The main motto of the festival remains the same: presenting music by composers with ties to our city: from the professors, to the middle generation, to the youngest composers and students. This year's installation of the event is held under the banner "Tradition in Contemporary Music". In the gesture of solidarity with Ukraine, the organisers decided to dedicate the inauguration concert to Ukrainian performers and composers.
Overall, during 8 concerts of the festival we will hear composers from Poland, the United Kingdom, Estonia, France, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Ukraine, and the USA, including 21 world premieres and 4 Polish premieres.
Saturday 23 April 2022, 7pm
Gallery of Polish 19th-century Art in Sukiennice
Opening of the 34th International Festival of Kraków Composers
Mariana Skrypa (Ukraine) – violin
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Jurek Dybał – conductor
Krystian Neścior Palimpsest for string orchestra (2022) *
Lubawa Sydorenko Octagon for string orchestra (2010) **
Igor Szczerbakow Warum? Chamber Symphony No. 5 for string orchestra (2002)
Zoltan Almashi Chamber Cantata for violin and string orchestra (2015) **
Krzysztof Penderecki Chaconne in memoria Giovanni Paolo II for string orchestra (2005)
* world premiere, main prize of the 5th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
** Polish premiere
Sunday 24 April 2022, noon
St Mary’s Church
Holy Mass for the intention of Cracovian and Ukrainian composers, musicologists and musicians
Wawel Cathedral Mixed Choir
Andrzej Korzeniowski – conductor
Introit: Mikołaj Zieleński (ok. 1550 – ok. 1616) Haec dies for mixed choir (ok. 1611)
Offertorium: Klaudia Rabiega (*1991) Ubi caritas for mixed choir (2020)
Communio: Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Ave verum for mixed choir i organy (1881)
Dismissal: Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743) Cantate Domino for mixed choir
Ordinaries: Klaudia Rabiega (*1991) Evening Mass for mixed choir (2018)
Sunday 24 April 2022, 7pm
Hevre
Electronic Cocktail
Concert of the Electroacoustic Music Studio of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Valeriia Datsiuk – vocal, live-electronics
Olga Demeter – live-electronics
Marco Iannucci – elektronics
GrupLab: Maciej Bieniawski, Marek Chołoniewski, Dominika Czachor, Jan Kucharski, Piotr Madej, Wojciech Skowronek
Pme22: Dominika Czachor, Sheng Jiong, Jan Kucharski, Katarzyna Słabuszewska, Gangwei Shao
WME22: Filip Baracz, Jakub Galica, Paweł Hajduk, Dawid Kopp, Jan Niezgoda
Marek Chołoniewski – realisation, project coordination
Jeremy Wexler Ognistych wici for fixed media (2022) * (led by Prof. Marek Chołoniewski)
Andrzej Ojczenasz O Tarantulach for fixed media (2022) * (led by Prof. Marek Chołoniewski)
Valeriia Datsiuk Archaic. Spring for vocal and 4-channel live-electronics (2022) * (led by Dr. Piotr Peszat)
Olga Demeter Untitled for drum call and 4-channel live-electronics (2022) * (led by Dr. Piotr Peszat)
Marco Iannucci I’ve missed you a lot / Bardzo się za Tobą stęskniłem for 8-channel audio playback (2022) * (led by Dr. Piotr Peszat)
Alexander Chokhonelidze Whispers of the Torn for fixed media (2022) * (led by Prof. Reso Kiknadze)
Bogusław Schaeffer Non stop for the ensemble (1960) PME22 Ensemble
WME22 … for the ensemble (2022) * (led by Prof. Marek Chołoniewski)
GrupLab Plejrek 323 for vocals, instruments, objects and electrionics (2022) * (led by Prof. Marek Chołoniewski)
Monday 25 April 2022, 7pm
Florianka Concert Hall
Silesian-Galician Mix
Kraków Wind Quintet:
Katarzyna Kurowska-Mleczko – flute
Marek Mleczko – oboe
Roman Widaszek – clarinet
Paweł Solecki – bassoon
Tadeusz Tomaszewski – horn
Featuring:
Łukasz Zimnik – flute / alto flute
Beata Bilińska – piano
Mikołaj Piotr Górecki Burlesca for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano (2018)
