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NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Artistic Director:
Alexander Sitkovetsky

Principal guest conductor:
Joseph Swensen

Over the forty years of its activity, the orchestra has achieved a significant position on the Polish music scene, it has also learned various methods of leading an ensemble and developed its own approach to music, combining emotional sound with clarity of texture. Critics highlight these features of the orchestra’s playing, appreciating the performances also for their extraordinary expressiveness. From the beginning, the orchestra was led by outstanding violinists/directors:  Karol Teutsch, Jan Stanienda and his longtime concertmaster, Zbigniew Szufłat.

Initially, it focused on the Classical and even Baroque repertoire, later expanding it to music of the 20th century. Under the direction of another superb artist, Ernst Kovacic, the orchestra began exploring the niches of 20th-century music.
CD recordings, among which albums with works by Ernst Křenek (Capriccio and Toccata Classics), Leoš Janáček (DUX) and string transcriptions of Alban Berg’s works (Berg by Arrangement, Toccata Classics; recognized by The Sunday Times as one of the best albums of the year) and with Bach’s Kunst der Fuge (CD Accord). Enthusiastic reviews were also given to the two latest albums with Christian Danowicz as the leader – Made in Poland (DUX) and Supernova (CD Accord), recorded together with the Atom String Quartet and honoured with the Fryderyk 2018 and 2019 awards. The first album recorded under the direction of Joseph Swensen was released in 2020 - featuring works by Debussy and Tchaikovsky. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk 2021.

In the years 2014–2017, Hartmut Rohde, a violist and lecturer at the Universität der Künste Berlin, was artistic director of the orchestra; he concentrated on the interpretation of Romantic works. Joseph Swensen, who took over as artistic director on 1 September 2017, has expanded the ensemble’s repertoire with both classical and recent works. Since September 2023 the position of artistic director of the orchestra has been held by Brittish violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky.

The NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra has performed in the most important venues of Europe, such as the Barbican Centre in London, Philharmonie, Konzerthaus and Schauspielhaus in Berlin, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Tivolis Concertsal in Copenhagen, Teatro Victoria Eugenia in San Sebastián, as well as during the most important European festivals, among others: Muziekfestival West-Brabant in the Netherlands, Bodenseefestival and Weilburger Schlosskonzerte in Germany, Echternach in Luxembourg, Pablo Casals Festival, Festival du Périgord Noir in France, Estoril in Portugal, Flanders Festival and Europalia in Belgium, International Festival Wratislavia Cantans and Musica Polonica Nova in Wrocław, Poland, as well as the International Festival of Contemporary Music “Warsaw Autumn”.

The NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra has collaborated with recognized artists, such as: Krzysztof Penderecki, Piotr Anderszewski, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Reinhard Goebel, Daniel Hope, Richard Tognetti, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Kolja Blacher, Radek Baborák, Sergei Nakariakov, Daniel Müller-Schott, Tedi Papavrami, Tasmin Little, Heinz Holliger, András Schiff, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Bartłomiej Nizioł, and Krzysztof and Jakub Jakowicz.

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Eine kleine Nachtmusik
 
11.05
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
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Hosting Leo
Musicians of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
23.05
Fri.
6:00 PM
Wrocław, private homes
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Instincts
 
25.05
Sun.
3:00 PM
Topacz Castle
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Nature and Technology
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
25.05
Sun.
7:00 PM
Topacz Castle
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For Seasons
Bastarda Trio / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
29.05
Thu.
7:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall, reversed stage
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – a Born Musician
Christian Danowicz / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
01.06
Sun.
4:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall
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NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Istambul
 
04.06
Wed.
8:00 PM
Türkiye, Istambul, Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall
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Giovanni Sollima & Cello Chronicles
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Season Finale
13.06
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall
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NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Switzerland
Boswil Summer
04.07
Fri.
8:00 PM
Switzerland, Boswil, Alte Kirche Boswil
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Bizet Carmen Suite
NFM Lepoldinum Orchestra at Edinburgh International Festival
10.08
Sun.
7:30 PM
Great Britain, Edinburgh, Usher Hall
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Benedetti’s and Sitkovetsky’s Tribute to Menuhin
NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum na Festiwalu w Edynburgu
11.08
Mon.
7:30 PM
Great Britain, Edinburgh, Usher Hall
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Alexander Sitkovetsky
Artistic Director of NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Alexander Sitkovetsky was born into a family with a well-established musical tradition. He made his concerto debut at the age of eight, and the same year moved to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School where he is now an Associate Artist. Lord Menuhin was his inspiration throughout his school years, and they performed together on several occasions.

