During the Musical Meetings, every music lover will find something for themselves. The Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra, together with Bomsori Kim, will interpret the classics of Polish music: G. Bacewicz, W. Lutosławski and K. Szymanowski. The NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra will discover a forgotten pieceby W. Kilar and perform one of the newest works dedicated to K. Penderecki by Z. Krauze – the doyen of Polish composition, who will sit at the piano himself. LutosAir Quintet will refer to the legacy of Polish neoclassicists (J. Świder) and point to more progressive tendencies in the latest music (M. Stachowski), and Lutosławski Quartet will present a panorama of outstanding string quartets from S. Moniuszko to A. Krzanowski and P. Mykietyn.

The NFM Choir will perform works inspired by Polish poetry, the tradition of sacred music and folk art. NFM children’s choirs will present the much-loved compositions of H.M. Górecki and R. Twardowski, and the Melomana Choir will sing songs by Z. Wodecki, reminding us that everything begins with Bach. There will be no shortage of music by women from Wrocław – A. Zubel’s piece, which uses technological innovations, and G. Pstrokońska-Nawratil’s work, which refers to the beauty of nature, dialogue with the themes taken up by other artists: H. Kulenty, M. Ptaszyńska, E. Sikora and J. Wnuk-Nazarowa.

Such a multidimensional mosaic celebration of the combined jubilees of the 80th anniversary of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic and the PWM Edition, in terms of art and repertoire, is only possible in the building of the Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music in Wrocław, which is already 10 years old!

Olga Humeńczyk and Daniel Cichy
together with NFM and PWM Teams