OPENING CONCERT OF THE 38TH KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS’ FESTIVAL
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, ul. M. Konopnickiej 26
QUASARS ENSEMBLE (Slovakia)
AUDREY G. PERREAULT – flute
JOZEF ELIÁŠ – clarinet
DIANA BUFFA – piano
VIRA ZHUK – violin
PETER MOSORJAK – violin
ALEXANDER ZNAMENSKIY – viola
ARNE KIRCHER – cello
IVAN BUFFA – conductor
Dai Fujikura Twin Tweets version for flute and clarinet (2019) **
Monika Szpyrka In-Caring for amplified chamber ensemble (2026) * (commissioned by the 38th KIFC)
Samuel Čamák Tremors for violin, cello and piano (2026) **
Ivan Buffa String quartet (2001–2006) **
Dai Fujikura Perpetual Spring for clarinet and string quartet (2017) **
The concert is publicly funded by the Slovak Arts Council. With financial support from the Slovak Institute in Warsaw.
* World premiere. Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under the “Composition Commissions” program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
** Polish premiere
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Sunday, May 10, 7:00 p.m.
Reading of the minutes of the jury meeting of the 9th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers and presentation of diplomas to the Winners.
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, ul. Lipowa 4
The competition partners are the ZAiKS Society of Authors and POLMIC.PL – Polish Music Information Center.
Main Prize:
Alina Dzięcioł
Two honorary distinctions:
Szymon Golec
Mateusz Groth
Fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Sunday, May 10, 7:00 p.m.
MUSICAL EMBROIDERY
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, ul. Lipowa 4
duoAccosphere
ALENA BUDZIŇÁKOVÁ – accordion
GRZEGORZ PALUS – accordion
LLLeggiero Woodwind Trio
MAKSYMILIAN LIPIEŃ – oboe
PIOTR LATO – clarinet
DAMIAN LIPIEŃ – bassoon
Alina Dzięcioł Pitch machine for two accordions, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2026) ***
Dai Fujikura Broken Shackle for bass clarinet and accordion (2001) **
Michał Dobrzyński Traces of Hesitancy for two accordions, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2026) *
Maciej Jabłoński Nie-Trwałość pamięci for two accordions, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2026) *
Wołodymir Runczak Wyszywanka for two accordions and reed trio (2022)
***World premiere. Main Prize in the 9th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
Co-organized with the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Monday, May 11, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Św. Tomasza 43
DAI FUJIKURA (Japan/Great Britain) – special guest of the festival
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Senate Hall (310) Lecture entitled Close Collaboration with Soloists
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Monday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.
MUSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE
Jagiellonian University, Collegium Novum Aula, ul. Gołębia 24
MICHELE MARCO ROSSI (Italy) – cello
Krzysztof Penderecki Capriccio per Siegfried Palm for cello (1968)
Toshio Hosokawa Kuroda-bushi for cello (2025) **
Wojciech Widłak Cadenza elegiaca for solo cello (2026) *
Lubawa Sydorenko Breath for cello (2011, ver. 2022) **
Ivan Fedele Suite Francese III for cello (2010) **
Georges Aperghis Obstinate version for cello (2020) **
Dai Fujikura Star Compass for cello (2020) **
Co-organized with the Institute of Musicology of the Jagiellonian University
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Tuesday, May 12, 10:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
MUSICOLOGICAL SESSION: MUSIC IN THE FACE OF THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, Senate Hall (310), Św. Tomasza 43
PARTICIPANTS: DR. HAB. MAŁGORZATA JANICKA-SŁYSZ (PROF. AMKP), DR. HAB. MATEUSZ BIEŃ (PROF. AMKP), DR. HAB. MARCIN STRZELECKI, DR. HAB. RENATA BOROWIECKA (PROF. AMKP) – host
10:00-10:15 a.m. Powitanie gości
10:15-10:45 a.m. Dr hab. MAŁGORZATA JANICKA-SŁYSZ (prof. AMKP): O twórczości zaangażowanej. Ze studiów nad muzyką kompozytorów ze „szkoły” krakowskiej (On engaged creativity. From Studies on the Music of Composers from the Krakow “School”)
10:45-11:15 a.m. Dr hab. MATEUSZ BIEŃ (prof. AMKP): Muzyka poza Ziemią (Music out of the Earth)
11:15-11:45 a.m. Dr hab. MARCIN STRZELECKI: Nasza, nie nasza, niczyja – muzyka a tożsamość kultury (Ours, Not Ours, Nobody’s – Music and Cultural Identity)
11:45 a.m. -1:15 p.m. Discussion
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Tuesday, May 12th, 7:00 p.m.
