A song recital by Magdalena Molendowska, soprano & Bartlomiej Wezner, piano
Where: The Kosciuszko Foundation: 15 E 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
In lieu of admission, a donation towards the Kosciuszko Foundation is appreciated.
Join us for a recital featuring highly acclaimed Polish Chamber Musicians performing works by Polish composers: Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Roman Ryterband, Fryderyk Chopin, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz.
PROGRAM:
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996) Biblia cygańska / The Gypsy Bible op. 57, lyrics: J. Tuwim
- Biblia cygańska / The Gypsy Bible
- Żydek / Little Jewish Boy
- Kusy / The Skimpy
- Aptekarz majowy / May Apothecary
- Moment
- Dwa Wiatry / Two Winds
- Ślepcy / The Blind
Roman Ryterband (1914-1879) – Three Hebrew Songs
- Natof Natfa Hadim’a, lyrics: Ch. N. Bialik
- Shoshan La-Shoshana, lyrics: S. Tchernichovski
- Naghila, Nit’alsa Ba-ahavim, lyrics: S. Tchernichovski
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Piosnka litewska / Lithuanian song op. 74 no. 16, lyrics: S. Witwicki
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
- Chłopca mego mi zabrali / They have sent away my lover op. 7 no. 4, lyrics: A. Asnyk
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1976-1909)
- Mów do mnie jeszcze / Talk to me more, op. 3 no. 1 lyrics: K.Tetmajer
- Pamiętam ciche jasne złote dnie / I remember quiet, clear, golden days, op. 1 no. 5 lyrics: K.Tetmajer
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Polish soprano Magdalena Molendowska graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she was the first Pole in the history of the institution to win the prestigious Gold Medal in her final year. She also graduated with honors from the Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk in the singing class of Dariusz Paradowski. She mastered her skills at the Opera Studio – Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she worked, among others, under the direction of Renata Scotto.
Since 2011, she has been a soloist with the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, where she made her debut in Jakob Lenz by Wolfgang Rihm. In the 2012/13 season, she returned to the Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa to perform the title role in Halka by Stanisław Moniuszko. She has also sung with the Wrocław Opera House, Glyndebourne Festival, and Clonter Opera. For a number of years, she performed with Gdansk Chamber Opera.
Bartłomiej Wezner is one of the most versatile pianists of his generation: a soloist, a chamber music instrumentalist, a teacher, and a promoter of culture. He is the winner of a number of international chamber music competitions. A graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the class of the piano taught by Professor Ewa Pobłocka (2006). In the years
2002–2004, he also studied under Professor Jerzy Sulikowski. In 2013, he completed his doctoral studies with the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, and, in 2019, habilitation. In 2020, started working at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz as a Professor as well as the dean of the Faculty of Piano Chamber Music.
