Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m.
THE OPENING CONCERT OF THE 37th KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF COMPOSERS
Krakow Philharmonic Hall, 1. Zwierzyniecka Street
Decoration ceremony of prof. VOLODYMYR HRABOWSKI, musicologist from Drohobych (Ukraine) with the Honorary Badge “Merit for Polish Culture” awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in recognition of his contributions to Polish culture and promoting the Krakow International Festival of Composers in Ukraine.
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m.
THE OPENING CONCERT OF THE 37th KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF COMPOSERS
Krakow Philharmonic Hall, 1. Zwierzyniecka Street
ORKIESTRA MUZYKI NOWEJ (NEW MUSIC ORCHESTRA)
SZYMON BYWALEC – conductor
Michał Dorman From the ground for chamber orchestra (2021/2025) *
Maciej Jabłoński Epizody i refreny. Symfonia kameralna for chamber orchestra (2025) *
Paweł Malinowski floating:disappearance for chamber orchestra (2025) **
Aleksander Nowak Night transit for chamber orchestra (2012)
* World premiere
** World premiere. Project co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland within the programme „Composers’ Commissions”, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
KRAJOBRAZ UMYSŁU (MINDSCAPE)
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, “Florianka” Hall, Sereno Fenna 15
KWARTET ŚLĄSKI (SILESIAN STRING QUARTET)
SZYMON KRZESZOWIEC – violin I
ARKADIUSZ KUBICA – violin II
ŁUKASZ SYRNICKI – viola
PIOTR JANOSIK – cello
Krzysztof Penderecki Quartetto per archi (1960)
Zbigniew Bujarski String Quartet Na jesień (2001)
Marcel Chyrzyński Mindscape No. 1 for string quartet (2025)
Wojciech Widłak Ostinato (Quartetto d’archi no 2) (2025) *
Aleksander Nowak String quartet no. 2 Mały komentarz (2011/2012)
* World premiere
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Monday, May 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
ALEKSANDER NOWAK – SPECIAL GUEST OF THE FESTIVAL
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, św. Tomasza 43
10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m., Senate Hall (310),
Lecture on his own work entitled Kilka słów na temat (A few words on the theme).
1 p.m. – 4.00 p.m., Room 417
Masterclass with Composition students
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
MUSIC FROM THE DEPTHS
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, “Florianka” Hall, Sereno Fenna 15
DUO MASTRUZZO-NÚÑEZ (Argentina)
ANA LIGIA MASTRUZZO – flute
FEDERICO NÚÑEZ – guitar
Marcelo González Felina for flute and guitar with amplification (2025) *
Pedro Castillo Lara Pirekua for flute, guitar and electronics (2025) *
Gonzalo Bifarella LB y los espejos for flute, guitar and electronics (2025) *
João Pedro Oliveira Burning Silver for flute, guitar and electronics (2014) **
Federico Núñez Il canto di Fausto for flute and guitar with amplification (2025) *
Leszek Wojtal From the depths of an empty valley III for flute and guitar (2025) *
* World premiere
** Polish premiere
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Tuesday, May 13, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
MUSICOLOGICAL SESSION: MUSIC IN MUSIC
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Senate Hall (310), św. Tomasza 43
PARTICIPANTS: PROF. DR HAB. TERESA MALECKA, DR HAB. MAŁGORZATA JANICKA-SŁYSZ (PROF AMKP), DR NATALIA SZWAB, DR MARCIN STRZELECKI
DR HAB. EWA WÓJTOWICZ (PROF. AMKP) – host
10:00-10.15 a.m. Welcoming the guests
10:15-10:45 a.m. Prof. dr hab. TERESA MALECKA: Dom, dzieciństwo, kultura. Kwartet smyczkowy w twórczości kompozytorów pokolenia „33″ (Home, childhood, culture. String quartet in the works of composers of the “33” generation)
10:45-11:15 a.m. Dr hab. MAŁGORZATA JANICKA-SŁYSZ (prof. AMKP): W kręgu intertekstów. O muzyce w muzyce i muzyce z muzyki w twórczości kompozytorów ze “szkoły” krakowskiej (In the circle of intertexts. About music in music and music from music in the works of composers from the Krakow “School”)
