On the 21 November 1975, a group of pioneering musicians walked out onto the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage and the Australian Chamber Orchestra was born. Founded by the legendary Australian cellist John Painter, these musicians were driven by a shared mission to take control of their musical destinies: to become the country’s first truly national orchestra with an uncompromising commitment to elite performance, to represent Australia on the world stage, and provide opportunities to the country’s brightest young string players.

Celebrating the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Sydney Opera House

Choir and tango? And even a liturgical text together with the most sensual of all dances, how does that fit together? Very well, as you can hear in this concert. In fact, it is a concert of discoveries. Because when do you ever hear a bandoneon in a concert hall? The sister of the accordion was invented in Chemnitz and began its triumphal march when the bandoneon made its entrance into South American tango orchestras at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has become indispensable and is praised in Argentina as "the best German invention." String orchestra, bandoneon, piano, and our Philharmonic Choir - let yourself be taken into a musical world full of passion, pride, and sensuality! The concert is part of the Czech-German Cultural Days.

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Tango mass

Palace of Culture

The great success of Polish mountain music – the concert has been a quiet success on international stages for years, inspiring genuine admiration, yet it always returns to Warsaw. The music of three outstanding Polish composers: Karol Szymanowski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, and Wojciech Kilar, is combined into a mountain musical spectacle. Szymanowski highly valued the voices of the Podhale region for, among other things, their "primordial wildness, the painstaking forging of shapes that don't sink hopelessly into the bloodless sea of ​​sentimentality, and finally, their innate vividness of imagination." Górecki's fascination with folklore extended further, as "from the mountains to the sea," as evidenced by the song collection " Wisło, szara Wisło ." Kilar, on the other hand, created "Orawa" – his greatest symphonic hit inspired by the Krzesana note. There will be a lot going on during the concert. Hey! Please leave your axes in the cloakroom.

Voices of the Mountains

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

By turns mysterious, terrifying, soothing and warm, Dracula's score is one of Wojcieck Kilar's finest achievements. Audiences are warned: it's the music, even more than the vampire, that will capture their souls!

Dracula / Francis Ford Coppola

Philharmonie de Paris

Schubert’s final symphony thunders in all its resplendent glory to open our Symphony Joslyn series.

Schubert’s Great C Major

Joslyn Art Museum

Baroque cello or classical sounds, intimate chamber music or orchestra? No question for the prizewinner in residence. Anastasia Kobekina has invited close friends to perform all of these together on stage for a week as part of the "Baroque with Anastasia & Friends" series.

Basel Chamber Orchestra: Haydn, let's dance!

Marienkirche, Neubrandenburg

Under the direction of conductor John Thomas Dodson, Piotr & Eliza Folkert will perform with the Chopin Academy Chamber Orchestra for an unforgettable night of music featuring works from Chopin, Górecki and more.

Chopin Society of Atlanta

Clayton State University

As a precursor to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, this concert program will feature exclusively works by Polish composers as a tribute to the history and culture of our eastern neighbor. Almost 150 years lie between the creation of Chopin's early concert pieces for piano and orchestra and the symphonic poem "Krzesany" by Wojciech Kilar. What all three works have in common is their reference to Polish folklore. At the end of the program under the direction of Krzysztof Urbański is one of the most moving works of contemporary music, which many concertgoers will unconsciously or consciously recognize. In the early 1990s, the middle movement of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki's emotionally gripping 3rd Symphony became a favorite of radio stations and was also used frequently in films and series. The composition, entitled "Symphony of Lamentations", sets Polish texts about motherhood, love and loss to music, including a medieval Marian lament, an Upper Silesian folk song from the time of the Polish uprisings and, last but not least, a prayer written on the wall in the basement of the Gestapo headquarters in Zakopane in 1944 by an 18-year-old prisoner.

Kilar Chopin Górecki

Gasteig HP8

Magnificent Beethoven, Majestic Prokofiev

Newport Performing Arts Center

Sir Stephen Hough returns to Burlington for a doubleheader of two composers’ first piano concertos. Mendelssohn’s propulsive work is partnered with the East Coast premiere of Hough’s The World of Yesterday, informed by musical sketches he composed for a WWII-era film score. A symphonic poem by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar, whose movie scores include Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Portrait of a Lady, and English composer Anna Clyne’s tempestuous piece round out this concert.

