We invite you to the concert premiere of the album 'Music of David Eisenstadt,' performed by organist specializing in Polish-Jewish musical themes Jakub Stefek, tenor Wojciech Parchem, conductor Lilianna Krych, nominated for the Paszport Polityki, and the vocal ensemble Match Match Ensemble.

The music of composer Dawid Ajzensztadt – choirmaster of the Great Synagogue on Tłomackie – will be released on vinyl for the first time in the history of phonography, recorded with our museum.

November 17, 2024 (Sunday), 7:00 PM
🏢 main hall of the POLIN Museum
💸 tickets: 30 PLN

Dawid Ajzensztadt was born in 1890 in Nasielsk. At the age of 31, he became the director of the choir of the Great Synagogue on Tłomackie. This most magnificent Jewish choir of its time consisted of about 80 boys aged 9 to 13, singing soprano and alto, as well as about 20 adult men – tenors, baritones, and basses. In addition to liturgies, they enhanced many concerts with secular music and prepared recordings for Polish Radio. In the Great Synagogue, the choir sang accompanied by a fisharmonia, although many sources also mention the delightful sound of the organs.

The most famous activity of Ajzensztadt in the field of popularizing Jewish music was the annual concerts, which attracted the entire musical community of Warsaw, led by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Over the years, they were hailed as the greatest achievement of vocal art in Poland. Ajzensztadt's career and the history of the Great Synagogue Choir were interrupted by World War II. The tradition of choral and organ Jewish music in Poland was broken. After 80 years, the music of Dawid Ajzensztadt returns to Warsaw.

Performers:
🎹 Jakub Stefek – fisharmonia
👨‍🎤 Wojciech Parchem – tenor
🙌 Lilianna Krych – conductor.
👫 Match Match Ensemble – choir consisting of:
Sopranos:
👩‍🎤 Aleksandra Drogosz-Szymańska
👩‍🎤 Konstancja Molewska
👩‍🎤 Maria Złotek
👩‍🎤 Adrianna Żołnierczuk-Malec.
Altos:
👩‍🎤 Małgorzata Bartkowska
👩‍🎤 Ewa Kijewska
👩‍🎤 Marzena Lewandowska
👩‍🎤 Marta Schnura.
Tenors:
🧑‍🎤 Andrzej Klepacki
🧑‍🎤 Paweł Kowalewski
🧑‍🎤 Jakub Prasał
🧑‍🎤 Aleksander Słojewski.
Basses:
🧑‍🎤 Michał Kijewski
🧑‍🎤 Michał Malec.
💿 The recording of the album was made at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN in Warsaw in 2024.
🇵🇱 The release of the album 'Music of David Eisenstadt' was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, as part of the 'Musical Trace' program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
🇪🇺 The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Recovery and Resilience Facility as part of the National Recovery Plan #NextGenerationEU #BenefitsForYou #EuropeanFunds
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