Harps and flutes are usually hidden near the back of orchestral lineups, and they are rarely heard as solo instruments. But enough is enough! Stars of the concert forming a part of the cycle Viennese Composers with Sinfonietta are artists from the Vienna Philharmonic: the young, acclaimed harp virtuoso Anneleen Lenaerts and Dieter Flury, the orchestra’s lead flutist for almost four decades. The guests join forces for the performance of Concerto for flute and piano by Stefan Bolesław Poradowski, Polish composer who passed away in 1967, while Anneleen Lenaerts also presents Debussy’s Danse sacrée et danse profane (don’t miss her inspired recording from the 2012 Klarafestival on YouTube!). We will also hear Feliks Nowowiejski’s The Farewell to Ellenai, with Wojciech Pszoniak reciting excerpts from Słowacki’s epic poem and the Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra, with Jurek Dybał stepping up to the conductor’s pulpit. The concert opens this year’s Theatrum Musicum. (Barbara Skowrońska)

Anneleen Lenaerts – harp
Dieter Flury – flute
Johann Hindler – clarinet
Wojciech Pszoniak – recitation
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Jacek Dybał – conductor

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Suite in G major for string orchestra
Claude Debussy Danse sacrée et danse profane
Stefan Bolesław Poradowski Concerto for flute, harp and string orchestra Op. 59 No. 1
Feliks Nowowiejski The Farewell to Ellenai Op. 17 No. 3
Antonín Dvořák Serenade in E major for string orchestra Op. 22