Natalia Dragan and Bartosz Olszewski are among the most promising Polish violinists of the young generation. During the recital, accompanied by pianist Wiktor Szymajda, the artists will perform a number of virtuoso Baroque, Classical and Romantic works from international violin repertoire.

The concert will begin with the Preludio, Loure and Gavotte en rondeau from the 1720 Partita in E major for solo violin BWV 1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Baroque repertoire will also include Georg Philipp Telemann’s the Violin Fantasy No. 4 in D major, sparkling with a riot of colours. Next will be the Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major op. 30 no. 3 by the last of the Viennese Classicists – Ludwig van Beethoven. The work, consisting of three movements, was completed by the composer in the summer of 1802 during his stay on the outskirts of Vienna, in the village of Heiligenstadt. It was a time filled with uncertainty and fear – the artist realized that he was losing his hearing. However, this is not reflected in this humorous sonata. The Sonata for piano and violin op. 12 no. 1 clearly refers to the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Joseph Haydn, with whom the young Beethoven studied at that time.

Of the compositions belonging to Romantic violin literature, we will hear the expressive Caprice in E major op. 1 no. 1 “L'Arpeggio” by the legendary virtuoso and composer – Niccolò Paganini. The programme will be complemented by the impressive Tarantella by Henri Vieuxtemps and works by Henryk Wieniawski: the Polonaise brillante in D major for violin and piano op. 4 and the Alla Saltarella – a brilliant caprice etude for solo violin from L’école moderne op. 1. The concert will end with the Carmen – fantasie brillante for violin and piano by the preeminent Hungarian violinist and composer, Jenő Hubay.