Presented by Ars Activa Foundation
Moniuszko Bicentenary Gala
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
8 PM
Weill Recital Hall
The Polish Government has declared 2019 the Year of Stanisław Moniuszko, the father of Polish Opera. This concert will showcase songs and opera arias by the composer as well as his String Quartet in D minor, virtuoso piano paraphrases of his songs, the world premiere of Crimean Sonnet by composer Norbert Palej, and classics by Chopin, Rossini, and Bizet. This concert inaugurates the Moniuszko celebrations in the United States.
Performers
Monika Krajewska, Mezzo-Soprano
Emily Riedel, Mezzo-Soprano
Natasha Ulyanovsky, Piano
Xheni Rroji, Piano
Anna Filochowska, Violin
Piotr Filochowski, Violin
Valeriya Sholokhova, Cello
Radosława Jasik, Piano
Angelus Choir
Julia Izabela Partyka, Soprano
Program
MONIUSZKO String Quartet in D Minor, No. 1
NORBERT PALEJ Crimean Sonnets (World Premiere)
ROSSINI "Largo al factotum" from Il barbière di Siviglia
BIZET "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) from Carmen
And works by Moniuszko