Wlodek Pawlik's Moniuszko Symphonic Jazz Project at Podlasie Philharmonic Concert Hall

Stanisław Moniuszko (1819 - 1872) is, after Frederic Chopin, the greatest Polish composer of the Romantic period, universally considered a father of Polish opera. During the Partitions of Poland in the 19th century his Home Songbooks, as well as the operas, such as „Halka” and „Haunted Manor”, served as an important impetus in the fight for the restoration of the nation’s independence. Many of his songs and operatic arias became popular among many generations of Poles to come.

Włodek Pawlik – jazz pianist and composer – the only Polish winner of a Grammy Award in a jazz category, enchanted by the beauty of Moniuszko’s melodies, created their new, instrumental sound....

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Stanisław Moniuszko (1819 - 1872) is, after Frederic Chopin, the greatest Polish composer of the Romantic period, universally considered a father of Polish opera. During the Partitions of Poland in the 19th century his Home Songbooks, as well as the operas, such as „Halka” and „Haunted Manor”, served as an important impetus in the fight for the restoration of the nation’s independence. Many of his songs and operatic arias became popular among many generations of Poles to come.

Włodek Pawlik – jazz pianist and composer – the only Polish winner of a Grammy Award in a jazz category, enchanted by the beauty of Moniuszko’s melodies, created their new, instrumental sound.

Aside from the jazzy renditions of works by Moniuszko, the musicians added a piece by Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860 – 1941) into the programme, namely the Nocturne in B minor, performed by the jazz trio. May this piece remind us of the splendid figure of that Great Pole, pianist, composer and the first Prime Minister of the reborn Second Polish Republic, who gained a huge popularity in the American continent as one of the greatest virtuosos of the 20th century.

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