Following highly successful collaboration last season, Antoni Wit returns to the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra to conduct all-Polish programme of Moniuszko, Szymanowski, Karlowicz and Kilar at the Bulgaria Concert Hall in Sofia on 9 January 2020. The National Philharmonic Choir of Sofia and three Polish vocal soloists: Iwona Hossa soprano, Ewa Marciniec alto and Jarosław Bręk bass baritone will join the Orchestra in the Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater. For more information see HERE
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou will perform a recital at Flâneries Musicales de Reims on 8 February 2020 as part of their 30th anniversary season. She will be joined by a Japanese pianist Yumeko Mochizuki in the programme of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, He/Chen and Takemitsu under a joint title “Harmonies d’Orient” at the unique venue of the historic Demeure des Comtes de Champagne in Reims.
Mo Antoni Wit returns to the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in all-Mahler programme featuring Symphony No 1 in two concerts on 13th & 14th of December. For the first part of the programme he will be joined by the renowned Austrian baritone Markus Werba performing a selection of songs from the cycles Des knaben Wunderhorn and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, whose CD recording of this repertoire was released on Nomad label earlier this year.
Jakub Chrenowicz returns to Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra to lead an anniversary concert on 8 November at the acclaimed venue of Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań. The unique 20th century programme will bring together works of Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Janusz Stalmierski and Roman Palester, culminating in rarely performed Aleksander Tansman’s Symphony No. 3 – Symphonie Concertante for Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano and Orchestra.
Maestro Antoni Wit returns to the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire next month to conduct Sibelius Symphony No 1 in six concerts during the Orchestra’s regional tour in Angers, Cholet and Nantes. The programme will also feature Saint Saens Piano Concerto no 2 with Bertrand Chamayou as soloist on November 17th, 19th, 20th and 21st and with Daniel Kharitonov performing it on November 14th and 16th.
For more information regarding the programme and schedule see HERE and HERE
On 27 September Teo Gheorghiu will be the soloist in Grieg Piano Concerto with the Hofer Symphoniker conducted by Hermann Bäumer at Festsaal Freiheitshalle Hof . The programme will also feature Brahms Symphony No 4 and will open with Glanert’s Musik mit Brahms für Orchester.
Teo Gheorghiu makes his recital debut at the renowned Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota, Columbia on 17 July. His varied programme will feature works by Debussy, Enescu, Granados, Albeniz and Ravel and will be presented as the launch of the 36th International Piano Festival in Bogota. On 16 July Teo will also conduct a Masterclass.
