Alexandra Åšwigut
The Orava Quartet
and
Aleksandra Åšwigut
in Concert
Sat 04 Nov 2023 - Sun 12 Nov 2023
Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne
The Friends of Chopin Australia proudly presents the incredible talents of the home grown Orava Quartet and Polish pianist Aleksandra Åšwigut in a program of Chopin, Penderecki, and Kilar.
Performing in Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne as the inaugural Paderewski Tour 2023
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Tickets on sale from 11 September 2023
This tour commemorates the tour in Australia of Polish pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski in 1904, nearly 120 years ago. Paderewski was one of the foremost Chopin interpreters and champions, and edited a complete edition of Chopin's works. He was also Poland's Prime Minister, appointed in 1919, and was one of the signatories to the Treaty of Versailles. Paderewski's tour in Australia was greeted with tremendous public enthusiasm, and he played concerts in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Program
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Krzysztof Penderecki
String Quartet No.3
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Wojciech Kilar
Orava
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- Interval -
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Fryderyk Chopin:
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op. 11
*Concert duration approx 90mins
Orava Quartet
Aleksandra Åšwigut
Brisbane
Canberra
WHEN: Saturday 4 November
WHERE: The Old Museum (Brisbane)
TIME: 7pm
WHEN: Thursday 9 November
WHERE: The National Gallery of Australia
TIME: 7pm
Sydney
WHEN: Saturday 11 November
WHERE: Sydney Town Hall
TIME: 12pm
Melbourne
WHEN: Sunday 12 November
WHERE: Deakin Edge, Federation Square
TIME: 2pm and 3:15pm
FREE CONCERT
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MELBOURNE CONCERT UPDATE
Please be advised the Melbourne concert has been moved to Deakin Edge at Federation Square to be a part of the Polish Festival in Federation Square. The program will be in two sessions:
2pm to 2:45pm - Fryderyk Chopin - Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, and Wojciech Kilar - 'Orawa'
3:15pm to 4pm - Krzysztof Penderecki - String Quartet No.3, Fryderyk Chopin, solo piano pieces
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The concerts at Deakin Edge are FREE CONCERTS