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Previous concerts
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Seven Last Words from the Cross
Andrzej Kosendiak / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
16.04.2025
Wed.
7:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall
Metamorphoses
Alexander Sitkovetsky / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
05.04.2025
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Gratitude
Joseph Swensen / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
29.03.2025
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Australian Chamber Orchestra & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
 
16.03.2025
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall
Kilar Rediscovered
PWM Edition 80th Anniversary Celebrations
08.03.2025
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall, reversed stage
A Simple Symphony
Timothy Ridout / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
22.02.2025
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Atom String Quartet & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
 
16.02.2025
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, ORLEN Main Hall
Nigun
Elena Bashkirova / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
25.01.2025
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Mozart and Kraggerud
Henning Kraggerud / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
10.01.2025
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
New Year's Eve Concert
Mosalini / Danowicz / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
31.12.2024
Tue.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
New Year's Eve Concert
Mosalini / Danowicz / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
30.12.2024
Mon.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Saint Nicolas Cantata
15th Anniversary of the NFM Boys' Choir
06.12.2024
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
The Cello Effect
Andreas Brantelid / NFM Leopoldium Orchestra
01.12.2024
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Musical Puzzles
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
17.11.2024
Sun.
10:00 AM
NFM, Main Hall
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Montenegro
Alexander Sitkovetsky / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
11.11.2024
Mon.
7:00 PM
Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegrin Music Center
Orawa
Alexander Sitkovetsky / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
08.11.2024
Fri.
7:30 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Emmanuel Pahud & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Season Opening
19.10.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Emigrants, displaced persons, refugees
Sułkowska-Migoń / Kubas-Kruk / Leopoldinum
07.09.2024
Sat.
7:00 PM
Wrocław, Aula Leopoldina
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Warsaw
24th Ryszard Kubiak “Musical Gardens” Festival
04.07.2024
Thu.
7:00 PM
Warszawa, Dziedziniec Wielki Zamku Królewskiego
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Denmark
Vendsyssel Festival
02.07.2024
Tue.
7:30 PM
Denmark, Hjørring, Sct. Catharinæ Church
Kian Soltani & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Season Finale
15.06.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Virtuoso Strings
Joseph Swensen / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
02.06.2024
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
In the Right Place, at the Right Time
Danowicz / Masecki / Nisinman
19.05.2024
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Mobility Is Reality
Music in Wrocław city spaces
18.05.2024
Sat.
1:30 PM
Wrocław city space
Blind Test
Surprise concert with audience participation
18.05.2024
Sat.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Migrating Composers
 
16.05.2024
Thu.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Bielsko-Biała
Alexander Sitkovetsky
21.04.2024
Sun.
7:00 PM
Bielsko-Biała, Cavatina Hall
Four Seasons Recomposed
Alexander Sitkovetsky / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
19.04.2024
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Homage to Viola
Maxim Rysanov / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
06.04.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Warsaw
A concert of the 28th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
25.03.2024
Mon.
7:30 PM
Warsaw Philharmonic, ul. Jasna 5, Warsaw
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Sitkovetsky / Danowicz / Leopoldinum
24.03.2024
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
But First, Young Musicians
Christian Danowicz / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
09.03.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Müller-Schott Plays Haydn
Wilson Hermanto / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
24.02.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Welcome to Our Fairy Tale
Mr Blot's Academy
04.02.2024
Sun.
10:00 AM
NFM, Main Hall
Welcome to Our Fairy Tale
Mr Blot's Academy
04.02.2024
Sun.
12:30 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Baeva Plays Mendelssohn
Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka
20.01.2024
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
L.U.C. & Rebel Babel Film Orchestra
Soundtrack from The Peasants
14.01.2024
Sun.
4:30 PM
NFM, Main Hall
L.U.C. & Rebel Babel Film Orchestra
Soundtrack from The Peasants
14.01.2024
Sun.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
New Year's Gala – Janoska style
Janoska Ensemble / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
05.01.2024
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Plato's Symposium
Kolja Blacher / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
09.12.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Voces intimae
Joseph Swensen / Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk
02.12.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Krzysztof Meyer's Anniversary
Christian Danowicz / Gośka Isphording / Jan Krzeszowiec
12.11.2023
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Tribute to Stan Getz
Piotr Baron / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
21.10.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Inauguration of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Season
Ceremony of the 47th Kulturpreis Schlesien des Landes Niedersachsen
07.10.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Les Folles Journées – NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Warsaw
 