GENTLE SOUNDS
Krakow Academy of Music, “Florianka” Concert Hall, ul. Sereno Fenna 15
METROPOLIS PIANO QUARTET
SULAMITA ŚLUBOWSKA – violin
DAWID JADAMUS – viola
ŁUKASZ FRANT – cello
JOANNA GALON-FRANT – piano
ANNA BUGAJSKA – recitation
Ada Gentile Serene ombre for violin, cello and piano (2011)
Michał Pawełek Cztery wiersze for piano quartet (2026) *
Pēteris Vasks Piano Quartet (2001)
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
ELECTRONIC COCKTAIL
Concert by the Studio of Electroacoustic Music at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
CRICOTEKA, ul. Nadwiślańska 2-4
STUDENTS OF THE KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN KRAKOW
MATEUSZ BIEŃ, MAREK CHOŁONIEWSKI, PIOTR PESZAT – realization, coordination of the project
Melik-1: WIKTORIA DZIEPAK, GABRIELA PISARCZYK, BARTŁOMIEJ CHMIELEWSKI, PIOTR MIELCZAREK, LEO ZSCHORLICH, MATTHIAS ARENAS – modular synthesizers
QUADROCOPTER Ensemble: NATALIA TESAROWICZ, AZRA GÖRKEM KAPLAN, ZBIGNIEW RADKIEWICZ, JAKUB SROKA – modular synthesizers
MATTEO GURRIERI – electric quitar and electronics
MACIEJ MIZIOŁEK, KAROL AUGUSTYNIAK, MACIEJ KOMOSA – electronics, live-video and light
KONSTANCJA SAMOCHIN, JULIA SZLENDAK – violins
Trio: JAKUB KACYSZ, KACPER KIECANA, MATTEO GURRIERI – electric quitar, gamepad, objects, live-electronics and video
PME Ensemble: NATALIA DROZDOWSKA I MICHAŁ RĄPAŁA (percussion), GABRIELA PŁOCICA (voice), MAKSYMILIAN ZIĘBA (alto saxophone)
WME Laptop Ensemble: PIOTR KAROLA, ALEKSANDRA MERWART, TYTUS SIKORSKI, BARTOSZ SOWA, WOJCIECH SZARY, MAKSYMILIAN ZIĘBA – laptops
GrupLab: MAREK CHOŁONIEWSKI, PIOTR MADEJ, ALESSIO TUCCIARELLI, BEATA WINIARSKA, ARTUR WRONA, MAKSYMILIAN ZIĘBA and others – voices, instruments, objects and electronics
Wiktoria Dziepak/Gabriela Pisarczyk/Bartłomiej Chmielewski/Piotr Mielczarek/Leo Zschorlich/Matthias Arenas Dziady for modular synthesizers (2026) *
Melik-1
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Matteo Gurrieri Elgi for electric quitar and electronics (2026) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Natalia Tesarowicz/Azra Görkem Kaplan/Zbigniew Radkiewicz/Jakub Sroka Pornstar Martini for modular synthesizers (2026) *
QUADROCOPTER Ensemble
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Maciej Miziołek/Karol Augustyniak/Maciej Komosa Concerto for two violins, live-electronics, live-video and light (2026) *
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Jakub Kacysz/Kacper Kiecana/Matteo Gurrieri Natura 3000 for quitar, gamepad, objects, live-electronics and video (2026) *
Trio
(under the guidance of Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Alexander Schubert Hello (2015)
Jakub Sroka (objects), Bartosz Sowa (ukulele), Zbigniew Radkiewicz (sampler)
(under the guidance of Dr. Martyna Zakrzewska and Dr. hab. Piotr Peszat)
Maciej Bieniawski …w tamtej sekundzie, na zawsze for piano, violin and cello (2026) *
Karolina Kaczówka (pf), Julia Kuzyk (vn), Maria Treit (vc)
(under the guidance of Dr. Martyna Zakrzewska)
Bogusław Schaeffer Media (1967)
PME Ensemble
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
John Cage 4’33” (1952)
WME Laptop Ensemble
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
GrupLab Plejrek 514 (2026) *
(under the guidance of Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Chołoniewski)
Organization: Department of Composition and Studio of Electroacoustic Music of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow in cooperation with the Centre for Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor CRICOTEKA
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Thursday, May 14, 8:00 p.m.
