Strings Festival Zielona Góra Oratory Concert — Final

Performers:

Magdalena Stefaniak - sopraan

Adrian Domarecki - tenorea

Adrian Janus — baritone

FZ Symphony Orchestra

FZ Choir

Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny - conductor

Martyna Kozanecka — choir preparation

Sławomir Kozłowski - conducting

Programa:

Magdalena Cynk — Requiem (premiere) - Compositional commissions

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The evening will be devoted to one of the most moving genres of vocal and instrumental music — Requiem. The highlight of the concert will be the premiere of a new work by Magdalena Cynk, created as part of the program “Composer's Orders” implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. This project supports the creation of new works by Polish composers, enriching the contemporary repertoire of artistic music. The composer draws on the timeless text of the Latin Mourning Mass to create a work that undertakes reflection on the passing, memory and hope. The traditional form of Requiem becomes a space for contemporary artistic expression, combining emotional depth with modern musical language. The resulting Requiem is a special work also because its history began earlier. The composer has already created a part of the cycle — Lacrimosa, the premiere of which was also held at the Zielona Góra Philharmonic.

The piece will be performed by outstanding soloists: Magdalena Stefaniak (soprano), Adrian Domarecki (tenor) and Adrian Janus (baritone). They will be accompanied by the FZ Symphony Orchestra and the FZ Choir, prepared by Martyna Kozanecka. The ensemble will be conducted by the esteemed conductor Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny, who has been associated with the most outstanding Polish choral and symphonic ensembles for years, specializing in vocal and instrumental repertoire.

Co-financed from the funds of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the program “Composer Orders”, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

SFZ — Strings Festival Zielona Góra

Strings Festival Zielona Góra is one of the most interesting string festivals in Poland, continuing the more than 30-year tradition of “Masters of Polish Violinistics”, during which eminent artists such as Wanda Wiłkomirska, Krzysztof Jakowicz and Bartłomiej Nizioł hosted on stage. Since 2024, the festival has been operating under a new name — Strings Festival Zielona Góra — emphasizing its international character. The upcoming edition will begin on October 2 with the concert “From the high C”. The performers will be: Tymoteusz Bies — piano, Marcin Markowicz — violin, Maciej Kułakowski — cello and FZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafał Janiak. The programme will include: Ludwig van Beethoven's Triple Concerto in C major for violin, cello and piano, Op. 56, and Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. “Crescendo na stryczki” is a concert scheduled for October 9, presenting a variety of sounds of string orchestra and virtuoso violin literature. Maria Machowska — violin — will perform together with the FZ Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Pablo Urbina. The program will include: Stanisław Moniuszko's String Quartet in D minor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, Edward Elgar's Serenade in E minor for Strings Op. 20 and Karol Szymanowski's 2nd Violin Concerto Op. 61. The concert will combine classical elegance, romantic lyrics and Polish music of the 20th century, exposing the beauty of the sound of string instruments. “Pink October” is the title of a unique concert that will take place on October 15. The soloist of the evening will be Robert Bachara, accompanied by the FZ String Orchestra. One of the most famous works of Baroque music — “Four Seasons” Op. 8 by Antonio Vivaldi — will sound, showing the beauty of nature and the variability of the seasons. The concert will be moderated by Agnieszka Trzeciakiewicz, journalist of Polish Radio and president of the Gabriela Kownacki Oncology Foundation, who will give a lecture “Onkostory”, using fragments of the author's unconventional conversations with patients, doctors, rehabilitators and psychologists facing oncological disease. The next installment of Strings Festival Zielona Góra will be the concert “Vivaldi vs Piazzolla”, showing a fascinating dialogue between Baroque music and contemporary tango. Robert Bachara and Tassilo Probst will perform at the concert on 16 October, accompanied by the FZ String Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Grzybowski. The concert will begin with the premiere of Ignacy Zalewski's work, and the dialogue will be accompanied by the famous series “Four Seasons” (“Le quattro stagioni”) by Antonio Vivaldi and “Seasons” (“Estaciones Porteñas”) by Astor Piazzolla. The concert will combine two musical images of the seasons, presenting a contrast between baroque elegance and the passionate world of Argentine tango. On October 23, in the concert entitled “Echo of memories”, the soloist will be the outstanding violinist Robert Kwiatkowski, who together with the FZ Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sergey Simakov will perform the Violin Concerto in A major KV 219 Wolfgang The Ganges of Amadeus Mozart. The program will also include Bedřich Smetana's symphonic poem “Vltava” and Franz Schubert's Seventh Symphony in B minor “Unfinished”. The final concert of Strings Festival Zielona Góra will be the Oratory Concert, scheduled for October 30. This solemn conclusion of the festival will bring together the forces of the orchestra, choir and soloists in the premiere of the new work. Magdalena Stefaniak — soprano, Adrian Domarecki — tenor and Adrian Janus — baritone, and they will be accompanied by the FZ Symphony Orchestra and the FZ Choir. The whole will be led by Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny. Choir preparation: Martyna Kozanecka. The program includes the premiere of Magdalena Cynk's “Requiem”, commissioned as part of the program “Composer's Orders”. On 21 and 22 November, in the “SFZ na bis” series, there will be exceptional concerts with the participation of the finalist of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, accompanied by the FZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maciej Kotarba. The program will include Witold Maliszewski's “Legend” Op. 31 full of lyricism and Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto I in F minor op. 14 — one of the most outstanding works of Polish violin literature, which is a true test of the virtuosity and musical maturity of the soloist. As part of the SFZ Festival, 8 concerts are planned.