Silesian String Quartet / British Fantasy on the 110th anniversary of the birth of Andrzej Panufnik

Date & Time

Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 18:00

Venue

Narodowej Orkiestry Symfonicznej Polskiego Radia, Chamber Hall (Katowice)

“Music is the expression of emotions and feelings. I hold as my ideal a piece in which poetic content is combined with excellence of musical craftmanship. Poetry alone does not determine the musical value of a piece, just as craftmanship alone risks falling into a pitfall of using worn-out formulas. Enduring beauty is only born from a balance of both” Andrzej Panufnik (1952) Silesian String Quartet – 45 years of experience, more than 150 first performances of chamber works, thousands... Read full text

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Musicians

Szymon Krzeszowiec	Violin
Arkadiusz Kubica	Violin
Łukasz Syrnicki	Viola
Piotr Janosik	Cello
Elżbieta Mrożek-Loska	Viola
Adam Krzeszowiec	Cello

Program

String Sextet H. 23, movement 2 Scherzo	Gustav Holst
Song to the Virgin Mary for string sextet	Andrzej Panufnik
String Sextet in D major op. 43	Joseph Holbrooke

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