Ticket prices: 40 PLN standard / 30 PLN concession
Ticket prices: 40 PLN standard / 30 PLN concession
String orchestra of the 13th Sinfonia Varsovia Academy
Maciej Siwek percussion
Adam Siebers violin, leader, artistic supervisor
Malina Sarnowska host
Mieczysław Weinberg Chamber Symphony for String Orchestra No. 1, Op. 145 [25’]
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegretto
IV. Presto
Jean Sibelius Rakastava (Loving one) Suite, Op. 14, version for orchestra [11’]
I. Rakastava (Loving one): Andante con moto
II. Rakastetun tie (Path of the loving one): Allegretto
III. Hyvää iltaa… Jää hyvästi (Good evening… Goodbye!): Andantino
intermission [15’]
Antonín Dvořák Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 [27’]
I. Moderato
II. Tempo di valse – Trio
III. Scherzo: Vivace
IV. Larghetto
V. Finale: Allegro vivace
The final concert of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy marks the culmination of the young instrumentalists’ work over the past artistic season. The 13th edition of the project, titled Strings Ahead!, brought together a select group of musicians who participated in major Sinfonia Varsovia projects both in Poland and internationally, performing under conductors of such calibre as Marek Janowski and Pinchas Zukerman. The string orchestra formed within the Academy has already demonstrated its strengths in a February concert featuring works by Bach, Bacewicz and Bartók – core repertoire for string ensembles across the globe. In the final concert, the programme will be enriched by Dvořák’s delightful Serenade for Strings, composed in under a fortnight, almost exactly 150 years ago (on 14 May 1875). The programme will also feature two adapted works: a Romantic choral piece reimagined by Sibelius as a suite for strings Rakastava, Op. 11, and Weinberg’s String Quartet No. 2, Op. 3, which, nearly fifty years later, became the foundation for his Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 145. The audience can look forward to an evening filled with energy, reflection, lightness and joy.
