On April 27, 2025 (Sun), the Chopin University of Music Chamber Orchestra Takaoka
Performance was held in the main hall of Takaoka Cultural Hall in Toyama Prefecture.
Conductor: Monika Wolińska / Mateusz Krzyżówski (piano)
Conductor: Monika Wolińska
Performers:
・ Orchestra: Chopin University Chamber Orchestra
・ Piano soloist: Mateusz Krzyżowski
Program:
Józef Hofmann – American Polonaise (1888) (arranged for orchestra by Józef Domżał)
Józef Hofmann – Mazurka no 1
D major (1885)
Mazurka no 2 b minor (1885)
Mazurka no 3 d minor (1886)
Fryderyk Chopin – Piano Concerto f minor op.21
Maestoso
Larghetto
Allegro vivace
Fryderyk Chopin – Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante E flat major op.22
Organizers: Fryderyk Chopin University of Music / Takaoka City Cultural Promotion Foundation
The Polish National Chopin University of Music (formerly the Chopin Academy of Music, the Chopin Conservatory, and the Warsaw Conservatory) is a music university located in the capital, Warsaw. It is the oldest and largest academy in Poland. In Japan, it is also known as the Warsaw Conservatory and the Chopin Conservatory. It changed to its current name in 1979. In the past, when it was the Warsaw Conservatory, Chopin was a student there, and the university has produced many famous musicians, including Kyohei Sorita, who won second place in the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition to be held in 2021.
The Chamber Orchestra was founded in 2017 and its artistic direction is entrusted to conductor Rafał Janiak. The composition of the orchestra was based on the idea of a careful selection of musicians, allowing the ensemble to present highly diverse and often revelatory programs.
The members are outstanding students selected through repeated auditions. The orchestra has been conducted by such outstanding conductors as Grzegorz Nowak and Michal Krauza, and has achieved many successes. Since its inception, the orchestra has been actively involved in concert activities, and has especially performed pieces about important events in Polish history and culture.
Daniel Mieczkowski – artistic manager
Aleksander Zwierz – manager
| Chopin University of Music Chamber Orchestra, Performance in Takaoka City | |
| Date & Time | Sunday, April 27, 2025 (Reiwa 7) Performance starts at 14:00 (Doors open at 13:30) |
| Venue | Toyama Prefectural Takaoka Cultural Hall, Large Hall (13-1 Nakagawasonocho, Takaoka City) |
| Venue | Conductor / Monika Woryniska Piano Mateusz Krzyszowski Orchestra / Chopin University Chamber Orchestra |
| Program | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 / Frédéric Chopin American Polonaise / Józef Hoffmann Piano pieces including mazurkas referencing Chopin’s style / Józef Hoffmann and others *Please note that the pieces and order of performance may be subject to change. |
| Play guide | Takaoka City Cultural Promotion Foundation Business Division, Takaoka City Lifelong Learning Center 3rd floor counter, Arts Navi (Toyama Prefecture Takaoka Culture Hall, Toyama Prefectural Civic Hall, Toyama Prefecture Education and Culture Hall, Shinkawa Culture Hall) *Telephone reservations can be made at the Takaoka City Cultural Promotion Foundation Business Division TEL 0766-20-1560) |
| Organizer | Frederic Chopin University of Music, Takaoka City Cultural Promotion Foundation |
| Co-host | Takaoka City, Takaoka City Board of Education, Kitanihon Shimbun |
| Sponsorship | Toyama Prefecture, Toyama Prefectural Cultural Promotion Foundation, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Japan, Polish Information and Cultural Center, Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) |
| Cooperation | Toyama Music Academy, Takaoka Cultural Hall Music Friends Association, Takaoka Hall Supporters Association “Purple” |
| Inquiry | Takaoka City Cultural Promotion Foundation, Business Division, TEL 0766-20-1560, FAX 0766-20-1562 Official HP http://www.takaoka-bunka.com/ |