23.09.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
Warszawa, Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa, Sala Mars (zascenie)
Les Folles Journées – NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Warsaw
 
22.09.2023
Fri.
9:00 PM
Warszawa, Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa, Sala Moniuszki
NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum in Lusławice
Opening of the 11th EMANACJE Festival
02.07.2023
Sun.
6:00 PM
Lusławice, The Krzysztof Penderecki European Center for Music
Trilogy. Closing of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra and NFM Choir Season
Joseph Swensen / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
17.06.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Stories for Children
NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
04.06.2023
Sun.
5:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Hosting Leo
Musicians of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
02.06.2023
Fri.
6:00 PM
Wrocław, private homes
Things change as time goes by…
Ernst Kovacic / Christian Danowicz
01.06.2023
Thu.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
…como el sol y la mar…
Łukasz Długosz / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
29.04.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Ad absurdum
Sergei Nakariakov / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
16.04.2023
Sun.
5:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Austria – Imago Dei Festival
 
31.03.2023
Fri.
7:30 PM
Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Austria
 
30.03.2023
Thu.
7:30 PM
Kunsthaus Muerz
Goldberg Variations
Alexander Sitkovetsky / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
25.03.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Organ & Strings
Mari Fukumoto / NFM Leopodlinum Orchestra
12.03.2023
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Violoncelles, vibrez!
Jonathan Swensen / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
25.02.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall, reversed stage
Never Ending Transience
Francesco Bottigliero / Alessandro Deljavan
11.02.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Chamber Hall
Partita. Witold Lutosławski World Days
Richard Tognetti / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
28.01.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Great Fugue
Roman Rabinovich & NFM Leopoldium Orchestra
21.01.2023
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Death and the Maiden
Joseph Swensen / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
10.12.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Poème
Tedi Papavrami / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
03.12.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Lives Uncompleted – concert on the 80th anniversary of Norwegian Jews’ transportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau
 
26.11.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
Warszawa, Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Switzerland
 
15.11.2022
Tue.
8:00 PM
Vevey, Switzerland, Salle de Castillo
Eroica
Radek Baborák / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
12.11.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Roads to Classicism
Andrzej Kosendiak / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
29.10.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Concertino. Opening of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Season
Daniel Hope / Waldemar Żarów
15.10.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in Warsaw
65th Warsaw Autumn
22.09.2022
Thu.
7:30 PM
Warszawa, Uniwersytet Muzyczny im. F. Chopina, Sala Koncertowa F. Chopina
Mahler in Love
Agata Zubel / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
16.09.2022
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Mahler in Manhattan
Closing of the NFM Lepoldinum Orchestra season
12.06.2022
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Listen, That Far is Our Horizon!
Atom String Quartet / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
05.06.2022
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Songs of Theremin
Ernst Kovacic / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
04.06.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Connected in Our Music
Olena Korolenko / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
02.06.2022
Thu.
7:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Strings
Festival finale
29.05.2022
Sun.
8:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
My Little Symphony
Adam Golka / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
23.04.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Masterpieces of Romanticism
Andrej Bielow / NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
10.04.2022
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Equinox
R.de Bouw / Leopoldinum
26.03.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Verklärte Nacht
NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
12.03.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
Seven Last Words
J. Swensen / Leopoldinum
05.03.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
In Old Style
 
19.02.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Appassionato italiano
J. Swensen / Leopoldinum
29.01.2022
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
 
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Made in Poland
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Berg by Arrangement – Music for Strings
Ernst Kovacic / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
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The Art Of Fugue
Ernst Kovacic / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
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Beethoven, Schoenberg
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NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
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Ubi caritas
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Grand Tango
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