
I. PADEREWSKI – Sarabande Op.14 No 2
I. PADEREWSKI – Cracovienne Fantastique Op. 14 No 6
I. PADEREWSKI – Polish Dances: Mazurka in A Major Op. 9 No 3
I. PADEREWSKI – Miscellanea: Melody in G Major Op.16 No 2
K. SZYMANOWSKI – Roxana’s Song from the opera King Roger
K. SZYMANOWSKI – Mazurka Op.50 Nos 1, 2
F. CHOPIN – Prelude in D Minor Op.28 No 24
F. CHOPIN – Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op. 58
F. CHOPIN – Mazurka in A-flat Minor Op.17 No 2
F. CHOPIN – Nocturne in E-flat Major Op.9 No 2
G. BACEWICZ – Oberek
G. BACEWICZ – Sonata No 2
F. CHOPIN – Waltzes Op.64 Nos 1, 2
F. CHOPIN – Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22
S. MONIUSZKO – song “Do you know this country”
S. MONIUSZKO – Stefan’s aria from “Haunted Manor”
F. CHOPIN – Mazurka in A Minor Op.59 No 1
F. CHOPIN – Mazurka in A-flat Major Op.59 No 2
F. CHOPIN – Mazurka In F-sharp Minor Op.59 No 3
F. CHOPIN – Ballade in F Major Op.38
F. CHOPIN – Ballade in G Minor Op.23
