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The orchestra was founded in 1945. Until 1949 the orchestra was both a symphony and an opera orchestra, next to become the State Opera in Wrocław’s orchestra (and therefore in the years to come symphonic concerts were held irregularly). Finally, in 1954 it became an independent symphony orchestra. In 1994 it adopted the name of Witold Lutosławski in memory of the great composer, and on the opening Wrocław’s new concert hall, the National Forum of Music in 2015, it became the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic. The impressive architectural design by Kuryłowicz&Associates and praised acoustics and theatre design by Artec (now Arup) have allowed to create for the orchestra a unique home, in which during the first two seasons NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic has performed for a public of almost 100.000 people.

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Projects

As a principal resident ensemble of the National Forum of Music, the orchestra participates in a huge range of projects each season, including subscription concerts, educational programmes, open air performances and recording sessions. The orchestra’s involvement in educational activities does not only focus on concerts for school children and youth, but also extends to collaborations with the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, as well as participating in the NFM own programmes: Orchestral Academy and Choral Academy. Thanks to its collaborations with festivals presented by the National Forum of Music, such as Jazztopad and Musica Electronica Nova, the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic enjoys regular collaborations with some leading avant garde and jazz artists. In the last seasons these included John Zorn, Wynton Marsalis with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Terje Rypdal. A CD featuring the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic’s concert with Terje Rypdal was released on the prestigious ECM label.

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Worldwide

The orchestra enjoyed a long collaboration with Jacek Kaspszyk, who, during his seven-year tenure as principal conductor and artistic director (2006–2013) contributed greatly to the ensemble’s development. Subsequently, between 2013-2016, the orchestra worked with Benjamin Shwartz, with whom the ensemble has begun a recording series dedicated to the work of Polish contemporary composers. The first disc with the symphonic works of Paweł Mykietyn was released in the spring of 2017. Together with Benjamin Shwartz, the orchestra also performed a season accompanying the celebrations of European Capital of Culture, which Wroclaw was during the year 2016. Well known for its commitment to presenting the 20th- and 21st -century symphonic repertoire, the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic regularly performs works commissioned by and for the National Forum of Music. Within the subscription series, in 2017 the orchestra has performed new works by Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil, Elżbieta Sikora and Jan Duszyński. The NFM Wrocław Philharmonic is currently recording the complete works of its patron, Witold Lutosławski – Opera Omnia, for the CD Accord label. A recording of Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk won a Fryderyk award of the Polish Phonographic Academy in 2011; this was followed in 2013 with Symphony No. 1 and the Concerto for Orchestra, conducted by the acclaimed Stanisław Skrowaczewski. The Orchestra regularly performs in prominent venues in Poland as well as touring Europe and the USA.

Orchestra line-up

1st violins

Radosław Pujanek (1st concertmaster), Marcin Danilewski (concertmaster), Andrzej Woźnica (honorary concertmaster), Karolina Bartoszek, Dariusz Blicharski, Bartosz Bober, Dorota Bobrowicz, Elżbieta Bolsewicz, Maria Brzuchowska, Ewa Dragon, Beata Dziekańska, Jowita Kłopocka, Lilianna Koman-Blicharska, Malwina Kotz, Danuta Kulisz, Sylwia Puchalska, Beata Solnicka, Dorota Tokarek, Anna Undak

2nd violins

Wojciech Hazuka (concertmaster), Tomasz Bolsewicz, Wioletta Porębska, Tomasz Kwieciński, Wojciech Bolsewicz, Zuzanna Dudzic-Karkulowska, Alicja Iwanowicz, Krzysztof Iwanowicz, Marzanna Kałużny, Małgorzata Kosendiak, Ewa Kowol-Stencel, Anita Koźlak, Andrzej Michna, Dorota.Stawinoga-Morawiec, Marzena Wojsa

violas

Artur Tokarek, Artur Rozmysłowicz, Bożena Nawojska, Magdalena Dobosz, Paweł Brzychcy, Bogusława Dmochowska, Marlena Grodzicka-Myślak, Ewa Hofman, Michał Mazur, Jolanta Mielus, Aleksandra Wiśniewska, Aleksandra Urbańska

cellos

Maciej Młodawski (1st concertmaster), Maciej Kłopocki (concertmaster), Wojciech Fudala (deputy concertmaster), Jan Skopowski, Sylwia Matuszyńska, Ewa Dymek-Kuś, Lidia Broszkiewicz, Radosław Gruba, Anna Korecka, Dorota Kosendiak, Robert Stencel, Miłosz Drogowski

double basses

Janusz Musiał (concertmaster), Damian Kalla, Krzysztof Królicki, Czesław Kurtok, Jacek Sosna, Jan Galik, Marek Politański, Paulina Rosłaniec, Albert Śliwiński, Paweł Prucnal

flutes

Jan Krzeszowiec, Ewa Mizerska, Małgorzata Świętoń, Henryk Rymarczuk, Monika Konstantynowicz (substitution)

oboes

Wojciech Merena, Justyna Stanek, Waldemar Korpak

cor anglais, oboe

Stefan Małek

clarinets

Maciej Dobosz, Jan Tatarczyk, Mariola Molczyk, Michał Siciński, Arkadiusz Kwieciński

bassoons

Katarzyna Zdybel-Nam, Alicja Kieruzalska, Józef Czichy, Bernard Mulik

horns

Mateusz Feliński, Adam Wolny, Łukasz Łacny, Czesław Czopka, Jan Grela, Robert Wasik

trumpets

Aleksander Kobus, Piotr Bugaj, Aleksander Zalewski, Paweł Spychała, Justyna Maliczowska

trombones

Eloy Panizo-Padron, Paweł Maliczowski, Wojciech Nycz, Mariusz Syrowatko

tuba

Piotr Kosiński

percussion

Miłosz Rutkowski, Aleksandra Gołaj, Krystyna Wojciechowska, Adrian Schmid, Camille Bialas

timpani

Diego Yañez Busto

harp

Malwina Lipiec-Rozmysłowicz

saxophone

Władysław Kosendiak (associate)

fortepian

Alina Wojtowicz (associate)

personnel manager

Jacek Sosna

librarians

Zbigniew Wasik, Andrzej Michna

Contact

Natalia Klingbajl

Manager of NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, International Cooperations and Artistic Planning

phone: + 48 71 715 97 90

mobile: + 48 517 818 321

natalia.klingbajl@nfm.wroclaw.pl

Dorota Żak

Coordinator of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Artistic Activities

phone: + 48 71 715 97 28

mobile: +48 607 834 381

dorota.zak@nfm.wroclaw.pl

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Wdrożenie e-usług w Filharmonii im. Witolda Lutosławskiego we Wrocławiu - etap 2 współfinansowany jest przez Unię Europejską ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego w ramach Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego dla województwa dolnośląskiego na lata 2007 - 2013 oś priorytetowa 6. Wykorzystanie i promocja potencjału turystycznego o kulturalnego Dolnego Śląska (Turystyka i Kultura), działanie 6.5. Działania wspierające infrastrukturę turystyczną i kulturową.