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October 13 \u2013 November 11, 2026<\/strong>
New York  – Houston –  Lincroft, NJ  – Boston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rathaus Festival<\/strong> is a continuation of the initiative launched by the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Associatio<\/strong>n in 2021, dedicated to spotlighting extraordinary works of \u00e9migr\u00e9 composers who, like Karol Rathaus, forged new artistic paths in the face of displacement. These composers, uprooted by the upheavals and totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, carried with them diverse cultural traditions and artistic visions. Uprooted from their homelands, they were never fully integrated into their new environments. The project seeks to bring them out of this \u201climbo,\u201d reclaim their legacy, and introduce audiences to their music, which holds immense artistic value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karol Rathaus (1895\u20131954)<\/strong> was a distinguished Polish composer of Jewish origin whose life embodies the \u00e9migr\u00e9 experience. Born in Tarnopol (now Ternopil, Ukraine), he studied in Vienna and Berlin under Franz Schreker and achieved early success as a composer in Weimar Germany. When his works were condemned by the Nazis as \u201cdegenerate art,\u201d Rathaus left Europe and eventually settled in Flushing, Queens, in 1938. He became the first professor of composition at Queens College (now the Aaron Copland School of Music) of the newly-created Queens College of the City University of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 edition places particular focus on the music of Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg, Szymon Laks, and Roman Ryterband\u2014composers whose biographies reflect displacement, survival, and the complex cultural identities of twentieth-century Europe. Their works bring together Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, and broader Central and Eastern European musical traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/strong>
Center for Jewish History<\/a><\/strong>
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers:<\/strong> Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Yosif Feigelson, cello; Grzegorz Mania, piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/strong>
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonatina, Op. 46 for violin and piano
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques for violin and piano
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata No. 3 for Solo Cello, Op. 106
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Biblia Cyga\u0144ska \/ Gypsy Bible, Op. 57, lyrics by Julian Tuwim
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 J\u00fcdische Lieder \/ Jewish Songs, Op. 13, lyrics by Itzhok Lejb Peretz
Szymon Laks \u2013 Elegia \u017cydowskich miasteczek \/ Elegy for Jewish Villages, lyrics by Antoni S\u0142onimski
Szymon Laks \u2013 Poca\u0142unki \/ Kisses, lyrics by Ludwik \u017buk-Skarszewski
Szymon Laks \u2013 Walczyk \/ Little Waltz, lyrics by Julian Tuwim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM<\/strong>
Holocaust Museum Houston<\/a><\/strong>
5401 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77004<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers:<\/strong> Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski, clarinet; Grzegorz Mania, piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/strong>
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28
Szymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)
Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish Songs
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques \/ Three Hebrew Ballades
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, November 6, 2026 \u2022 7:00 PM<\/strong>
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County<\/a><\/strong>
Lincroft, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers:<\/strong> Marta Gidaszewska, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Grzegorz Mania, piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/strong>
Szymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)
Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish Songs
Grzegorz Fitelberg \u2013 Romance, Op. 11 in A major for violin and piano
Grzegorz Fitelberg \u2013 Mazurka for violin and piano
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, November 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM<\/strong>
Temple Israel of Boston<\/a><\/strong>
Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers:<\/strong> Marta Gidaszewska, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Piotr Lato, clarinet; Grzegorz Mania, piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/strong>
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28
Szymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)
Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish Songs
Roman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques
Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2014, the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association (PCMA) is one of Poland\u2019s largest and most active organizations devoted to chamber music. A central part of its mission is the rediscovery and promotion of Polish music, with particular attention to composers whose works have been overlooked or forgotten. PCMA has become an important center for the performance and research of Polish-Jewish music and has organized annual U.S. tours since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hanna Hipp<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> mezzo-soprano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hanna Hipp\u2019s ardent and impassioned singing has made her a favorite in leading lyric mezzo-soprano repertoire around the world. Recent appearances include Offred in The Handmaid\u2019s Tale at the Royal Danish Theatre; Der Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne Festival and Opera North; Dorabella in Cos\u00ec fan tutte at Seattle Opera and English National Opera; and Cherubino and H\u00e4nsel at the Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden. On the concert platform she has performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and other leading European orchestras. She is a recipient of the 2026 Creative Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki<\/strong> \u2013 violin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki is one of the leading Polish violinists of his generation. He made his solo debut at the age of twelve at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and has since appeared with orchestras and ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A laureate of numerous international competitions, he has performed with major orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Hamburg Philharmonic, MDR Symphony Orchestra, and Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Orchestra of Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yosif Feigelson \u2013 