The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków presents a celebration of chamber ensembles for 176 keys: the 7th International Piano Duet Festival “Duettissimo”. The music for two pianos and for four hands resounds thanks to lecturers and students of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków and invited guests, including Magdalena Lisak and Bartłomiej Kominek, Alaimo Piano Duo and Duo Siloti; the latter presents a fascinating programme exploring music by French composers working at the turn of the 20th century.

Friday 14 April 2023, 7:30pm
Saturday 15 April 2023, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Inauguration Concert

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra FP 61
Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Symphonie fantastique Op. 14
CHOPIN PIANO DUO
Magdalena Lisak / Bartłomiej Kominek pianos
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Aleksander Humala conductor

Sunday 16 April 2023, noon
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Final Concert of the 64th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers

ConfRotation for two pianos
qualia for two pianos
SONAMI PIANO DUO
Justyna Piękoś-Kędzierska / Piotr Kędzierski pianos

Waves for two pianos
Iluzja for two pianos
NOVI PIANO DUO
Anna Wielgus-Nowak / Grzegorz Nowak pianos

Monday 17 April 2023, 4pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Young Stage 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Sonata in B flat major A K. 358
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) Adiós Nonino
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Concertino in A minor Op. 94
Zuzanna Gawrońska / Julia Czajka

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Fantasia in F minor for 4 hands Op. 103 D. 940
Sergei Bortkevich (1877–1952) Dances and Melodies Op. 31 No. 6
Hanna Kulenty (*1961) Van…
Yehuda Prokopowicz / Eryk Koszela fortepiany

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Danse macabre Op. 40
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933–2010) Toccata for two pianos Op. 2
Oksana Momot/ Grzegorz Malacina

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Nutcracker Suite (arr. Nicolas Economou)
Zuzanna Haberka / Jonasz Jochemczyk

Monday 17 April 2023, 7:30pm
Kraków Philharmonic

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Allegro in A minor “Lebensstürme” D 947
Roman Maciejewski (1910–1998) Oberek
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Sonata in F minor for two pianos Op. 34b
Chiara&Fiona Alaimo (Belgium)
Chiara Alaimo / Fiona Alaimo pianos

Tuesday 18 April 2023, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Ravellissimo

Maurice Ravel Ma mère l’oye
Lily Phee / Emanuel Maňúch pianos

Maurice Ravel La valse
Renata Żełobowska / Mateusz Kurcab pianos

Maurice Ravel Introduction et allegro
Aleami Piano Duo
Aleksandra Pazdyga-Chojnacka / Michał Chojnacki pianos

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Rhapsodie espagnole
Milena Kędra / Michał Dziad pianos

Wednesday 19 April 2023, 4pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Young Stage 2

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Hungarian Dances
Wiktoria Latos / Magdalena Trojanowska pianos

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Sonata in B flat major for 4 hands K. 358
Ernesto Lecuona (1896–1963) Andalucía Suite part 6: Malagueña
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos
Martani Piano Duo
Martyna Walusiak-Cybulska / Anna Urzędowska pianos

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Fantasia in F minor for 4 hands Op. 103 D. 940 
Weronika Gardziel / Le Quang Sinh

Wednesday 19 April 2023, 7:30pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Concert by Duo Siloti

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Scherzo Op. 87
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894) Trois valses romantiques
Aleksander Tansman (1897–1986) Fantaisie sur des valses de Johann Strauss
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Capriccio
Paul Dukas (1865–1935) L’apprenti sorcier
Jean Françaix (1912–1997) 8 danses exotiques
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) Scaramouche
Duo Siloti
Olga Monakh / Nicolas Bringuier pianos

Thursday 20 April 2023, 4pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Young Stage 3

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) Sonata No. 2 in F major for two pianos Op. 26
Hou Xinao / Zhang He 

Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Souvernirs Op. 28
Karolina Kaczówka / Grzegorz Witkowski pianos

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-tableaux) for two pianos
Martyna Włodarczyk / Adrian Sarkowicz pianos

Thursday 20 April 2023, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Sonata in C major K. 545 (arr. Edvard Grieg)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Petite Suite
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Six Épigraphes antiques
Paweł Kubica / Piotr Machnik pianos

Witold Friemann (1889–1977) Concerto for two pianos solo Op. 260
Zygmunt Noskowski (1846–1909) Highlander Fantasia Op. 17
Aleami Piano Duo
Aleksandra Pazdyga-Chojnacka / Michał Chojnacki pianos

Friday 21 April 2023, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall

Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831) Grande valse pour le pianoforte à quatre mains
Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944) 6 Pièces romantiques Op. 55
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) In Autumn Ouverture Op. 11 
George Gershwin (1898–1937) 3 Preludes, Transcribed for piano four hands by Gregory Stone
Volt/Potenza Piano Duo
Oda Voltervik / Giulio Potenza pianos

Saturday 22 April 2023, noon
Kraków Philharmonic, Blue Hall
Duettissimo for Children

Marta Mołodyńska-Wheeler (*1980) Waltz in A major
Magdalena Gacal, Jan Bereza piano

François Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) Gavotte
Dawid Malara, Maciej Kominek piano

Romuald Twardowski (*1930) Autumn Waltz
Róża Męciwoda piano
Alicja Kozłowska piano

Jurij Szynkarenko Zebra
Radochna Kozłowska piano
Anna Staniewska piano

Andrzej Hundziak (*1927) Donald Duck
Aleksandra Uroda piano
Aleksander Wolak piano

Michał Sulej (1928-2002) W milowych butach
Barbara Janowska piano
Stanisław Kosmal piano

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Suite Dolly Op. 56: 1. Berceuse
Martha Mier (*1936) Ragtime “Blue Parrot”
Małgorzata Wiedyska piano
Filip Januszewski piano

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
Liliana Pater, Hanna Gądek piano

Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) An Overheard Melody
Klara Skibska, Kacper Madejczyk piano

Izaak Berkowicz Waltz in F major
Robert Stefko, Michał Stefko piano

Miłosz Magin (1929-1999) Doll Carnival
Juliusz Iwanicki, Morgan Oleś piano

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Holberg Suite Op. 40 (transcr. for 4 hands)
Filip Guliński piano
Jan Peschak piano

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) The Tatra Album Op. 12
Mieszko Salomon, Antoni Stolarczyk piano

Tatiana Smirnowa (arr.) American Rhapsody
Alicja Karcz, Katarzyna Radwańska piano

Albert Lavignac (1846-1916) Galop Marche
Mieszko Salomon, Alicja Karcz, Antoni Stolarczyk, Katarzyna Radwańska piano

Saturday 22 April 2023, godz. 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Concert Hall
Finale

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto in C minor for two pianos BWV 1060
K2 PIANO DUO
Karolina Kisiak / Kinga Kaczmarczyk

Henryk Czyż (1923-2003) Canzona di barocco for string orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Grosse Fuge Op. 133 (arr. Felix Weingartner)
Patrick Dheur (*1960) Concerto Métamorphique for 4 hands and string orchestra
Luca Rasca / Patrick Dheur pianos
Festival Orchestra
Przemysław Fiugajski conductor