We invite you to a concert performed by Anna Pietrzak and Aleksander Miśkiewicz, who will present pieces for guitar and accordion - both written for this line-up and arrangements of works for other instruments.

The concert will begin with the Nubes de Buenos Aires. Its author is the Argentine composer and guitarist Máximo Diego Pujol, born in 1957. In his work, this artist combines classical elements with traditional Argentinian dance music, an excellent example of which is this romantic, reflective composition, in which there are also sharper accents. Pujol’s work is influenced by Astor Piazzolla, one of the most famous and recognizable artists of the 20th century, who was the first to combine the world of classical and Argentinean tango in his pieces. During the concert, six compositions by him will be performed by Pietrzak and Miśkiewicz. These will be the Milonga del ángel, Zita, Histoire du tango: Café 1930, Nightclub 1960, Ave Maria and Escualo. Piazzolla’s compositions, full of fiery emotions and inventive, rightly enjoy great interest among the public and are received with great enthusiasm all over the world.

The programme also includes a short, expressive work by Sergey Voitenka entitled Revelation. The Hungarian composer and pianist Béla Bartók, who lived from 1881–1945, was one of the most important representatives of the avant-garde active in the first half of the 20th century. The key source of inspiration for him was folk music – both Hungarian and that performed in neighbouring countries. A perfect example is the Romanian Dances piano cycle from 1915, based on Transylvanian melodies. This music is full of energy, with sharp, expressive rhythm, giving it a pugnacious character.