cello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latvian-born American cellist Yosif Feigelson studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Mstislav Rostropovich and Natalia Gutman and is a prizewinner of the International Tchaikovsky and International Bach competitions. A passionate advocate for overlooked repertoire, Feigelson has played an important role in the rediscovery of Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg\u2019s music for cello. He gave the world premiere of Weinberg\u2019s 24 Preludes for Solo Cello, Op. 100, and recorded the cycle as well as Weinberg\u2019s four solo cello sonatas. He has performed as a soloist throughout the United States and Europe and received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marta Gidaszewska<\/strong> \u2013 violin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marta Gidaszewska is an award-winning Polish violinist, chamber musician, and educator whose international career has taken her across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A laureate of more than 130 national and international violin competitions, including over 100 first prizes, she was a finalist of the 2018 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. Since 2019 she has performed in the Polish Violin Duo with Robert \u0141aguniak; the ensemble\u2019s recordings received Fryderyk Award nominations in 2024 and 2026. She teaches at the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski \u2013 clarinet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polish clarinetist Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski is recognized for his original interpretations and exceptional musical sensitivity. He has appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Polish Radio Orchestra. His debut album Irrberge was nominated for the 2023 Fryderyk Award. A Ko\u015bciuszko Foundation scholar, he completed a residency at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. In October 2026 he makes his Carnegie Hall debut with the American Composers Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of Alex Weiser\u2019s Tfiles Clarinet Concerto, written for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Piotr Lato \u2013 clarinet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piotr Lato is an acclaimed Polish clarinetist, educator, and recording artist who has appeared extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. A semifinalist of the Prague Spring International Clarinet Competition, he has participated in numerous international festivals and recordings. He is Vice Rector for Art and Research Affairs at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and has received numerous distinctions, including the Medal for Merit to Culture \u2013 Gloria Artis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grzegorz Mania \u2013 piano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grzegorz Mania is a pianist, chamber musician, educator, and co-founder of the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he also holds a Ph.D. in music and copyright law. He performs internationally as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician and records regularly. Mania is a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and serves as artistic director of several chamber music festivals in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rathaus Festival is presented by the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. The project is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland through the Culture Promotion Fund and is presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Partners and presenters include the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, Holocaust Music Lost & Found, the Polish Music Center at USC,  JCC Staten Island, Center for Jewish History, University of St. Thomas, Southwestern College, University of Washington, Dom Polski in Seattle, and the Polish Consulates in Houston, New York, and Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A central part of its mission is the rediscovery and promotion of Polish music, with particular attention to composers whose works have been overlooked or forgotten. PCMA has become an important center for the performance and research of Polish-Jewish music and has organized annual U.S. tours since 2021.\\nHanna Hipp \u2013 mezzo-soprano\\nYosif Feigelson \u2013 cello\\nMarta Gidaszewska \u2013 violin\\nMarta Gidaszewska is an award-winning Polish violinist, chamber musician, and educator whose international career has taken her across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A laureate of more than 130 national and international violin competitions, including over 100 first prizes, she was a finalist of the 2018 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. Since 2019 she has performed in the Polish Violin Duo with Robert \u0141aguniak; the ensemble\u2019s recordings received Fryderyk Award nominations in 2024 and 2026. She teaches at the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144.\\nAndrzej Ciepli\u0144ski \u2013 clarinet\\nPolish clarinetist Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski is recognized for his original interpretations and exceptional musical sensitivity. He has appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Polish Radio Orchestra. His debut album Irrberge was nominated for the 2023 Fryderyk Award. A Ko\u015bciuszko Foundation scholar, he completed a residency at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. In October 2026 he makes his Carnegie Hall debut with the American Composers Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of Alex Weiser\u2019s Tfiles Clarinet Concerto, written for him.\\nPiotr Lato \u2013 clarinet\\nPiotr Lato is an acclaimed Polish clarinetist, educator, and recording artist who has appeared extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. A semifinalist of the Prague Spring International Clarinet Competition, he has participated in numerous international festivals and recordings. He is Vice Rector for Art and Research Affairs at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and has received numerous distinctions, including the Medal for Merit to Culture \u2013 Gloria Artis.\\nGrzegorz Mania \u2013 piano\\nGrzegorz Mania is a pianist, chamber musician, educator, and co-founder of the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he also holds a Ph.D. in music and copyright law. He performs internationally as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician and records regularly. Mania is a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and serves as artistic director of several chamber music festivals in Poland.\\nThe Rathaus Festival is presented by the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. The project is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland through the Culture Promotion Fund and is presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. 