Festival of the 100th Anniversary of ZKP | Concert of the Warsaw Branch 🎵 Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:00 PM 📍 Fryderyk Chopin University of Music Concert Hall, Okólnik 2, Warsaw The Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża, conducted by Jan Miłosz Zarzycki, together with soloists, will present works by composers of the Warsaw Branch of ZKP in the Concert Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music on November 8. FREE ENTRY "Currently, the Warsaw Branch has 132 members, including 54 composers and 78 musicologists. For the 100th anniversary concert, we inevitably had to make some choices, certainly not perfect. It was decided to present 18 composers who have distinguished themselves through their work for the Branch, serving as Board members or supporting its activities. Due to time constraints, the program includes only short compositions or fragments proposed by the composers," invites Sławomir Czarnecki, President of the Warsaw Branch. In the first part of the concert, string orchestra compositions by Weronika Ratusińska, Maciej Zieliński, Edward Sielicki, Piotr Moss, Miłosz Bembinow, and Sławomir Czarnecki himself will be performed. The second part features solo and chamber music performed by outstanding Warsaw artists specializing in contemporary works: Dorota Całek (soprano), Piotr Hausenplas (cello), Antoni Lichomanow (piano), Robert Morawski (piano), and Artur Pachlewski (clarinet). Their interpretations will include compositions by Zygmunt Krauze, Krzysztof Baculewski, Jan Oleszkowicz, Jerzy Kornowicz, Aleksander Kościów, Zbigniew Bagiński, Artur Cieślak, Władysław Słowiński, Sławomir Zamuszko, Filip Matuszewski, and Romuald Twardowski. We will also witness the WORLD PREMIERE of "Kantylena" by Jarosław Siwiński for cello and piano. Festival program - on the website: https://100latzkp.org.pl/wydarzenia.php The event is co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance, co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the City of Warsaw, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The event is co-organized by Program 2 of Polish Radio. Partners: - ZAiKS Authors' Association - National Philharmonic - Fryderyk Chopin University of Music - Polish Music Publishing House Media patronage: - Program 2 of Polish Radio - Presto Publishing - Waw4Free - "Wolna sobota" - "NaM!" - naszemiasto.pl Editorial cooperation: Polish Music Information Center POLMIC Performers: - Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża - Jan Miłosz Zarzycki - conductor - Dorota Całek – soprano - Piotr Hausenplas – cello - Antoni Lichomanow – piano - Robert Morawski – piano - Artur Pachlewski – clarinet Program: - Weronika Ratusińska – Sinfonietta for strings, part I (2009) - Maciej Zieliński – Shining II for string orchestra (2006) - Sławomir Czarnecki – Venedian concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, part I Moderato (2022) - Edward Sielicki – Mazurkas for string orchestra – no. 1, 2, and 5 (2016) - Piotr Moss – Variations sur un thème de Mozart for string orchestra (2018) - Miłosz Bembinow – Little Fantasy for string orchestra (2003) //intermission - Zygmunt Krauze – Five pieces for piano (1958) - Krzysztof Baculewski – Etude No. 5 in E and Etude No. 9 in A-flat (2006) - Jan Oleszkowicz – Quasi una sonata part II Quasi una romanza for piano (2021) - Jerzy Kornowicz – Purple Ribbon – in the grip of a waltz for piano (2002) - Aleksander Kościów – Nenia for clarinet and piano (2002) - Zbigniew Bagiński – Solo V for clarinet (2001) - Jarosław Siwiński – Cantilena for cello and piano (2025, world premiere) - Artur Cieślak – Cellofonia for solo cello (2014, 2017) - Władysław Słowiński – Definitions – song for soprano and cello (1989) - Sławomir Zamuszko – Als die Nazis for solo soprano (2022) - Filip Matuszewski – Desires for soprano and piano (2023) - Romuald Twardowski – Dilectus meus for soprano and piano (1994)
