Orkiestra Akademii Beethovenowskiej Collegium Zieleński Bartosz Koziak cello Maciej Tworek conductor

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1 31 August, Friday, 7.30 pm The Church of the Augustinian Order, ul. Augustiańska 7 Krzysztof Penderecki s 85 th birthday Orkiestra Akademii Beethovenowskiej Collegium Zieleński Bartosz Koziak cello Maciej Tworek conductor

2 Krzysztof Penderecki (1933) AGNUS DEI from Polish Requiem PSALM 30th (Psalms of David) SANCTUS. BENEDICTUS (Missa brevis) O GLORIOSA VIRGINUM CONCERT for cello and chamber orchestra Lento. Vivace. Lento (Tempo I). Vivo. Lento (Tempo I). SINFONIETTA PER ARCHI I. Allegro molto. Andante. Allegro molto. Allegretto. Allegro molto. Vivo. Adagio. Vivo. Adagio. II. Vivace AGNUS DEI (from Polish Requiem string orchestra version)

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4 This year, on November 23, Krzysztof Penderecki will celebrate his 85 th birthday anniversary. Next year, 2019, will mark 60 years from his spectacular debut, when, after breaking the seals, the unknown artist was announced the laureate of first three prizes in the Competition for Young Composers, organised by the Union of Polish Composers. Now, this born in Debica, educated in Cracow, residing in Cracow and Lusławice world citizen, is considered one of the greatest composers of late 20 th century and, hopefully as long as possible, early 21 st century. For his artistic work, he has been awarded with the most prestigious national, not only Polish (Order of the White Eagle), but also European, Southern and Northern American, Near Eastern and Japanese honours, more than forty titles of Doctor honoris causa by major world universities and academies of music and numerous awards (e.g. four Grammy Awards). Most of his, almost 150 compositions, are played all around the world. Historic events are signalised by his works, for example Passion according to Lukas, written for the 700 th anniversary of consecration of the Münster Cathedral; Magnificat, for 1200 th anniversary of Salzburg Cathedral; Paradise Lost for 200 th anniversary of Declaration of Independence by the United States; Seven Gates of Jerusalem for a jubilee of 3000 years of Jerusalem, IV Symphony for National French Orchestra, for the 200 th anniversary of The Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen, II Cello Concerto for a 100 th anniversary of Berliner Philharmonics, a Viola Concerto for the 200 th birthday anniversary of Simon Bolívar or a Hymn to St. Adalbert ordered by the city of Gdansk for its 1000 years. If I were to find words that define, what Krzysztof Penderecki is for musical culture of our times, I think that the most accurate would be path-setting. In the sixties, his radical language of music and innovative way of using classical instruments, opened concert halls for avant-garde. All protests of some critics or ensembles went to waste. The listeners were captivated by the expression of this unique music. They were also on the composer s side when he betrayed the avant- -garde and, not resigning from the innovative language, put a spiritual element to it. He was the first to have a courage, in times of negation of everything traditional, to say that the future has to have its grounds in the past, and that a process of creation is something much more than skillful arrangement of sounds. Equally surprising and though, innovative was his turn to a late romantic symphonics. In this area, he has continued, in his original, unique way, the ideas of the great artists of the turn of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, giving them new, vivid shape. However, Krzysztof Penderecki has set and is still setting the paths not only in the area of composition. In 1972 he took position of a rector of the Cracow Academy of Music and he

5 was leading it for 15 years, devoting all his time and effort to transform it into a modern academy and to introduce it to the world of music education that meets the needs of a changing world. He has educated several generations of, not only Polish, composers. Thinking of young musicians, near his own residence in Lusławice, Krzysztof Penderecki has founded a European Centre for Music, a unique in all Poland campus, consisting of a concert hall, recording studio, rehearsal rooms, a library and a residential-hotel area. Here, young musicians meet the masters of virtuosity, composers and prominent figures of the world of humanities at various master courses, workshops, concerts and lectures. Because the mission of The Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music is possibly the most thorough and cross-curricular development of young talents. It is hard not to mention the composer s passion for gardening. A nearly thirty-hectare park in Lusławice, where almost every tree was planted by him, is also something unique on the map of Poland. Krzysztof Penderecki finds many resemblances between the work of a gardener and of a composer. Let s have a look at a tree he says it teaches us, that the piece of art must have double roots one in the earth and one in the sky. Krzysztof Penderecki s music has also rooted in the hearts of the listeners, who are still curiously waiting for his new compositions. Hopefully, may it be a lot of them to come!

6 fot. Bruno Fidrych The Orchestra of Beethoven s Academy is one of the foremost and, at the same time, the youngest symphonic orchestra in Poland. It is formed by enthusiasts the most outstanding students and graduates of European music academies, such as Cracow Academy of Music, Hochschule Für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, Royal Music Conservatoire in Brussels, Conservatoire International de Musique in Paris and Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz. The orchestra was founded in 2003, following the success at the 53 rd Jünger Künstler Festival in German Bayreuth. In 2005, thanks to Elżbieta Penderecka, Beethoven Academy Orchestra had their début during the 9th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, where they won fantastic reviews and got invited to many prestigious festivals in Poland and abroad. In the same year, the ensemble released its first studio recording with Polish music (DUX label). From the very beginning, the artistic and administrative director is Marcin Klejdysz, a graduate of Cracow Academy of Music, Robert Kabara s former student. The Beethoven s Academy works under outstanding conductors Krzysztof Penderecki, Gabriel Chmura, Jacek Kaspszyk, Michał Dworzyński, Michał Nesterowicz, Maciej Tworek, Paweł Przytocki, Marek Pijarowski, Łukasz Borowicz, Fausto Nardi, Piotr Sułkowski, Alexander Geluk and cooperates with soloists of young generation Łukasz Długosz, So-Ock Kim, Bartosz Koziak, Katarzyna Duda, Iwona Sobotka, Małgorzata Pańko, Rafał Bartmiński, Alexander Kobrin, Wibi Soerjadi and others. The orchestra has recorded 11 CDs, for DUX Poland, Centaur Reccord USA, Le Foxx Music, Universal Music and others. In 2009 the Beethoven s Academy Orchestra appeared with such famous figures as Krzysztof Jabłoński, Steven Isserlis and Konstantin Sherbakov. In September 2009, invited by Vienna

