Warsaw. Chopin concerts return to the Royal Łazienki. Program

On Sunday, May 11, the 66th season of Chopin concerts in Łazienki Królewskie in Warsaw began. Pianists from Poland and abroad will take place every Sunday until September 7.

Traditionally, in May, summer pianists' summer recitals are returned to the royal bathrooms under the banner of Chopin concerts. Every year, a cyclical event attracts crowds of Warsaw residents and tourists. As the Royal Łazienki Museum announces, the inaugural concerts on Sunday, May 11 will be played by “Artists of World Sława”.

Winners of many competitions will perform

This year's edition of the Chopin concerts was opened at 12 o'clock Lukas Geniušas, a Lithuanian pianist who won musical education at the Conservatory Piotr Czajkowski in Moscow. He won prestigious awards in international reviews. He is a laureate of II prizes in the 16th International Piano Competition Fryderyk Chopin, as well as piano competitions in Moscow, San Marino and Salt Lake City.

In turn, at 16 o'clock, Ludmil Angelov, a pianist and academic professor from Bulgaria, will present himself in front of the audience, who is also a laureate of many international competitions, including in Warsaw, Palm Beach and Monte Carlo.

“He performed in the most prestigious concert halls in the world, delighting the audience in New York, Milan, Paris and Barcelona. He also sits on the jury of piano competitions, including the Warsaw Chopin Competition. For his contribution to the promotion of Polish music, he was honored with the Medal of Merit to Culture Gloria Artis in 2011 – says the Royal Bathroom Museum.

Two concerts a day, at 12 and 16, will take place every Sunday until September 7 inclusive.

Schedule of this year's Chopin concerts

May 11
12.00 – Lukas Geniušas (Lithuania), 16.00 – Ludmil Angelov (Bulgaria)
May 18
12.00 – Marc Liforet (France), 16.00 – Alexander Gadjiev (Italy/Slovenia)
May 25
12.00 – Zbigniew Raubo, 16.00 – Michelle Candotti (Italy)
June 1
12.00 – Mikołaj Brzostowicz, Adam Muszyński, 16.00 – Zuzanna Wojdak, Benedykt Heszen
June 8
12.00 – Hao Rao (China), 16.00 – Łukasz Krupiński
June 15
12.00 – Charles Richard -Hamelin (Canada), 16.00 – Krzysztof Wierciński
June 22
12.00 – Alberto Nosè (Italy), 16.00 – Philippe Giusiano (France)
June 29
12.00 – Ashley Fripp (United Kingdom), 16.00 – Zuzanna Krystian Browalska
July 6
12.00 – Karolina Nadolska, 16.00 – Mateusz Dubiel
July 13
12.00 – Aleksandra Świgut, 16.00 – Karol Radziwonowicz
July 20
12.00 – Jacek Kortus, 16.00 – Joanna Ławrynowicz
July 27
12.00 – Takashi Yamamoto (Japan), 16.00 – Adam Goździewski
August 3
12.00 – Krzysztof Jabłoński, 16.00 – Ikuyo Nakamichi (Japan)
August 10
12.00 – Piotr Pawlak, 16.00 – Clélia Iruzun (Brazil)
August 17
12.00 – Colleen Lee (Hong Kong), 16.00 – Julia Łozowska
August 24
12.00 – Jakub Kuszlik, 16.00 – Piotr Alexewicz
August 31
12.00 – François Dumont (France), 16.00 – Maria Gabryś -Heyke
September 7
12.00 – Ivan Klánský (Czech Republic), 16.00 – Mateusz Krzyżowski

Tradition of Chopin concerts

Chopin concerts in cooperation with Royal Łazienki are organized by the capital's Estrada and the Society of Fryderyk Chopin. They are one of the oldest musical events of the capital and its cultural showcase. For the first time, a recital at the monument to Fryderyk Chopin was organized in 1959.

The monument depicting the inspired composer, sitting under a broken willow, by Wacław Szymanowski, was unveiled in 1926. During the Second World War, the monument was blown up. After the war, in the ruins of the Wrocław Wagon Factory, Chopin's head was found from the sculpture in Łazienki and a monument was reconstructed on the basis of the survivor plaster model. It was unveiled in 1958.