Saturday, October 17, 2009

MUSIC: Maciej Grzybowski in recital – NYC and Washington DC


De Lamar Mansion Salon of Arts and Ideas and the Consulate General of Poland will present the piano recital of Polish pianist Maciej Grzybowski on Thursday, October 22nd, at 7:30 pm.

The program includes:
Charles Ives - II Sonata "Concord Mass., 1840-60" op. 88
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata c-moll L. 4

The event is free and open to the public, attendees must RSVP by Wednesday, October 21: 646 237 2114, or email evz@polishconsulateny.org.
Seating is limited; first-come, first-served. Latecomers will not be admitted during the performance.

De Lamar Mansion - the residence of the Consulate General of Poland - 233 Madison Avenue at 37th Street (Jan Karski Corner), NYC.

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The Embassy of the Republic of Poland will hold the recital of the Charles Ives composition on Saturday, October 24, at 4 pm. Free admission, RSVP required: 202-234-3800 ext. 2165 or krystyna.sikorska@msz.gov.pl

Embassy of the Republic of Poland – 2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC

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Maciej Grzybowski has collaborated with the orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia and he won the first prize at the First 20th Century Music Competition for Young Performers in Warsaw in 1992. He is a member of Nonstorm group and has participated in festivals and events such as Warsaw Autumn, Musica Polonica Nova in Wroclaw, and , Lutoslawski' s Forum in Warsaw. He is the composer of the piano work “Pezzo Vitcazzo” (“Musica vitcaziana”).
-S.K.