11:15-11:45 a.m. Dr NATALIA SZWAB: Refleksy pamięci w muzyce Marcela Chyrzyńskiego (Reflections of memory in the music of Marcel Chyrzyński)
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Dr MARCIN STRZELECKI: Muzyka ludzi w muzyce maszyn – rzecz o podmiotowości i obiektywności w formowaniu dźwięku (Music of people in the music of machines – a matter of subjectivity and objectivity in the formation of sound)
12:30 p.m.-1.30 p.m. Discussion
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
KRAKOW COMPOSERS’ SCHOOL
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, “Florianka” Hall, Sereno Fenna 15
BARBARA BOROWICZ – clarinet
DAMIAN LIPIEŃ – bassoon
JAN KALINOWSKI – cello
DOMINIKA PESZKO – piano
Michael Gatonska Earth: Night Forest (the pale earth book about the darkening of days) for clarinet, prepared piano and amplification (2018)
Marek Stachowski Recitativo e preghiera for cello and piano (1999)
Ewa Zuchowicz Lo Stesso for solo cello (2025) *
Grzegorz Majka Wizje melsztyńskie for clarinet, bassoon and cello (2025) *
Krzysztof Kostrzewa Hommage à Pierre Boulez for clarinet, bassoon, cello and piano (2025) *
Jacek Sajka From out to in for clarinet, bassoon, cello and piano (2025) *
Anna Zawadzka-Gołosz Strofy otwarte for clarinet, bassoon, cello and piano (2025) *
* World premiere
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
MUSICAL MEMORY
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, “Florianka” Hall, Sereno Fenna 15
Official reading of the minutes of the Jury meeting of the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers.
Main Prize – Andrea Mastropasqua (Italy)
Honorary distinction – Szymon Golec (Poland)
Warm congratulations!
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
MUSICAL MEMORY
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, “Florianka” Hall, Sereno Fenna 15
WARSAW TRIO
PIOTR THIEU-QUANG – clarinet
MARIA LESZCZYŃSKA-THIEU – cello
PAWEŁ POPKO – piano
Paweł Mykietyn …choć doleciał Dedal… for clarinet, cello and piano (1990)
Seonjin Yun Memoria for clarinet, cello and piano (2025) *
Wołodymir Runczak Someone with me, three commandments of happiness for clarinet, cello and piano (2015)
Andrea Mastropasqua Silver Chimes for clarinet, cello and piano (2025) ***
Xing Yu Die Kunst des Teufels Nr. 2 for clarinet, cello and piano (2025) *
* World premiere
*** World premiere. Main Prize in the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers.
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
ELECTRONIC COCKTAIL
Concert of the Electroacoustic Music Studio at the K. Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
HEVRE, 18 Meiselsa St.
STUDENTS OF THE K. PENDERECKI ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN KRAKOW
MATEUSZ BIEŃ/MAREK CHOŁONIEWSKI/PIOTR PESZAT – realization, coordination of the project
PME Ensemble: IZABELA VINENT ABREU, JULIA BOURGUOIS, DOMINIKA CZACHOR, KATARZYNA CZEKAJ, KATARZYNA CZERNY, JERZY FLORKOWSKI, EMILIA GADECKA, PIOTR GĄSIOREK, KAROLINA KACZÓWKA, MICHAŁ KILSIELEWICZ, RÓŻA MADEJ, WERONIKA MAJ, OLIWIA MAKUŁA, JADWIGA MGLEJ, JULIA MIELNICZEK, ZOFIA PRYTULA, IGOR SIKORSKI, ALEKSANDRA SZARON, KACPER SZCZUREK, RÓŻA PIĘKOŚ – instruments, media, electronics, kinetic motion
SEx Ensemble: SZYMON GOLEC, ARTHUR KAUFFMANN NOVAS, DAMIAN RAŹNY – instruments, objects and electronics
WME Ensemble: MATTEO GURRIERI, WIKTORIA LATOS, ANIELA MARCZYK, GABRIELA NALEPA, JULIA PIASECKA, STANISŁAW WIDŁAK – instruments, objects and electronics
TYTUS SIKORSKI – fixed media
MACIEJ BIENIAWSKI – electric guitar
ALEKSANDRA MERWART – electronics, light
HANIA DEREJ – audio playback and video
JULIA PIASECKA, MATTEO GURRIERI – analog synthethiser and live electronics
KATARINA GRYVUL – voice, electronics
GrupLab: MAREK CHOŁONIEWSKI, ANJELINE DE DIOS, KATARINA GRYVUL, MARCIN JANUS, PIOTR MADEJ, ALESSIO TUCCIARELLI, BEATA WINIARSKA I INNI – voices, instruments, objects and electronics
Bogusław Schaeffer Free Form I – version for ensemble (1972)
PME Ensemble, Piotr Madej – programming
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
SEx Ensemble cyberShaman for unspecified sound sources (2025) *
