MUSIC OF PASSION

We invite you to an evening full of drama, romantic elation and youthful joy of music. “Music of Passion” is a concert in which emotions take on different faces: from stormy conflict, through the lyrical depth of the cello, to the serene verve of a classical symphony.

The evening will begin with Ludwig van Beethoven's “Coriolan” Overture. This is one of the most dramatic works of the composer, in which tension, inner struggle and strength of the character of the title character are felt from the very first sounds. The concise form and powerful expression make the overture a superb opening for the concert.

The central point of the program will be the Cello Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann. The piece combines singleness, nostalgia and romantic fervor, and the solo part remains in constant dialogue with the orchestra. This music is intimate and full of inner warmth, in which the cello speaks in an almost human voice. The soloist will be Tomasz Daroch, Grand Prix winner of the Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition and winner of the Fryderyk Prize.

At the end, Franz Schubert's Fifth Symphony will be played. Composed by a nineteen-year-old artist, it features classic clarity, melodious melodies and natural lightness. It is music full of grace and optimism that allows you to breathe a sigh of relief from the emotions of the first part of the evening.

In this concert, passion has many faces: from the Beethoven drama, through the romantic lyricism of Schumann, to the luminous youth of Schubert. The Karol Namysłowski Symphony Orchestra in Zamość under the baton of Jacek Rogala will be accompanied by Tomasz Daroch.

REPERTOIRE:
Ludwig van Beethoven — Overture “Coriolan”
Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 5

CONTRACTORS:

Tomasz Daroch — cello
Karol Namysłowski Symphony Orchestra in Zamość
Jacek Rogala — conductor

DATE AND PLACE:
October 23, 2026, 7 p.m.
Column Hall in the Zamoyski Palace, entrance E, 1 Akademicka Street

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Tomasz Daroch — cello
He began learning to play the cello at the age of seven. In 2008 he graduated with honors from the Henryk Wieniawski General School of Music in Lodz in the class of Prof. Stanisław Firlej. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim and at the G. and K. Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, where he has been working as an assistant since 2013. He excelled in master classes with David Geringas, Frans Helmerson, Bernard Greenhouse and Claus Reichardt. At the age of fourteen, he made his debut with the Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with orchestras including Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Heidelberger Philharmoniker, Zagreb Soloists and Moscow Virtuosi, at festivals in Salzburg, Heidelberg and the Kremlin, under the baton of Cornelius Meister, Vladimir Spivakov, Jack Kaspszyk, Jerzy Maksymiuk and Krzysztof Urbański. He is the winner of the Grand Prix of the Lutosławski Cello Competition in Warsaw, the 2nd prize of the Pablo Casals Competition in Budapest and the winner of the International Instrumental Competition in Markneukirchen. In 2023 he received Fryderyk in the category “Album of the Year — Solo Recital” for the album “MONOLOGUE — Polish Songs for Solo Cello”. He performs with his sisters in the “Daroch Trio” and in the “Polish Cello Quartet”, and has recorded, among others, Lutosławski's Cello Concerto with the NFM Symphony Orchestra of the Wrocław Philharmonic conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk. Artist's website: www.tomaszdaroch.com.

Jacek Rogala — conductor
He graduated from the Academy of Music in Wrocław, where he graduated with distinction in composition in the class of Grażyna Pstrokonska-Nawratil (1990) and conducting in the class of Marek Pijarowski (1992). Since 2001 he has been the director of the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic in Kielce and the Świętokrzyskie Days of Music, Summer at the Philharmonic and the Film and Music Festival; in 2012 he inaugurated the activities of the Philharmonic in the new headquarters. He was an assistant conductor at the Wrocław Opera, a permanent guest conductor of Capella Bydgostiensis and an Artur Rodzinski scholarship holder at The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. He worked at Polish Radio, headed the Editorial Board of Contemporary Music Programme II, and from 2000 to 2007 he was president of the Polish Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM). His recordings of works by Paweł Mykietin and Tadeusz Wielecki won at the UNESCO International Composers' Tribune in Paris, and his album “3 for 13″ received two Fryderyk Awards in 2009. He is a professor at the Academy of Music in Łódź and head of the Department of Conducting, president of the Association of Polish Philharmonies, author of the book “Polish Music of the 20th Century” and a composer. Awarded with the bronze medal “Merited to Culture Gloria Artis” and the prize of the Association of Authors ZAiKS.