{"id":2717,"date":"2019-02-14T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinfoniavarsovia.org\/sinfonia-varsovia-celebrates-its-35th-birthday\/"},"modified":"2020-02-10T12:54:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T11:54:53","slug":"sinfonia-varsovia-celebrates-its-35th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinfoniavarsovia.org\/en\/sinfonia-varsovia-celebrates-its-35th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinfonia Varsovia Celebrates Its 35th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Teatr Wielki &#8211; the National Opera in Warsaw<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>23 March 2019, 6:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It was 35 years ago that one of the most famous violinists of the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century \u2013 Yehudi Menuhin \u2013 visited Poland for the first time. His visit inspired the formation of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, currently considered to be one of the best orchestras in Poland. To celebrate its anniversary, please join Sinfonia Varsovia in Teatr Wielki \u2013 the National Opera in a&nbsp;festive birthday concert on 23 March. The orchestra\u2019s musicians will be directed by no fewer than three conductors and the evening\u2019s programme consists of works associated with Orchestra\u2019s splendid history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the 35 years of its existence, Sinfonia Varsovia played nearly 4&nbsp;000 concerts all over the world. The Orchestra\u2019s discography boasts more than 300 releases. Sinfonia Varsovia works together with the greatest soloists and conductors in the world. For more than ten years, as a&nbsp;city cultural institution, it has also been involved in extensive educational and community activity in its home at 272 Grochowska Street. The repertoire of the concert on the occasion of the ensemble\u2019s 35<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary of its formation relates to the most important persons and events in Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The concert opens with<strong>&nbsp;Sinfonietta per archi<\/strong>, composed by&nbsp;<strong>Krzysztof Penderecki<\/strong>, Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s artistic director. The work bears a&nbsp;special dedication to the Orchestra. Its inclusion in the evening\u2019s programme is a&nbsp;reference to the Polish Chamber Orchestra, which was the cornerstone to Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s formation. Next in the programme is the overture to&nbsp;<strong>Gioacchino Rossini\u2019s L\u2019Italiana in Algeri&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 a&nbsp;work the ensemble performed many times under Menuhin\u2019s direction. Directing this work will be French harpsichordist and conductor&nbsp;<strong>Herv\u00e9 Niquet<\/strong>, who will also conduct the work to follow \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Paul Dukas\u2019 The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice<\/strong>. French music and&nbsp;cooperation with French&nbsp;artists occupies a&nbsp;significant position in the Orchestra\u2019s repertoire. Sinfonia Varsovia has been a&nbsp;continuous presence at major music festivals in France, including La Folle Journ\u00e9e and the La Roque d&#8217;Anth\u00e9ron Piano Festival for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>After the intermission, young American conductor&nbsp;<strong>Roderick Cox&nbsp;<\/strong>will take up the podium. Cox is last year\u2019s laureate of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, awarded by the American Solti Foundation. Cox will conduct classic works of American music \u2013&nbsp;<strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Essay for Orchestra&nbsp;<\/strong>Op. 17 by<strong>&nbsp;Samuel Barber<\/strong>&nbsp;and Symphonic Dances from&nbsp;<strong>Leonard Bernstein\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong>musical&nbsp;<strong>West Side Story.<\/strong>&nbsp;Then, we will hear&nbsp;<strong>Serge Prokofiev\u2019s Symphony No. 1 Op. 25 in D major&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201c<strong>Classical<\/strong>\u201d. One of Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s favourite works, it will be conducted by the much respected&nbsp;<strong>Marzena Diakun<\/strong>, laureate of, among others, the Polityka weekly\u2019s Passport award. She will also direct the last work in the programme of the concert \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Wojciech Kilar\u2019s Krzesany<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The concert will be hosted by two persons with exceptionally strong ties to the Orchestra. The first is&nbsp;<strong>Waldemar D\u0105browski<\/strong>, director of Teatr Wielki \u2013 the National Opera. It was at his invitation that Yehudi Menuhin visited Poland for the first time. The other is&nbsp;<strong>Janusz Marynowski<\/strong>, the Orchestra\u2019s veteran double bassist and director of the Orchestra for the past 15 years. Their stories will acquaint the audience with Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s colourful history and provide a&nbsp;glimpse of the ensemble\u2019s future plans. During the intermissions it will be possible to look at archival photographs of the Orchestra and illustrations and a&nbsp;mock-up of Sinfonia Varsovia\u2019s new home, including Poland\u2019s largest concert hall.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the concert are priced 30 \u2013 110 PLN and are available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/old.teatrwielki.pl\/bilety\/kalendarium\/koncert_urodzinowy_z_okazji_35-lecia_orkiestry_sinfonia_varsovia.html?kid=2818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">old.teatrwielki.pl\/bilety<\/a>&nbsp;and at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventim.pl\/bilety.html?affiliate=PLE&amp;doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&amp;fun=artist&amp;action=tickets&amp;erid=2391085&amp;includeOnlybookable=true&amp;xtmc=sinfonia_varsovia&amp;xtnp=1&amp;xtcr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eventim.pl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinfoniavarsovia.org\/en\/2019-03-23-birthday-concert.html\">Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teatr Wielki &#8211; the National Opera in Warsaw 23 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. It was 35 years ago that one of the most famous violinists of the 20th&nbsp;century \u2013 Yehudi Menuhin \u2013 visited Poland for the first time. 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