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Glasgow

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Naked Opera Co

Approved

Napier City

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Napier Civic Choir

Italy

Naples Theatre Foundation - Bellini Theatre

Guayaquil

Ecuador

Napoli Opera

Warsaw

Poland

Narodowe Centrum Kultury

The Chopin and His Europe Festival will open with three great artists of Polish Romanticism: Chopin, Mickiewicz and Moniuszko. At the beginning, we will listen to Widma by Stanisław Moniuszko, a cantata which is a musical version of the second part of Dziady. It is a very clear gesture towards this epoch – special for our culture and celebrated this year. The work, created in the mid-19th century, is an example of the fascination with the text by Mickiewicz, an essence of the Polish interpretation of Romanticism, its realisation in non-existing, but vivid national identity of Poles – both in Polish lands and in exile. It exemplifies force and longing, it brings mystery and an element of mysticism, originating from traditional ritualism. But primarily, Widma, telling a story of one of the iconic texts of Polish literature (and at the same time one of the most distinctive Polish Romantic texts) with great music, is a priceless treasure of Polish cultural heritage. In August 2022 this work will be performed, together with another cantata by Moniuszko, Nijoła, under the baton of Fabio Biondi, who – fascinated by this composition – is shocked how Moniuszko remains a Great Underappreciated artist on stages and in concert halls of Europe and the world. After enthusiastic reception of operas, he will perform and record Widma and Nijoła with the soloists, Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir and Europa Galante orchestra.

There will be much more Moniuszko in the festival programme: we have planned two concerts with his songs, performed by Olga Pasiecznik with Ewa Pobłocka, Mariusz Godlewski with Radosław Kurek (both as part of the promotion of The Institute’s new records) and Dorothee Mields with Tobias Koch; a very interesting element connected with Moniuszko will be also present in the programme of the concerts by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performing the Overture to Paria, and Sinfonia Varsovia, which is going to perform Moniuszko’s Pearls by Zygmunt Noskowski, i.e. symphonic orchestrations of Moniuszko’s songs.

    The programme axis of the Festival is traditionally based on Chopin’s music, whose work is the essence of the phenomenon of Polish Romanticism, emotionally being part of it. His works will be performed by outstanding pianists and great ensembles, on contemporary and historical instruments; there will be fascinating contexts as well. Etudes and nocturnes will be interpreted by Jan Lisiecki, preludes – Aimi Kobayashi, Bruce Liu will play the recital with the ‘La ci darem la mano’ Variations, which were enthusiastically reviewed at the Competition and – together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton Vasily Petrenko – Concerto in F minor, so not the one he performed at the Competition. The Concerto in F minor will be played by Kate Liu, but also… for the first time in the version for guitar, by Mateusz Kowalski and Collegium 1704 with Vaclav Luks. Cyprien Katsaris will present works by friends and pupil of Chopin’s together with extensive fragments of Don Giovanni by Mozart arranged by Bizet, recorded in a complete version for The Institute. We will also hear – performed by the Orchestra of the Polish National Philharmonic under the direction of Andrzej Boreyko – Fuego Fatuo by de Falla, the work for the stage entirely based on orchestrated music by Chopin. The piano concerto by Andrzej Panufnik will find a new interpretation by Alexander Gadjiev. The Beethoven Academy Orchestra under Jean-Luc Tingaud will perform works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Cesar Franck and Feliks Nowowiejski. And these are only selected fragments of the rich programme… 

Undoubtedly, everyone – the audience as well as we, the organisers – is waiting for the performances of the most interesting personalities of last year’s Chopin Competition, the new elite of world pianism. In addition to the already mentioned winner Bruce Liu, Alexander Gadjiev and Aimi Kobayashi, there will be performances by Kyohei Sorita, Martin Garcia Garcia, Leonora Armellini, Jakub Kuszlik and J J Jun Li Bui – all with highly interesting programmes, featuring, in addition to Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Rameau, Liszt... We will also welcome the 2010 winner, Yulianna Avdeeva, and talented Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton. Alim Beisembayev, the winner of last year’s piano competition in Leeds, will also perform – for the first time at the Festival.

Other highlights of the Festival will certainly be the concerts by Maria Joao Pires (with the Basel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Trevor Pinnock) and the European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and Francesco Piemontesi as well as performances by the Belcea Quartet (together and separately) and the Apollon Musagète Quartet...

    The magical world of authentic sound and ‘historically informed’ musical interpretation will be brought to us this year by pianists Kristian Bezuidenhout, Tobias Koch, Dmitry Ablogin, Tomasz Ritter, Aleksandra Świgut, clarinetists long associated with the Festival: Lorenzo Coppola and Eric Hoeprich as well as violinists Alena Baeva and Chouchane Siranossian. Internationally renowned orchestras will play: our leading ensemble of historical performance, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, Europa Galante, Collegium 1704 and – in a very special way – the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, which has accompanied the Festival since its first edition. We will hear Henryk Wieniawski’s Concerto in F-sharp minor and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major in its original version, with Jan Lisiecki sitting at the historic piano for the first time.

And a few words about Polish music, especially one that is still little recognised, the best presentation of which is always our mission and a privilege at the same time. This year, the programme will focus on Polish Romanticism: Józef Władysław Krogulski’s Miserere (Collegium 1704), Karol Kurpiński’s Clarinet Concerto (reconstructed in a different way than last year, this time interpreted by Eric Hoeprich and The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century), August Fryderyk Duranowski’s Violin Concerto and Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński’s Duo for Clarinet and Piano. There will also be Romantic music from Germany (Winterreise with Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes), France (Gounod and Franck, whose 200th bitth anniversary is celebrated this year), the Czech Republic (Reicha, Dvorak), Scandinavia (Sibelius) and England (Elgar).

