Cracow Duo is formed by two childhood friends: cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer. Their repertoire includes Polish music from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Until now, the musicians have performed at many prestigious concert halls of Europe and Asia, and in early March 2015 they had a unique opportunity and an honor to perform for the first time at the Carnegie Hall. In this famous venue they presented a programme celebrating Fryderyk Chopin's 205th birth anniversary, for which they received a standing ovation.
Composer Marcel Chyrzyński forged his musical background at the Academy of Music in Kraków, under, among others, Krzysztof Penderecki. He was awarded at numerous competitions in Bielsko-Biała, Sanok and Warsaw. His works have been performed in Poland, Austria, Germany, England, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Kosovo, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, South Korea, Australia, Japan, the United States, Canada and Slovakia, Belarus and Ukraine during many concerts and festivals. Recordings of Chyrzyński's works have been published by Polish Music Publishing (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne) and released as CDs by DUX, PWM-DUX, ZPR Records, Acte Préalable, Instytut Sztuki. Performances of his pieces have been aired on Polish Television, as well as on the radio in Poland, Holland, Finland, Germany and Australia.
Programme of the concerts:
Seoul Arts Center, 6th March, 8:00 pm
- Marcel Chyrzyński - Farewell for cello and piano (2013)
- Jae Joon Ryu - Quintetto per Clarinetto e Quartetto d`archi
- Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C Major D956
Ujung Art Center, 7th March, 12:00
- Fryderyk Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major Op. 3
- Fryderyk Chopin - Sonata Op. 65
- Tomasz J. Opałka - The Glitch (2015)
- Marcel Chyrzyński - Farewell for cello and piano (2013)
- Aleksander Tansman - Fantaisie (1936)
Camerata, 8th March, 7:00 pm
- Fryderyk Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major Op. 3
- Fryderyk Chopin - Sonata Op. 65
- Tomasz J. Opałka - The Glitch (2015)
- Marcel Chyrzyński - Farewell for cello and piano (2013)
- Aleksander Tansman - Fantaisie (1936)
Organizers: Culture.pl, Opus
Partner: Seoul Arts Center
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