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The world premiere of new compositions of Paweł Mykietyn and Zbigniew Bargielski
2002-11-05
On November 6 at the aula of Mozarteum in Salzburg the Polish and Austrian artists will introduce the world premiere of Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra written by Paweł Mykietyn who belongs to the youngest generation of Polish composers related with PWM.
At the first part of the concert Elżbieta Chojnacka will introduce Paweł Mykietyn's Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra as well as Burning crystal composed by Zbigniew Bargielski (the Polish composer living in Austria). At the second part of the concert Chojnacka and Ősterreichisches Ensemble fűr Neue Musik, conducted by Wojciech Michniewski, will perform famous works written by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki including: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings and Kleines Requiem fűr eine Polka.
Chojnacka is one of the most famous harpsichordists in the world. She is highly appreciated as a performer of contemporary music.
Paweł Mykietyn was born in Oława in 1971. He studied composition with Włodzimierz Kotoński at the Music Academy in Warsaw (diploma in 1997). He made his 'Warsaw Autumn' debut at the age of 22, with La Strada. In 1995, his Polish Radio commission - 3 for 13 - was first placed in the under 30-category at the International Composers' Rostrum in Paris. In the same year, he received a 'Warsaw Autumn' commission (Eine kleine Herbstmusik featured in the programme of the 1995 event).
The following year his Polish Radio commission, Epiphora, won First Award in the category of young composers at the 4th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music in Amsterdam; in addition, it won one of the four nominations in the general category. Mykietyn is founder of, and clarinettist in, the 'Nonstrom' Ensemble which specializes in the performance of contemporary music.
The concert is organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw as an event of "Polish Year in Austria".
On the photo: Paweł Mykietyn
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