As part of this year’s edition of the Festival, over 30 concerts are planned to take place in the most important halls of Warsaw. We hope that this time the pandemic will not limit the number of the viewers and listeners that we can invite for the events. Regardless, most of the concerts will be streamed and broadcast by Channel 2 of Polish Radio.

Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina

Nashville

United States

Nashville Opera is a vibrant, thriving, fiscally sound company whose exceptional and innovative productions, programs and events, are supported by a passionately dedicated opera community, and regularly achieves local and national recognition for excellence.

Nashville Opera

Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Moscow

Russia

Natalia Sats Moscow Children's Musical Theatre

Ottawa

Canada

National Arts Centre

York

National Centre for Early Music

Beijing

China

A pearl on the water, a post-modern styled building, and one of the best art organizations in China. Visiting hours: 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday.

National Centre for the Performing Arts

Yerevan

Armenia

NCCM
Armenia traditionally is considered a country of rich chamber music heritage and potential. 

Since 2011 National Centre of chamber music organized the promotion of the performing art of chamber music. It communicates community with national and worldwide classical and modern musical works.

The music center presents the best Armenian representatives of chamber music.

National  chamber  orchestra  of Armenia artistic  director   and   principal  conductor  Vahan  Mardirossian

National  chamber  choir  of  Armenia  artistic  director   and   principal  conductor Robert  Mlkeyan

"Tagharan"  ancient music ensemble  artistic  director   and  conductor Sedrak  Yerkanyan

Yerevan  state chamber  choir   choirmaster Christina Voskanyan

"Hover"  state  chamber  choir choirmaster Sona  Hovhannisyan

NCCM, remaining faithful to its mission, collaborates with various groups and performers of chamber music and implements collaborative projects.

With the support of NCCM, the Chamber House regularly hold organ concerts.

National centre of chamber music

Bucharest

Romania

The National Chamber Choir "Madrigal - Marin Constantin" is an emblem of Romanian and universal musical life. Since its foundation in 1963 by the conductor Marin Constantin (1925-2011), the Madrigal Choir has performed thousands of concerts to worldwide acclaim, establishing itself as a true "country brand". It is one of the world's leading exponents of choral chamber music, with a repertoire that focuses on the European Renaissance, Byzantine music and contemporary Romanian and world music. In November 2016, the National Chamber Choir "Madrigal - Marin Constantin" was officially recognized as an Ambassador of Freedom, Hope and Peace, receiving the "Jean Nussbaum and Eleanor Roosevelt" award at the United Nations Palace in Geneva, during the Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security. In 2024, Madrigal celebrates 61 years of uninterrupted activity, being one of the longest running choral ensembles.

National Chamber Choir „Madrigal - Marin Constantin"

Dublin

Ireland

With weekly performances by the National Symphony Orchestra - and a programme ranging from classic operas and magical musicals to contemporary Irish folk, the National Concert Hall is a thriving venue catering for all musical tastes.

National Concert Hall

Wrocław

The National Forum of Music (Narodowe Forum Muzyki) is a music venue located in Wrocław, Poland. It was completed in 2015 and houses a large concert hall with 1800 seats and three chamber halls (from 250–450 seats) and is home to many major ensembles and festivals in Wrocław. The postmodern building of the National Forum of Music (NFM) was designed by APA Kuryłowicz & Associates. It is one of the largest and most modern music venues in Poland.

National Forum of Music

Halifax

Founded in 1995 to perform at the G&S Festival in Buxton, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company are renowned for producing simply the very best G&S to be seen anywhere in the world. This year they will perform four brand new productions during the festival in Buxton and then continue their season in the Harrogate Royal Hall over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company

Sydney City

Australia

National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

Kaohsiung City

Taiwan

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Ostrava

Czech Republic

The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre with a seat in Ostrava is the biggest and oldest professional theatre in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic and at the same time the biggest cultural institution established by the Statutory City of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is a noticeable centre of the cultural, spiritual, intellectual, and social life of citizens of Ostrava and its wide surroundings. It is the only theatre in Moravia that has four artistic companies—opera, drama, musical, and ballet—that regularly perform on three permanent scenes—at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre (with a seating capacity of 517), Jiří Myron Theatre (seating capacity of 623), and the chamber Theatre "12“(seating capacity of 60). The theatre presents 16–19 premieres and performs almost 500 performances each year. The widely approached ambitious dramaturgy of all four artistic companies is affected by the intention to address the widest possible audience of all generations and interests. This may be evident from the dramaturgy that contains pieces of the classical Czech and world repertoire, innovative and contemporary works, experimental performances, and cross-genre projects. Thanks to its quality, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre belongs to the top of the Czech theatre art. This has been confirmed not only by awards received at theatre festivals but also by the interest of home and foreign performers, choreographers, and soloists who perform in our theatre as guests.

National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

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National Centre for Early Music	York, United Kingdom	CompanyView profile
National Centre for the Performing Arts	Beijing, China	CompanyView profile
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National Chamber Choir „Madrigal - Marin Constantin"	Bucharest, Romania	CompanyView profile
National Concert Hall	Dublin, Ireland	CompanyView profile
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National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company	Halifax, United Kingdom	CompanyView profile
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)	Sydney City, Australia	CompanyView profile
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