Elizabeth and Krzysztof Pendereccy In Memoriam

Performers:
Musical Bridges Project
Sinfonietta Krakow
Gábor Boldoczki — trumpet
Joanna Ślusarczyk — conductor

Repertoire:
Krzysztof Penderecki — Adagio from Symphony No. 3
Joseph Haydn — Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Krzysztof Penderecki — III Sinfonietta Cards from an unwritten diary
***
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93

Gabor BOLDOCZKI

“Even a trumpet can sing bel canto... the purest bel canto, with dazzlingly refined treble, brought out by the Hungarian trumpeter Boldoczki”

Michael Dellith, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Gábor Boldoczki, who grew up in Kiskőrös, Hungary, is considered a unique talent among the trumpeters of his generation. The international press regularly praises him as a great virtuoso. A breakthrough in his career was winning the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in Munich and winning the first prize — Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris — at the III Maurice André International Competition.

He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna Symphony Orchestra, as well as with world-renowned chamber orchestras. He is a frequent visitor to the most important European music centers.

Gábor Boldoczki received the title of Doctor Liberalium Artium from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he is a professor of trumpet playing. He was also honoured with the Ferenc Liszt Honorary Award — the highest distinction awarded by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture in the field of music.

Gábor Boldoczki plays B&S instruments. Photo: Marco Borggreve

Joanna Natalia ŚLUSARCZYK — conductor, winner of international competitions, including 2nd place at La Maestra Competition, European Orchestras and French Philharmonic Awards in Paris; 1st place in London, 2nd place in Bucharest, 3rd place in Sofia and Special Mention in Portugal.

Winner of the award for Best Polish Conductor at the 11th G. Fitelberg International Conducting Competition in Katowice and the Main Prize at the Accademia Chigiana Festival in Italy.

Winner of the Corypheus Prize of Polish Music in the Discovery of the Year category, as well as the Peter Eötvös Mentoring Program in Budapest and the Conductor-Resident Program.

She has toured in the USA, UK, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Portugal, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Italy and Hungary. She has conducted concerts with the Orchestre de Paris, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestre Pasdeloup, Orchestre National Bordeaux, Orchestre National de Metz, Cannes, Lille, Opéra de Tours and numerous philharmonic orchestras in Poland.

Honored with the Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Scholarship of the City of Krakow, as well as the Main Prize of the Kraków County for outstanding achievements in the field of artistic creativity. photo: Jean-Baptiste Millot