International Lutosławski Youth Orchestra at Gewandhaus Leipzig
sn. 24-08-2025, 20:00
Symphonic concert
Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany
Symphonic concert
Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany
This will be the debut of the International Lutosławski Youth Orchestra in the legendary, grand hall of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. After the ensemble's earlier successes in the Berlin Konzerthaus and the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, our young musicians will play on another, very prestigious stage. The orchestra will be conducted by maestro Przemysław Neumann, and the soloist will be the outstanding pianist – Aleksandra Świgut.
Guest performance of the orchestra at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig
“A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty” – the legendary mentor of musicians Nadia Boulanger once said. Indeed, the extraordinary relationship between master and disciple is one of the most important bonds in classical music, and it is this relationship that this concert explores. It was from Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous composition class that both Sergei Rachmaninoff and Witold Maliszewski emerged, and the latter became the venerated master of one of the greatest Polish composers of the 20th century – Witold Lutosławski.
From Rachmaninoff’s famous Symphonic Dances, through Maliszewski’s virtuoso Kuyavian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra to Lutosławski’s Little Suite – all these pieces also explore the theme of dance, which each of them approaches in a completely different way.
“A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty” – the legendary mentor of musicians Nadia Boulanger once said. Indeed, the extraordinary relationship between master and disciple is one of the most important bonds in classical music, and it is this relationship that this concert explores. It was from Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous composition class that both Sergei Rachmaninoff and Witold Maliszewski emerged, and the latter became the venerated master of one of the greatest Polish composers of the 20th century – Witold Lutosławski.
From Rachmaninoff’s famous Symphonic Dances, through Maliszewski’s virtuoso Kuyavian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra to Lutosławski’s Little Suite – all these pieces also explore the theme of dance, which each of them approaches in a completely different way.