7 Music Association, the ensemble appeared in a legendary concert hall Musikverein. In 2010, they came back to the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin, and thanks to an innovative initiative called Comarch Young Europe Experience 2010 also to prestigious German concert halls: Alte Oper Frankfurt, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Gesteig in Munich. Now, the orchestra gives concerts in Poland and abroad as part of a tournée promoting forgotten Polish music called Jeszcze polska muzyka (Polish Music still ) under the auspices of Małopolska Voivodeship and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. On 17 th of March 2013, the Orchestra of Beethoven s Academy inaugurated a 17 th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival at the National Philharmonic. Bartosz Koziak is a winner of the 3 rd Lutosławski International Cello Competition in Warsaw, 2001, a laureate of Second Prizes at the competitions in Tongyeong ( Isang Yun in Memoriam, South Korea) and Mykola Lysenko Competition in Kiev, a laureate of Prague Spring Festival (where he also received a Special Prize), a winner of the First Prize at 11 th Contemporary Chamber Music International Competition in Cracow. He has also been awarded at the International Tchaikovsky Competitions in Moscow and ARD in Munich. In 2003 he received a Special Prize of Foundation for Polish Culture, awarded by Ewa Podleś. Bartosz Koziak has performed in Konzerthaus in Berlin, Rudolfinum in Prague, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Teatro Politeama in Palermo, Witold Lutosławski Studio or National Philharmonic in Warsaw. As a soloist he has cooperated with such orchestras as National Philharmonic, NOSPR, Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Münchener Kammerorchester, Prague Philharmonic, Radio Orchestras in Warsaw and Budapest conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, Jan

8 Krenz, Antoni Wit, Gabriel Chmura and Massimiliano Caldi. As a chamber musician he has concerted with Kaja Danczowska, Elżbieta Stefańska, Andrzej Bauer and Roberto Fabbriciani. Bartosz Koziak is frequently invited to famous festivals. He has graduated with honors Magna cum Laude from Fryderyk Chopin Music University in Warsaw in the class led by professor Kazimierz Michalik and Andrzej Bauer as well as Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris in Philippe Muller s class. Thanks to the courtesy of Kaja Danczowska, he plays the 19 th century copy of J. Guadagnini s instrument. The instrument, which was used by an outstanding Polish cellist Dezyderiusz Danczowski. Maciej Tworek studied piano under prof. Jan Hoffman, choral studies within the Musical Education Faculty and conducting within the Institute of Composition, Conducting and Music Theory under prof. Józef Radwan at the Academy of Music in Cracow. He attended master classes given by conductors such as Helmuth Rilling, Roger Norrington and Kurt Masur. He was assistant conductor to Valery Gergiev and Lorin Maazel. fot. Beata Frysztacka In 1998, he was awarded an honorable mention at the 2nd Witold Lutoslawski National Competition for Young Conductors in Białystok, Poland and in 2002, he made it to the semi-final stage at the The Maazel/Vilar Conductors Competition. In 2003, he made an appearance at the Festival Junger Kunstler in Bayreuth performing with the Chamber Orchestra of the

9 Academy of Music in Cracow. From 2005 to 2012, Maciej Tworek conducted Capella Cracoviensis and was appointed deputy director of this orchestra. Currently, he holds a lecturer s position at the Academy of Music in Cracow. Maciej Tworek has worked with numerous ensembles including: The Hilliard Ensemble, The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica Simon Bolívar de Venezuela, Coro Sinfonico Nacional Juvenil de Venezuela, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus in South Korea, NDR Chor, NDR Radiofilharmonie, MDR Rundfunk Chor, MDR Sinfonie Orchester, Camerata Janáček, Brno Philharmonic, Philharmonic Orchestras of Kraków, Rzeszów, Łódź, Wrocław, Białystok, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Sinfonia Iuventus, Polish Radio Choir, Pro Arte Chamber Choir. Since 2002, as conductor, he has continuously cooperated with Krzysztof Penderecki. Under his baton, the ensembles of the National Opera in Poland prepared the European premiere of the 8th Symphony by Penderecki. Since 2010, Maciej Tworek has been represented by the Ludwig van Beethoven Association Artist Management.

10 ST. CATHERINE S. The church, whose construction was completed in the late 14th century, was founded by King Casimir the Great for the Augustian monks, brought here from Prague. Besides St. Mary s, St. Catherine s is the finest example of Kraków Gothic; the purest forms of gothic crystallized here. The presbytery with the spider web of flying buttresses, gives the church a light and slim air. The basilica interior features an elongated choir and an early baroque altar with the panel Mystical Nuptials of St. Catherine by the 17th-century Kraków-based artist Andrzej Wenesta. On the north the church is a abutted by a gothic cloister adorned with remarkable paintings (14th 16th c.), among which Entombed Christ and Madonna the Comforter with St. Nicholas of Tolentino and Augustine (in a separate chapel) are of note. transl. Tomasz Bieroń 35