Scandinavia Meets Eastern Europe

A musical journey from Sweden to Poland via Denmark with the piano talent Valdemar Wenzel Most as soloist. The Swedish composer Tarrodi and the Danish composer Sørensen write music that, with refined sounds and ingenious ways of using the instruments, conjures up dream images. In Tarrodi’s piece it is a tribute to a Venetian singer and composer of the Baroque era, and Baroque music echoes through the music like a distant memory. With Sørensen the dreams take a darker turn and conjure up visions of graveyards on the west coast that are slowly about to fall into the sea. From dream images the concert moves on to the more dramatic universe of the Polish Penderecki, whose later works - like the sextet in this concert - have a more melodic musical language. The concert is rounded off with Muczynski, whose hallmarks are clear rhythm and strong melodies. His wind quintet is a good example of these hallmarks. Welcome to a concert where worlds of sound meet! Programme: Andrea Tarrodi (b. 1981): Madrigali – Hommage à Barbara Strozzi (2017) for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and string trio Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969): Sonatina (1955) for oboe and piano Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020): Sextet (2000) for clarinet, horn, piano and string trio Robert Muczynski (1929-2010): Wind Quintet (1985) Op. 45 (NB: Programme change: Bent Sørensen’s The Deserted Churchyards is withdrawn from the programme. The work that replaces the announced one will be announced shortly) Concert introduction at 18:45 The ticket includes coffee in the interval

• Valdemar Wenzel Mostklaver

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