Agata Zubel, a singer and composer will be performing in Paris twice as part of an artistic residency programme organised with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, a long-term promoter of Zubel's work. The accompanying Ensemble 2e2m is one of the oldest and most recognised French ensembles involved in the creation and popularising of contemporary music.
On 10th January, the vocalist’s French residency will begin with a gathering at the CRR de Paris. The event, hosted by music journalist and critic Michèle Tosi, will also be attended by well-known musicologist Corine Schneider and valued Polish composer Elżbieta Sikora, who has been living and working in France for many years. That evening, Agata Zubel’s Cadenza for solo violin will also be played by an Ensemble 2e2m musician, violinist Pascal Robault.
As part of Agata Zubel’s artistic collaboration with Ensemble 2e2m, two concerts jointly titled It is a Woman’s World Too, with the artist performing live, will be held at the Parisian Auditorium Marcel Landowski. During the first performance, on 15th January, the audience will have an opportunity of listening to Zubel’s Aforyzmy na Miłosza (The Miłosz Aphorisms) for solo soprano and instrumental ensemble, to lyrics by Czesław Miłosz. The second performance on 9th April will be the world premiere of an instrumental ensemble piece commissioned by Ensemble 2e2m called 3x3. The musicians will also perform Zubel’s Labirynt (The Labyrinth) for voice and four instruments. During both concerts, Agata Zubel will be performing as a composer and soloist.