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Sinfonia Varsovia in the \u201cEfekt Chopina\u201d educational programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little Basil has set off on a musical tour of Poland together with Frycek, and joining them on the journey are musicians associated with Sinfonia Varsovia.<\/p>\n

Sinfonia Varsovia has joined \u201cEfekt Chopina\u201d, a nationwide educational programme run by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, with the concert \u201cHow to Become a Composer, or Little Basil Visits Frycek\u201d. This is the next chapter in the friendship between Little Basil, the musical dragon, and young Fryderyk, which began on 8 June 2025 with a family concert marking Children\u2019s Day in \u017belazowa Wola.<\/p>\n

What does it mean to be a composer \u2013 and could a dragon become one too? Together with the children, Little Basil, a friendly descendant of the legendary Warsaw basilisk, and Frycek \u2013 a character representing Chopin as a child \u2013 try to answer this question. Frycek talks about how he has been inventing music since he was very young, while Little Basil encourages the youngest listeners to listen attentively to the sounds of the world around them. The children discover the sound of the flute, violin, cello and piano, and realise that composing begins with listening \u2013 and can be enormous fun. The concert is aimed at children aged 5\u20139.<\/p>\n

Responsibility for the musical side of the event lies with a seven-strong ensemble associated with Sinfonia Varsovia and the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy:
\nAgnieszka Zdebska \u2013 violin (Sinfonia Varsovia)
\nMichalina Barcikowska \u2013 flute (graduate of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy)
\nWojciech Bafeltowski \u2013 cello (graduate of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy)
\nTomasz Paw\u0142owski \u2013 piano<\/p>\n

The roles of Little Basil and Frycek are played by Aneta Jucejko-Pa\u0142\u0119cka and Wojciech Pa\u0142\u0119cki, while the scriptwriter and presenter of the concert is Malina Sarnowska.<\/p>\n

In autumn 2025 Little Basil and Frycek embarked on a musical tour of smaller \u2013 and very small \u2013 towns and villages across Poland. So far, the concert has been given in Szudzia\u0142owo, W\u0119gr\u00f3w, Libi\u0105\u017c, Czastary and Sieradz. Local reports consistently emphasise not only the enthusiasm of the young audience, but also the attendance figures \u2013 in Sieradz alone more than two hundred of the youngest listeners took part in the event. For many children, it was their first ever live encounter with a grand piano and string instruments.<\/p>\n

Particularly important here is the dimension of widening access to culture. The towns and villages taking part in the \u201cEfekt Chopina\u201d programme are scattered across Poland, and the groups of children who come to the concerts often have the opportunity to see a grand piano up close for the very first time. The Fryderyk Chopin Institute makes every effort to ensure that \u2013 wherever conditions allow \u2013 a grand piano is provided, and in locations where access is more logistically challenging, an upright piano is brought in instead. The concert with Frycek and Little Basil forms one of the educational strands of the programme run by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, in which Sinfonia Varsovia shares its experience of working with the youngest audiences.<\/p>\n

Little Basil\u2019s musical journey does not end there. In December 2025 the ensemble will visit further towns, including Ha\u017clach, Lelis and Pruszk\u00f3w, continuing to encourage children to listen, imagine and co-create music. We will be reporting on Little Basil and Frycek\u2019s further adventures within the \u201cEfekt Chopina\u201d programme on our website.<\/p>\n

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