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A classic event (in every sense of the word), organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, the International Music Festival 'Chopin and his Europe' (now in its 19th edition) focuses on the work of Chopin through the masterpieces of both historial and contemporary artists, especially those from which he drew inspiration during his life.
Chopin and his Europe Festival is the main event of the year with the participation of world classical music stars.
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Detailed information about the 2023 Festival will be added later. Please read about the previous "Chopin and his Europe Festival 2022":
The Chopin and His Europe Festival was opened with three great artists of Polish Romanticism: Chopin, Mickiewicz and Moniuszko. At the beginning, we listened to Widma by Stanisław Moniuszko, a cantata which is a musical version of the second part of Dziady. It is a very clear gesture towards this epoch – special for the polish culture and celebrated this year. The work, created in the mid-19th century, is an example of the fascination with the text by Mickiewicz, an essence of the Polish interpretation of Romanticism, its realisation in non-existing, but vivid national identity of Poles – both in Polish lands and in exile. It exemplifies force and longing, it brings mystery and an element of mysticism, originating from traditional ritualism. But primarily, Widma, telling a story of one of the iconic texts of Polish literature (and at the same time one of the most distinctive Polish Romantic texts) with great music, is a priceless treasure of Polish cultural heritage. In August 2022 this work was performed, together with another cantata by Moniuszko, Nijoła, under the baton of Fabio Biondi, who – fascinated by this composition – is shocked how Moniuszko remains a Great Underappreciated artist on stages and in concert halls of Europe and the world.
There was much more Moniuszko in the festival programme: two concerts with his songs, performed by Olga Pasiecznik with Ewa Pobłocka, Mariusz Godlewski with Radosław Kurek and Dorothee Mields with Tobias Koch; a very interesting element connected with Moniuszko was also presented in the programme of the concerts by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performed the Overture to Paria, and Sinfonia Varsovia, which performed Moniuszko’s Pearls by Feliks Nowowiejski, i.e. symphonic orchestrations of Moniuszko’s songs.
The programme axis of the Festival was traditionally based on Chopin’s music, whose work is the essence of the phenomenon of Polish Romanticism, emotionally being part of it. His works was performed by outstanding pianists and great ensembles, on contemporary and historical instruments. Etudes and nocturnes was interpreted by Jan Lisiecki, preludes – Aimi Kobayashi, Bruce Liu played the recital with the ‘La ci darem la mano’ Variations, which were enthusiastically reviewed at the Competition and – together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton Vasily Petrenko – Concerto in F minor, so not the one he performed at the Competition. The Concerto in F minor was played by Kate Liu, but also… for the first time in the version for guitar, by Mateusz Kowalski and Collegium 1704 with Vaclav Luks. Cyprien Katsaris presented works by friends and pupil of Chopin’s together with extensive fragments of Don Giovanni by Mozart arranged by Bizet, recorded in a complete version for The Institute.
We also heared – performed by the Orchestra of the Polish National Philharmonic under the direction of Andrzej Boreyko – Fuego Fatuo by de Falla, the work for the stage entirely based on orchestrated music by Chopin. The piano concerto by Andrzej Panufnik was finded a new interpretation by Alexander Gadjiev. The Beethoven Academy Orchestra under Jean-Luc Tingaud performed works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Cesar Franck and Feliks Nowowiejski. And these are only selected fragments of the rich programme…
About the Chopin and his Europe
The Chopin and His Europe Festival is one of the most important international music projects to familiarize audiences with the Polish composer’s œuvre. It takes place every August in Warsaw.
In accordance with its title, the Festival showcases Fryderyk Chopin’s œuvre in the context of ‘his’ Europe, understood in four perspectives: Europe contemporary to him, pre-Chopin Europe, Europe after the great master’s death and, finally, the Europe of our time. For this reason, aside from works by Chopin himself, the repertoire played at the Festival also includes the music that inspired him, works by composers younger than he, and the reception of Chopin’s œuvre in music contemporary to us. An essential aesthetic premise of the program is to present and confront two performance movements: performance on historical and modern instruments. At the same time, of extraordinary significance is the presence of the most distinguished pianists, orchestras and ensembles – representing both the international and the Polish music world – at the Festival. Supported by the interpretations of the masters, the Festival also creates an opportunity for young artists now debuting on the concert stage to perform in such prestigious company.
Each successive edition of the Festival has a separate, unique program idea, not infrequently associated with celebrations of anniversaries important to music history, or with a desire to showcase some contemporary artist. The Festival, whose program is constructed based on three main concert offers – symphonic concerts, recitals and chamber concerts – is not averse to presenting freer Chopin-related inspirations. Various forms of far-from-classical perspectives on Chopin’s music are presented by including performances of such artists as jazz stars, songwriters and actors in the program. Beyond this, what remains key to the concept of Chopin and His Europe are top-class performances of Polish music, for instance works by Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Mieczysław Wajnberg, Józef Władysław Krogulski, Karol Kurpiński, Władysław Żeleński, Józef Nowakowski and Zygmunt Stojowski.
The Festival regularly hosts such soloists as Martha Argerich, Jan Lisiecki, Nelson Freire, Garrick Ohlsson, Yundi, Seong-Jin Cho, Yulianna Avdeeva, Nelson Goerner, Andreas Staier and Tobias Koch.