Toshio Hosokawa Ancient Voices – In memory of Wolfgang Schulz for wind quintet (2013) **
Maciej Zieliński Impressioni Concertante for wind quintet (2020)
Marek Stachowski Pezzo grazioso for wind quintet (1982)
Zbigniew Bargielski Fonoplasticon for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano (2016)
Tuesday 26 April 2022, 7pm
Florianka Concert Hall
Kraków Composing School
Barbara Borowicz – clarinet
Łukasz Nędza – saxophone
Damian Lipień – bassoon
Tomasz Stolarczyk – trombone
Justyna Piękoś – piano
Piotr Kędzierski – piano
Agnieszka Bugla – violin
Monika Młynarczyk – viola
Aleksandra Lignar – cello
Juliusz Łuciuk Capriccio for violin and piano (1956)
Adam Walaciński Canti notturni for saxophone and cello (2003)
Ewa Zuchowicz Spaces for clarinet, cello and piano (2018) *
Michał Gronowicz Quartetto a 2 ed a 3 for saxophone, bassoon, viola and cello (2022) *
Grzegorz Majka Sufczyn 99 for saxophone, trombone and cello (2022) *
Jarosław Płonka A ghost within for saxophone, piano, violin, viola and cello (2022) *
Wednesday 27 April 2022, 6pm
Florianka Concert Hall
Concert on the occassion of France’s presidency in the European Union and the 30th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen’s passing
Dominika Peszko – piano
Olivier Messiaen Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus for piano (1944)
Thursday 28 April 2022, 7pm
Academy of Music, Chamber Hall
Musical Tree
Dalbergia Duo:
Anna Rutkowska – percussion
Julianna Kamila Siedler-Smuga – percussion
Marta Ptaszyńska Scintilla for two marimbas (1984)
Artur Zagajewski Chanson – Solide pour 2 marimbas (2019)
Piotr Peszat Comforting music #2 for two marimbas, VR glasses, live electronics and video (2022) *
Tomasz Arnold Polonez for two marimbas (2021)
Paweł Malinowski w o l n o for two percussionists and electronic sounds (2022) *
Karol Osman Tryptyk for two marimbas and electronics (2022) *
Marta Śniady Wszystkie koty są czarne i tym podobne for two percussionists, audio playback and video (2022) *
Friday 29 April 2022, 7pm
Florianka Concert Hall
Musical Memories
Aschenbach Trio (England):
Laurence Cuttriss – clarinet
Anna Litvinenko – cello
Norman Jacobs – piano
Valentin Silvestrov Moments of Silence and Stillness for cello (2002)
Arvo Pärt Mozart-Adagio for clarinet, cello and piano (1992, rev. 2017)
Ann Callaway The Memory Palace for clarinet, cello and piano (2006) **
Robert Muczynski Fantasy Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Op. 26 (1969)
Marcel Chyrzyński Death in Venice for clarinet, cello and piano (2017)
Frederic Rzewski Rubinstein in Berlin for clarinet, cello and piano (2008, arr. N. Jacobs 2021)
Saturday 30 April 2022, 6pm
Florianka Concert Hall
Finale Concert of the 34th International Festival of Kraków Composers
Sepia Ensemble:
Paulina Graś-Łukaszewska – flute
Szymon Jóźwiak – clarinet
Wojciech Jeliński – trombone
Tomasz Sośniak – piano
Olga Winkowska, Ostap Mańko – violin
Kamil Babka – viola
Anna Szmatoła – cello
Damian Sobkowiak – double bass
Monika Kędziora Mulceo for flute, clarinet, piano, viola and cello (2016/2017)
Artur Kroschel Gestures for clarinet, piano and cello (2018)
Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska Rocking Music for two violins, viola, cello, flute and trombone (2018)
Katarzyna Taborowska Didaskalia for chamber ensemble (2022) *
Krzysztof Penderecki Duo concertante for violin and double bass (2010)
Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar Novelette for flute and piano (2006)
Wojciech Widłak Shortly on Line for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and double bass (2001)
Anna Zawadzka-Gołosz Escape of Landscape for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2022 – commission of the 34th International Festival of Kraków Composers) *
