The concert, a testimony of Polish solidarity with Ukraine, timed to the 104th anniversary of the restoration of Poland’s independence, will lead listeners through the musical paths of recognized masterpieces — classics and contemporary works, as well as works that are just gaining popularity. It will be held as part of the 11th International Festival “Opening Paderewski”.

Bach’s clavier concerto in D minor, despite the breadth of internal dynamism and depth of dramatic experience, also demonstrates the subtlety of the composer’s writing. Through the centuries, Bach’s sophistication in the most characteristic colours of the sound of the solo instrument and its balance with the orchestra remains a standard for imitation and admiration. Stankovych’s Chamber Symphony No. 3 will allow listeners to feel the breath of another era, in which, despite the brutality of wars and the dominance of dictates, the artist’s intimate monologue is growing with trepidation. In 1985, it was recognized as one of the ten best symphonies by the International Tribune of Composers at UNESCO. No less expected is the performance of the Chamber Concerto for accordion and strings by the Polish composer of the middle generation, Majkusiak.

An important part of the program will become the works of two representatives of the older generation of the Polish composition school, Ignatius Jan Paderewski and Karol Szymanowski. What is musical solidarity? The constant orchestral movement, present in each piece of the program, is contrasted or combined with the voices of solo instruments — sometimes worried, sometimes pained, sometimes joyful… Similarly, human is constantly searching for their own points of contact with the rapid flow of life, finding the desired unity and commonality, and outlining their own differences.

Artists:

• Denys Burdeinyi, piano
• Marianna Humetska, piano
• Mykhailo Sosnovskyi, flute
• Klaudiucz Baran, accordion
• Marianna Humetska, piano
• Lviv Virtuosos Academic Chamber Orchestra
• Yurii Bervetskyi, conductor

Program:

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Concerto in D minor for piano and orchestra. The soloist is Denys Burdeinyi
• Yevhen Stankovych (1942). Chamber Symphony No. 3. The soloist is Mykhailo Sosnovskyi
• Mikolaj Majkusiak (1983). Chamber concert for accordion and strings. The soloist is Klaudiusz Baran
• Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941). Suite in G major for strings
• Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). 9 Polish songs (1925-1926)

Organizers: Polish-Ukrainian Foundation of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Myroslav Skoryk Lviv National Philharmonic
Co-organizer: The Foundation Aid to Poles in the East
Partners: Religious Organization “Curia of Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church” in Ukraine, Kurier Galicyjski, Consulate General of Poland in Lviv, PZU Foundation, Copernicus Foundation

The project is funded by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister as part of the competition “Polonia and Poles Abroad 2022”

Honorary patronage: prot. Mechyslav Mokshytskyi, Metropolitan of Lviv Archdiocese

Maria Kots, Senator, Chairman of the Committee on National Economy and Innovation, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Emigration and Relations with Poles Abroad

Funded by the PZU Foundation