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
Tytus Sikorski Study I for fixed media (2025) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Mateusz Bień, Prof. of AMKP)
Maciej Bieniawski słowa wypowiedziane szeptem wybrzmiewają w mojej głowie najdłużej for guitar and live-electronics (2025) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Aleksandra Merwart (Nie)usłyszane for piano and light (2025) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Hania Derej Where it ends and begins for audio playback and video (2025) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Julia Piasecka/Matteo Gurrieri Textures for analog synthethiser and live-electronics (2025) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Matteo Gurrieri/Wiktoria Latos/Aniela Marczyk/Gabriela Nalepa/Julia Piasecka/Stanisław Widłak Rotator – Was it a car or a cat I saw? for voices (2025) *
WME Ensemble
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
Katarina Gryvul Zemlya for voice and electronics (2025) *
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
GrupLab Plejrek 465 for voices, instruments, objects and electronics (2025) *
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
* World premiere
Co-organization: the Electroacoustic Music Studio of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Polish Association of Electroacoustic Music, HEVRE
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
MUSICAL AFFECTS
HEVRE, 18 Meiselsa St.
YUI IWATA-SKWERES (Japon/Austria/Germany) – violin
TOMASZ SKWERES (Poland/Austria/Germany) – cello
Grzegorz Wierzba Perseids for violin and cello (2021)
Tomasz Skweres Seven Affects for violin and cello (2017)
Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz Sub sol(e) for solo violin (2025) *
Mateusz Ryczek Duo for violin and cello (2021)
Daniel Oliver Moser Four Verses for violin and cello (2022)
Jakub Polaczyk Chodok nr 2 „wiedeński” for solo cello (2024) *
Jarosław Płonka scent of grey, Jan ’25 for violin and cello (2025) *
* World premiere
Co-organization: HEVRE
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
KRAKOW COMPOSERS AND GUESTS
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Concert Hall, św. Tomasza 43
FLUDA-LATO DUO
PIOTR LATO – clarinet
WIOLETTA FLUDA-TKACZYK – piano
Szczepan Tesarowicz ‘Musica straziante e ho’oponopono’ per il lontano per clarinetto e pianoforte (2025) *
Włodzimierz Kotoński 6 Miniatur for clarinet and piano (1957)
Witold Rudziński Burleska for clarinet and piano (1969)
Adam Świerzyński Ballada bałtykana for clarinet and piano (1982)
Bogdan Kryvopust …i wiosna przyjdzie do krainy Scytów for clarinet and piano (2025) *
Michał Pawełek Preludium chorałowe for clarinet and piano (2025) *
Peter Machajdík Ask the Water for clarinet and piano (2025) *
* World premiere
Co-organization: K. Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Slovak Arts Council, Slovak Institute in Warsaw
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m.
PROMOTION OF THE MONOGRAPHIC CD ALBUM “JÓZEF RYCHLIK”, PUBLISHED BY PENDERECKI ACADEMY PRESS 2025 WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF JÓZEF RYCHLIK. ACCOMPANYING EVENT
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Chamber Hall, św. Tomasza 43
AGNIESZKA DRAUS – leading
ANDRZEJ PIKUL – piano
MATEUSZ BIEŃ – sound realization
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
THE CLOSING CONCERT OF THE 37th KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF COMPOSERS
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Concert Hall, św. Tomasza 43
ANIA KARPOWICZ – flute
KAROL TOMOKI YAMAZAKI – visualizations
IZUMI YOSHIDA – video
Toru Takemitsu Itinerant for solo flute (1989)
Kazuo Fukushima Mei for solo flute (1962)
Dai Fujikura Sandpiper for solo flute (2020)
Toru Takemitsu Air for solo flute (1996)
Kazuo Fukushima Requiem for solo flute (1956)
Nina Fukuoka/Izumi Yoshida Zansei for flute, tape and video (2020)
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow and oto foundation
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz