In the prestigious Lincoln Center audiences will experience works by composers representing several generations and a broad range of styles from Krysztof Penderecki, Boguslaw Schaeffer, Kazimierz Serocki and others born before the mid-1930s, to composers including Krysztof Knittel, Aleksander Lason, Marian Sawa, and Stanislaw Moryto from the 1940s, to Pawel Szymanski, Tadeusz Wielecki, and those born ten years later, and Pawel Mykietyn, Aleksandra Gryka, Wojciech Zimowit Zych, and the 1970s generation.
The festival opens with the New Juilliard Ensemble, conducted by founder Joel Sachs, performing works by Grazyna Bacewicz, Wojciech Kilar, Zygmunt Krauze, Elzbieta Sikora, and Tadeusz Wielecki. The closing concert, performed by the Juilliard Orchestra and led by conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, features a musical Portrait of Witold Lutoslawski, one of the greatest composers of the second half of the 20th century. The program includes Lutoslawski's Overture for Strings, Concerto for cello and orchestra, Partita for violin and orchestra, and the Symphony No. 4.
Held on January 24 through January 27, 2011, the FOCUS! Festival presents four concerts of chamber and solo works by contemporary Polish composers, performed by Juilliard students at the School's Paul Hall.
Other highlights of the festival include a film screening and a panel discussion about contemporary music in Poland with editor-in-chief of the Polish Music Publishing House and programme director of the Polish Music Festival, Andrzej Kosowski; president of the Polish Composers' Union, Jerzy Kornowicz; composer Elzbieta Sikora; and director of the Warsaw Autumn Festival, Tadeusz Wielecki, the discussion will be led by Joel Sachs.
FOCUS Festival! organised by the Juilliard School in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York will be held on January 22 - 28, 2011 in New York's Lincoln Center (at the Alice Tully Hall and Paul Hall). Admission to all festival concerts will be free.
Programme:
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January 22, 2011, at 8:00PM, Alice Tully Hall
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Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) Contradizione (1966)
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Tadeusz Wielecki (b. 1954) The Time of Stones (2002)
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Wojciech Kilar (b. 1932) Choral Prelude (1988)
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Zygmunt Krauze (b. 1938) Terra Incognita (1994)
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Elżbieta Sikora (b. 1943) Canzona (1995)
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January 24, 2011, at 8PM, Paul Hall
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Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933) Capriccio for Siegfried Palm for cello (1966)
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Tomasz Sikorski (1939-1988) Euphonia for piano (1982)
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Kazimierz Serocki (1922-1981) Swinging Music for clarinet, double bass, trombone, and piano (1970)
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Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Ecce Lignum Crucis for organ (1986)
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Wojciech Ziemowit Zych (b. 1976) Selections from Homage a Gyorgy Kurtag for violin and bass clarinet (2005-06)
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Marta Ptaszyńska (b. 1943) Six Bagatelles for harp (1979)
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Wojciech Blazejczyk (b. 1981) Interlunium for guitar (2007)
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Marek Stachowski (1936-2004) Musica Festeggiante for string quartet (1995)
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January 25, 7 PM, Paul Hall
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Panel Discussion: Contemporary Music in Poland; Joel Sachs, moderator
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January 25, 8 PM, Paul Hall
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Paweł Mykietyn (b. 1971) Sonata for Cello (2006)
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Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961) Brass No. 4 for tuba solo (2007)
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Aleksander Lasoń (b. 1951) String Quartet No. 7 (2007)
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Paweł Szymański (b. 1954) Through the Looking Glass III for harpsichord (1994)
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Marcel Chyrzyński (b. 1971) ForMS for cello (2001)
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Witold Szalonek (1927-2001) Toccata and Chorale for organ (1988), version for piano (1990)
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Wednesday, January 26, 7 PM, Paul Hall
Electronic Music and Film: A Brief View
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Krzysztof Knittel (b. 1947) The Conqueror Worm (1976)
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Mateusz Bień (b. 1968) Turdidae (1992)
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Marek Chołoniewski (b. 1953) Physical Modeling (2004)
David Bickerstaff (b. 1959) and Lukasz Szalankiewicz (b. 1978)
Film: The Henge: In Search of the Nazi Bell (2010)
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Concert at 8 PM, Paul Hall
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Andrzej Krzanowski (1951-1990) Relief V for cello (1986)
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Aleksandra Gryka (b. 1977) Oxygen, No. 369.1 for piano and electronic sounds (2000)
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Aleksander Nowak (b. 1979) June-December (2005)*
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Jakub Ciupiński (b. 1981) Edo for violin and electronic sounds (2010)
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Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933-2010) String Quartet No. 1, 'Already It Is Dusk' (1986)
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Bogusław Schaeffer (b. 1929) 'February' from The Four Seasons, for organ (1986)
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Thursday, January 27, 7 PM, Paul Hall
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Eugeniusz Knapik (b. 1951) Filo d'Arianna for cello (2005)
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Joanna Bruzdowicz (b. 1943) Erotiques for piano (1966)*
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Tadeusz Baird (1928-1981) Play for string quartet (1971)
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Stanislaw Moryto Five Songs by Elias Rajzmanfor mezzo-soprano and piano (2002)
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Agata Zubel (b. 1978) Ludia i Fu (1999)
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Jerzy Kornowicz (b. 1959) The Shapes of the Elements, for harpsichord and tape (2006/2011)
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Augustyn Bloch (1929-2006) Geige und Orgel for violin and organ (1988)
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Friday, January 28, 8 PM, Alice Tully Hall, Juilliard Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky (conductor), Jay Campbell (cello), Arianna Warsaw-Fan (violin).
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A Portrait of Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
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Overture for Strings (1949)
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Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1969-70)
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Partita for Violin and Orchestra (1988)
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Symphony No. 4 (1991-92)
The Juilliard School
Paul Recital Hall
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway (on 65th St.)
New York, NY 10023
Source: www.polishculture-nyc.org, www.juilliard.edu