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These composers, uprooted by the upheavals and totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, carried with them diverse cultural traditions and artistic visions. Uprooted from their homelands, they were never fully integrated into their new environments. The project seeks to bring them out of this \u201climbo,\u201d reclaim their legacy, and introduce audiences to their music, which holds immense artistic value.\nKarol Rathaus (1895\u20131954) was a distinguished Polish composer of Jewish origin whose life embodies the \u00e9migr\u00e9 experience. Born in Tarnopol (now Ternopil, Ukraine), he studied in Vienna and Berlin under Franz Schreker and achieved early success as a composer in Weimar Germany. When his works were condemned by the Nazis as \u201cdegenerate art,\u201d Rathaus left Europe and eventually settled in Flushing, Queens, in 1938. He became the first professor of composition at Queens College (now the Aaron Copland School of Music) of the newly-created Queens College of the City University of New York.\nThe 2026 edition places particular focus on the music of Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg, Szymon Laks, and Roman Ryterband\u2014composers whose biographies reflect displacement, survival, and the complex cultural identities of twentieth-century Europe. Their works bring together Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, and broader Central and Eastern European musical traditions.\nTuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7:30 PMCenter for Jewish History15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011\nPerformers: Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Yosif Feigelson, cello; Grzegorz Mania, piano\nProgramMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonatina, Op. 46 for violin and pianoRoman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques for violin and pianoMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata No. 3 for Solo Cello, Op. 106Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Biblia Cyga\u0144ska \/ Gypsy Bible, Op. 57, lyrics by Julian TuwimMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 J\u00fcdische Lieder \/ Jewish Songs, Op. 13, lyrics by Itzhok Lejb PeretzSzymon Laks \u2013 Elegia \u017cydowskich miasteczek \/ Elegy for Jewish Villages, lyrics by Antoni S\u0142onimskiSzymon Laks \u2013 Poca\u0142unki \/ Kisses, lyrics by Ludwik \u017buk-SkarszewskiSzymon Laks \u2013 Walczyk \/ Little Waltz, lyrics by Julian Tuwim\nThursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:30 PMHolocaust Museum Houston5401 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77004\nPerformers: Jaros\u0142aw Nadrzycki, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski, clarinet; Grzegorz Mania, piano\nProgramMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28Szymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish SongsRoman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efques \/ Three Hebrew BalladesMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3\nFriday, November 6, 2026 \u2022 7:00 PMUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth CountyLincroft, New Jersey\nPerformers: Marta Gidaszewska, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Grzegorz Mania, piano\nProgramSzymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish SongsGrzegorz Fitelberg \u2013 Romance, Op. 11 in A major for violin and pianoGrzegorz Fitelberg \u2013 Mazurka for violin and pianoRoman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efquesMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3\nMonday, November 9, 2026 at 7:00 PMTemple Israel of BostonBoston, Massachusetts\nPerformers: Marta Gidaszewska, violin; Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano; Piotr Lato, clarinet; Grzegorz Mania, piano\nProgramMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28Szymon Laks \u2013 Huit chants populaires juifs \/ Eight Jewish Folk Songs (Yiddish)Roman Ryterband \u2013 Three Hebrew Songs (Hebrew)Szymon Laks \u2013 Polish SongsRoman Ryterband \u2013 Trois Ballades H\u00e9bra\u00efquesMieczys\u0142aw Weinberg \u2013 Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 43 No. 3\nAbout the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association\nEstablished in 2014, the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association (PCMA) is one of Poland\u2019s largest and most active organizations devoted to chamber music. A central part of its mission is the rediscovery and promotion of Polish music, with particular attention to composers whose works have been overlooked or forgotten. PCMA has become an important center for the performance and research of Polish-Jewish music and has organized annual U.S. tours since 2021.\nHanna Hipp \u2013 mezzo-soprano\nYosif Feigelson \u2013 cello\nMarta Gidaszewska \u2013 violin\nMarta Gidaszewska is an award-winning Polish violinist, chamber musician, and educator whose international career has taken her across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A laureate of more than 130 national and international violin competitions, including over 100 first prizes, she was a finalist of the 2018 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. Since 2019 she has performed in the Polish Violin Duo with Robert \u0141aguniak; the ensemble\u2019s recordings received Fryderyk Award nominations in 2024 and 2026. She teaches at the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144.\nAndrzej Ciepli\u0144ski \u2013 clarinet\nPolish clarinetist Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski is recognized for his original interpretations and exceptional musical sensitivity. He has appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Polish Radio Orchestra. His debut album Irrberge was nominated for the 2023 Fryderyk Award. A Ko\u015bciuszko Foundation scholar, he completed a residency at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. In October 2026 he makes his Carnegie Hall debut with the American Composers Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of Alex Weiser\u2019s Tfiles Clarinet Concerto, written for him.\nPiotr Lato \u2013 clarinet\nPiotr Lato is an acclaimed Polish clarinetist, educator, and recording artist who has appeared extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. A semifinalist of the Prague Spring International Clarinet Competition, he has participated in numerous international festivals and recordings. He is Vice Rector for Art and Research Affairs at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and has received numerous distinctions, including the Medal for Merit to Culture \u2013 Gloria Artis.\nGrzegorz Mania \u2013 piano\nGrzegorz Mania is a pianist, chamber musician, educator, and co-founder of the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he also holds a Ph.D. in music and copyright law. He performs internationally as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician and records regularly. Mania is a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and serves as artistic director of several chamber music festivals in Poland.\nThe Rathaus Festival is presented by the Polish Chamber Musicians\u2019 Association. 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