VSO: Modernism and the World of Yesterday

The Flynn

Why didn't Franz Schubert complete his Eighth Symphony before his death at 31? Join generations of music lovers who have explored this baffling mystery while listening to the passionate lyricism and haunting melodies of Schubert's unfinished symphony of light and shadow.

Mendelssohn, Estacio & Donnelly

National Arts Centre

Mark your calendars for October 26, 2024 as Chicago Philharmonic performs the American Premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in Concert. Experience Bram Stoker’s Dracula like NEVER before with Polish master composer Wojciech Kilar’s chillingly thrilling score as the film is projected above the orchestra in HD on a large screen.

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Live In Concert (US Premiere)

Roosevelt University

### Event Description: Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra

**Date and Time:**
- **Saturday, September 14, 2024**
- **7:30 PM - 9:30 PM**

**Location:**
- **Coronado Performing Arts Center**
- **314 North Main Street, Rockford, IL, 61101, United States**

**Event Overview:**
Join the Rockford Symphony Orchestra (RSO) for an unforgettable Opening Night featuring a celebratory program that promises to captivate and inspire. The evening will showcase the extraordinary talents of Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint, who will perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. The program also includes Rachmaninoff’s rousing Symphonic Dances and a cinematic overture by renowned film composer Wojciech Kilar.

**Program:**
- **Conductor:** Yaniv Attar
- **Violinist:** Philippe Quint
- **Pieces:**
  - Kilar, Orawa
  - Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
  - Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances

**Ticket Information:**
- **Subscription:** Available now
- **Single Tickets:** On sale starting July 1

**Additional Information:**
- **Tagged:** Masterworks 24-25, Grand 24-25, Platinum 24-25, 24-25 Season

**Join us for an evening of masterful performances and celebrate the opening of the RSO's new season!**

Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff

Friends of the Coronado

Known for her dazzling interpretations, Quebec soprano Andréanne Brisson Paquin is for the first time a guest with Les Violons du Roy. Osvaldo Golijov’s dreamlike music is at the heart of an irresistible program that takes us into a universe of folk rhythms with a poetic touch. Interludes by Canadian composer Claudie Bertounesque unify this journey through time.

Par une nuit de chevaux volants

Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique

A piano virtuoso, composer, and successful author: Jeremy Denk is all that and more. He is like a modern-day Franz Liszt, a man of multiple talents who was the prototype of the romantic homo universalis. In his Wanderer-Fantasie, Liszt reworked Schubert’s eponymous piano suite into an exuberant orchestral work. And while we are on the subject of exuberant: in the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring caused quite a revolution in Parisian music circles. Get ready for a memorable evening, under the baton of dynamic Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbański.

Urbański conducts The Rite of Spring

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Music Center De Bijloke

Romantarctica

Zeughaus Neuss

A rare foursome devoted to contemporary music, from the celebratory to the cerebral. The Dublin Guitar Quartet has piloted an impressive list of premieres, new work and original arrangements from compositional giants—and works audiences clamor to hear—delivered with tremendous vitality and style. “A wonderful ensemble. The Dublin Guitar Quartet has carved a place for itself in the world of classical music.”

Dublin Guitar Quartet

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

A rare foursome devoted to contemporary work, the Dublin Guitar Quartet (Brian Bolger, Chien Buggle, Pat Brunnock, Tomas O’Durcain) has piloted an impressive list of premieres, new work and original arrangements from compositional giants. The Quartet makes its SF Performances debut with this concert. “The Dublin Guitar Quartet has carved a place for itself in the world of classical music.”-- Philip Glass

San Francisco Performances Presents the Dublin Guitar Quartet

A rare foursome devoted to contemporary music, from the celebratory to the cerebral. The Dublin Guitar Quartet has piloted an impressive list of premieres, new works and original arrangements from compositional giants—and works audiences clamor to hear—delivered with tremendous vitality and style.

This performance is free and open for general seating and will be live-streamed on the School of Music.