KRAKOW COMPOSERS’ SCHOOL
Krakow Academy of Music, “Florianka” Concert Hall, ul. Sereno Fenna 15
NATALIA JARZĄBEK – flute, bass flute
MACIEJ ZIMKA – accordion
BARTOSZ SAŁDAN – percussion
JAN KALINOWSKI – cello
KRZYSZTOF AUGUSTYN – piano
MAREK SZLEZER – piano
Marek Stachowski Extentions for piano – Piece I (1971)
Anna Zawadzka-Gołosz Nota bene Fis for piano (2026) *
Barbara Buczek Figury unikursalne for flute, vibraphone and cello (1980)
Grzegorz Majka Muzyka wobec przemian współczesnego świata for bass flute, accordion, cello and percussion (2026) *
Marcel Chyrzyński Death Valley for alto flute, cello, percussion and piano (2026) **
Franciszek Araszkiewicz Entanglement & Decay for 5 soloists (2026) *
Krzysztof Kostrzewa Bojaźń i drżenie for flute, cello, vibraphone, accordion and piano (2026) *
Michał Dorman KontraFaKtura for flute, accordion, cello, percussion and piano (2026) *
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Friday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.
K. Penderecki Academy of Music, St. Tomasza 43, Senate Hall (310)
JÓZEF RYCHLIK AND HIS MUSIC – A MEETING WITH THE COMPOSER ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY, COMBINED WITH THE PROMOTION OF A BOOK BY AGNIESZKA DRAUS
MAGDALENA CHRENKOFF (Editor-in-Chief of Penderecki Academy Press) – host
Co-organized with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Friday, May 15, 8:00 p.m.
WIND OF CHANGE
Jagiellonian University, Collegium Novum Aula, ul. Gołębia 24
PAULINA GRAŚ-ŁUKASZEWSKA – flutes
TOMASZ SOŚNIAK – piano
Joanna Stępalska-Spix Canto di Strega for solo flute (2004) **
Xing Yu Grassschrift Nr. 2 – version for flute and piano (2023) *
Seonjin Yun Mi ricordo for flute and piano (2026) *
Jacek Sajka Windy night for flute and piano (2026) *
Helmut Zapf Tubo e scatola for flute and piano (2025)
Kazimierz Pyzik Esercizio Q-dur for flute and piano (2026) *
Co-organized with the Institute of Musicology of the Jagiellonian University
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Saturday, May 16, 7:00 p.m.
ECHOES OF MUSIC
HEVRE, ul. Meiselsa 18
ŁUCJA CHYRZYŃSKA – flute
OKTAWIA PĄCZKOWSKA – electronics realization
DAMIAN RAŹNY – electronics realization
Doina Rotaru Jyotis for flute (2017)
Oktawia Pączkowska intraFRAME for flute, live-electronics and video (2026) *
Marcos Balter Echo for flute and electronics and Soliloque for amplified flute – two movements from the Pan a musical drama for solo flute, live electronics, and an ensemble of community musicians, Density 2036: part v (2017–18) **
Sławomir Kupczak Halny for improvising flutist and electronics (2017)
As part of the project Density Arts and the Density 2036 initiative (www.densityarts.org)
Co-organized with the HEVRE
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
Sunday, May 17, 6:00 p.m.
CLOSING CONCERT OF THE 38TH KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS’ FESTIVAL
SYLVANO BUSSOTTI ON THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH AND THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, ul. Lipowa 4
MONICA BENVENUTI – voice (Italy)
FRANCESCO GIOMI – electronics (Italy)
Sylvano Bussotti Il Nudo for voice, fourth part (1963) **
Sylvano Bussotti Arcangeli – version for voice and live electronics (2008) **
Sylvano Bussotti Attacca subito – fragments, version for solo live electronics (2013) **
Sylvano Bussotti Lachrimae – version for voice and live electronics (1978) **
Co-organized with the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
fot. Anna Kaczmarz
* world premiere
** premiere in Poland