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26th International Festival "Chopin in the Colours of Autumn" 2007

Date: Friday, 07 September 2007 End date: Sunday, 16 September 2007
Venue: Poland, Kalisz - Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I i II stopnia in Kalisz, Antonin - Radziwiłł Hunting Palace in Antonin, Ostrów Wielkopolski - "Komeda" Culture Centre, Organizations: Wielkopolskie Centrum Chopinowskie - Antonin, Culture and Art Centre in Kalisz, |
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Description For the last 25 years Chopin Festivals in Antonin have been held annually in the third week of September. The Festival commemorates the two visits Chopin paid to the Antonin Palace in the years of 1827 and 1829. The first edition of the festival took place in 1982 on the 155th anniversary of Chopin's first visit to Antonin. Traditionally, openining symphonic concerts are held in Ostrów Wielkopolski.

Program September 7, Friday Państwowa Szkoła I i II stopnia in Kalisz
7.3o p.m. – Concert accompanying the festival
KALISZ PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
Soloist: Marcin Koziak – piano
September 8, Saturday "Komeda" Cinema - Ostrow Wielkopolski
8.oo p.m.– "Love Legend"
Piano Duo: Anna & Ines Walachowski
Screening of the film „Preussische Liebesgeschichte (Prussian Love Story) directed by Paul Martin, cast: Lida Baarová, Willy Fritsch; 1938
September 13, Thursday Ostrów Wielkopolski, Cinema "Komeda”
7.oo p.m. – Opening Concert
ORCHESTRA OF THE POZNAN PHILHARMONIC conducted by Tomasz Bugaj
Soloists: Krzysztof Jablonski - piano, Kevin Kenner - piano, Adam Makowicz - piano
September 14, Friday Radziwill Hunting Palace in Antonin
6 p.m. Flower laying ceremony at the foot of the monument to Chopin
Opening of an exhibition.
7.0o p.m. – Piano Recital
Ingolf Wunder - piano
September 15, Saturday Radziwill Hunting Palace in Antonin
4.oo p.m. - Piano Recital
Rostislav Krimer - piano
6.oo p.m. - Piano Recital
Banu Sozuar - piano
10.oo p.m. - Extraordinary Concert "Chopin in the Velvet of the Night"
Pianists: Kevin Kenner, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Rostislav Krimer, Adam Makowicz, Banu Sozuar, Ingolf Wunder
Henryk VI at the Hunt by Karol Kurpinski, excerpts: Justyna Stepien - soprano, Dorota Lachowicz - mezzosoprano, Jerzy Artysz - baritone, Robert Szpregiel - baritone, Viola Labanov - piano, Mateusz Szmyt - cello, Sylwester Smulczyński - tenor
September 16, Sunday Radziwill Hunting Palace in Antonin
5.oo p.m. – Chamber Concert
Justyna Stepien - soprano, Dorota Lachowicz - mezzosoprano, Jerzy Artysz - baritone, Robert Szpregiel - baritone, Viola Labanov - piano, Mateusz Szmyt - cello, Sylwester Smulczyński - tenor
7.oo p.m. – Closing Recital
Kevin Kenner - piano
 Events Within the festival: 2007-09-07 Symphonic Concert 2007-09-08 Love Legend 2007-09-13 Opening Concert 2007-09-14 Opening Ceremony 2007-09-14 Ingolf Wunder Piano Recital 2007-09-15 Rostislav Krimer Piano Recital 2007-09-15 Banu Sozuar Piano Recital 2007-09-15 Special Nocturnal Concert "Chopin in the Velvet of the Night" 2007-09-16 Chamber Concert 2007-09-16 Kevin Kenner Final Recital
Artists: Wojciech Nentwig ( Poland ) - host Viola Łabanow ( Poland ) - piano Tomasz Bugaj ( Poland ) - baton Sylwester Smulczyński ( Poland ) - tenor Rostislav Krimer ( Belarus ) - piano Robert Szpręgiel ( Poland ) - baritone Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Kaliskiej ( Poland ) Orkiestra Filharmonii Poznańskiej Mateusz Szmyt ( Poland ) - cello Marcin Koziak ( Poland ) - piano Krzysztof Jabłoński ( Poland ) - piano Krystyna Pietranek – Kulis ( Poland ) - host Kevin Kenner ( USA ) - piano Justyna Stępień ( Poland ) - soprano Jerzy Artysz ( Poland ) - baritone Jan Popis ( Poland ) - host Ingolf Wunder ( Austria ) - piano Ines Walachowski - piano Igor Kratchenko - cello Dorota Lachowicz ( Poland ) - mezzo-soprano Banu Sözüar ( Turkey ) - piano Anna Walachowski - piano Adam Makowicz ( Poland ) - piano
 How to take part: Tickets can be booked and purchased from July 20 in the box offices of:
- Radziwill Hunting Palace in Antonin, tel. (48-62) 734 83 00
- "Komeda" Culture Centre in Ostrow Wielkopolski, tel. (48 62) 591 74 45
- Culture and Art Centre in Kalisz, tel. (48 62) 76 52 552
Booked tickets must be collected until August 31
Bus access
Organizers offer free bus transport to Ostrów Wielkopolski and Antonin (and back) from:
- Kalisz (in front of the Theatre in Bogusławskiego Square)
- Ostrów Wielkopolski (in front of ZSM in 29 Wolności street).
On Friday, September 7 the bus will be:
in Ostrow Wielkopolski (ZSM) at 6.30pm; return after the concert
On Thursday the bus will be:
in Kalisz at 6.15 pm; return after the concert
On Friday the bus will be:
in Kalisz at 5.00 pm
in Ostrów at 5.30 pm; return after the concert
On Saturday the bus will be:
in Kalisz at 2.30 pm. and 8.30 pm.
in Ostrów at 3.00 pm. and 9.00 pm; return after the second concert and after the night concert
On Sunday the bus will be:
in Kalisz at 3.30 pm.
in Ostrów at 4.00 pm; return after the second concert
 Tickets: Subscription cards:
180 PLN and 120 PLN (stalls)
110 PLN (gallery)
Tickets for individual concerts:
Opening concert: 25 PLN and 20 PLN
Antonin concerts: 25 PLN and 20 PLN (I gallery)
15 PLN (II gallery)
Night concert: 50 PLN (I gallery)
40 PLN (II gallery)
Passes:
Opening concert and Antonin concerts: 10 PLN
Night concert: 20 PLN

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