The Sounds of Air

Date & Time

Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 11:00

Venue

Filharmonia Narodowa, Chamber Music Hall (Warszawa)

The spring wind rustles in the trees, sings merrily in birdsong, chases the clouds away, turns somersaults, fills the fields and meadows with sound... This concert will be filled with music conjured up by wind instruments: the singing flute, the mysterious clarinet, the lyrical oboe, the playful bassoon, the gentle horn and energetic percussion. We’ll blow notes, dance in rhythms, visit the court of a Chinese empress and listen to raindrops falling. Who is curious to know whether the sounds... Read full text

Keywords: Children and Family, Morning Concert

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Musicians

Anita Kander-Marchewka	Flute
Agata Bała	Oboe
Małgorzata Jończyk	Clarinet
Adam Ostrowski	Bassoon
Konrad Gołda	Horn
Gabriel Jasiorowski	Percussion instruments
Barbara Szczęsna-Remisz	Presenter

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