2018 GUIDE TO FESTIVALS

 
The International Music Festival
The International Music Festival
"Chopin and his Europe"
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL
One important strand to the festival programme is historical performance - presenting works as they were originally heard, on period pianos in the possession of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute; Beyond this, what remains key to the concept of Chopin and His Europe are top-class performances of Polish music
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
International Music Festival: Chopin and His Europe. "From Chopin to Paderewski."
Opera, oratoria, symphonic, and chamber concerts; recitals; grand masterpieces of classical music; both Polish and World repertoire; outstanding performances; world premieres. 50 concerts, 500 musicians.
Legendary soloists, i.e. winners of Chopin piano competitions: Kevin Kenner, Yulianna Avdeeva, Dang Thai Son, Garrick Ohlsson, Seong-Jin Cho, Charles Richard-Hamelin, Alexei Lubimov, Makoto Ozone, Nelson Freire, Olli Mustonen, Jan Lisiecki, Leif Ove Andsnes, Nelson Goerner, Krzysztof Jablonski, Marc-André Hamelin, Benjamin Grosvenor, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Yaara Tal, Christoph Prégardien, Tomasz Konieczny, Aleksandra Kurzak, Alena Baeva, Gidon Kremer, Renaud Capuçon, Fabio Biondi, Andrzej Bauer Ensembles: Collegium 1704 / Vaclav Luks, Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi, Concerto Köln, Orkiestra Historyczna {OH!}, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Ed Gardner, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Grzegorz Nowak, Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev, Sinfonia Varsovia / Jacek Kaspszyk, Florencio Junior, European Youth Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra / Agnieszka Duczmal, Apollon Musagete, Quatuor Mosaiques, Kremerata Baltica, Ensemble Dialoghi.
LOCATION
Warsaw, Poland
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DATES
Sept 10 - Sept 30, 2018
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Stanislaw Leszczynski
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $100
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +48 22 4416 193
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