WIU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT "Folklore and Defiance" - Dr. Kenny Lee, conductor with guest cellists Seth Russell and Jamie Clark

Western Illinois University

Join us for a captivating morning with the Chamber Orchestra Ivo Pogorelich at the prestigious Prinzregententheater in Munich. Under the artistic direction of Radoslaw Szulc and featuring the renowned pianist Ivo Pogorelich, this concert promises to be an unforgettable experience for classical music enthusiasts.

**Programme Highlights:**

- Wojciech Kilar: Orawa for Strings
- Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
- Piotr Iljich Tschaikowsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

This performance is part of the Chamber Orchestra's ongoing commitment to bring exceptional musical experiences to audiences. Don't miss the opportunity to witness the synergy between the talented musicians and the dynamic repertoire.

**Ticket Information:**

Tickets are available for purchase online via the BRticket-Webshop at shop.br-ticket.de. For further assistance, you can contact the ticket hotline at +49 89 5900 10880 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, 9 am - 4 pm) or visit us at Arnulfstraße 44, 80335 Munich.

Experience the beauty of classical music in one of Munich's most iconic venues. We look forward to welcoming you to an extraordinary morning of music and artistry.

Chamber Orchestra Ivo Pogorelich

Prinzregententheater

Experience pianist Conrad Tao’s phenomenal artistry in Mozart’s eloquent Piano Concerto No. 24. Not yet 30, the Detroit Free Press proclaims Tao “owns a place among the world’s virtuosos.” Guest conductor Michael Nesterowicz  leads music of his countryman, the late Polish film and concert composer, Wojciech Kilar. The evening ends with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”, inspired by a trip to Edinburgh and the chapel ruins of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Tao Plays Mozart

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Beethoven & Blue Jeans returns with the composer’s Second Symphony, Overture to William Tell, and the incomparable saxophonist Tim McAllister performing John Williams’ Three Escapades from Catch Me If You Can, and more.

Beethoven & Blue Jeans Dress Rehearsal

Saenger Theatre Pensacola

Dress up or dress down for this annual celebration of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven & Blue Jeans returns with the composer’s Second Symphony, Overture to William Tell, and the incomparable saxophonist Tim McAllister performing John Williams’ Three Escapades from Catch Me If You Can, and more.

Beethoven & Blue Jeans

Designed to engage listeners of all ages, Orchestral Kaleidoscope invites audiences into a colorful afternoon of musical storytelling, virtuosity, and cultural dialogue—reflecting the season’s theme, Where Our Stories Meet, through works that showcase the orchestra’s full expressive range.

MasterWorks IV: Orchestral kaleidoscope

Zimmermann Symphony Center

A ballet triptych composed of three contemporary choreographies, primarily set to Polish music. The first will be performed by our youth group PBN Junior. The other two, drawn from the repertoire of the Grand Theatre, will be performed by soloists and the core ensemble of the Polish National Ballet.

Moving rooms+

From Polish film composer Wojciech Kilar’s beautiful Orawa, a celebration of the mountain fiddle-players of Southern Poland, to Borodin’s legendary "Polovtsian Dances", conjuring up the wild dancing of ancient nomadic tribespeople in Southern Russia, this program is banquet of music from the shifting borderlands between Europe and Asia. At the center are Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto, written when the great Polish composer and patriot was just 20 years old, and Borodin’s brilliantly colorful and tuneful Second Symphony, evoking the uproarious and warlike merrymaking of mediaeval knights-in-armor, with their ancient bards and strange-sounding folk-instruments.

Wojciech Kilar

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 10, 2026

Beethoven & Blue Jeans Dress Rehearsal · Pensacola Symphony Orchestra

Jan 10, 2026

Beethoven & Blue Jeans · Pensacola Symphony Orchestra

Jan 24, 2026

MasterWorks IV: Orchestral kaleidoscope · Canton Symphony Orchestra

5 - 12 Feb, 2026

Moving rooms+ · Polish National Opera

18 - 19 Apr, 2026

Fliter Plays Chopin · San Diego Symphony

Past events

Nov 21, 2025

Celebrating the Australian Chamber Orchestra · Australian Chamber Orchestra

Oct 31, 2025

Tango mass · Dresdner Philharmonie

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