Performers:
Andrzej Chorosiński – organ
Krakow Harp Quintet:
- Adrian Nowak – harp,
- Magdalena Di Blasi – flute,
- Barbara Mglej – violin,
- Jan Czyżewski – viola,
- Paweł Czarakcziew - cello.
In the program:
(1809–1847)
(1879–1932)
- Assez animé
- Anime
- Lent
- Très animé
(1937–2005)
(1813–1883)
(1893–1974)
- Introduction et Allegro
- Andante
- Finale
Biographical notes:
Andrzej Chorosiński graduated from the Organ Class of Prof. F. Rączkowski at the Academy of Music in Warszawa in 1972 (with distinction) and from the Composition Class in 1974. He has given concerts in almost all European countries, as well as in Israel, the USA, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Australia – he has given over 1500 recitals in total. For 50 years he taught the Organ Class at the Academy of Music in Warszawa (currently the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music), in the years 1987–1993 he was its Vice-Rector, and in the years 1993–1999 he held the office of Rector of this university. In the years 1993–2000 he was a member of AECAM – the Conference of Rectors of 135 European Music Universities. He is a consultant and author of projects in the field of organ construction in Poland, Germany, Canada and Japan. In 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Keymung University in South Korea. On April 27, 2014, he participated in the musical setting of the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II in the Vatican, together with the organist of St. Peter's Basilica. He has made numerous radio and television recordings in Poland and abroad. He has also recorded over 20 LPs and CDs for Polish and foreign record companies.
The Kraków Harp Quintet is a group composed of graduates of European music universities. As the only professional chamber group in Poland with such an unusual line-up, it promotes chamber music created for the legendary Quintette Instrumental de Paris. The main part of the group's repertoire consists of pieces from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, in particular those originating from French impressionism. However, the artists do not limit themselves to impressionist music and are constantly expanding their range. repertoire, creating original arrangements of chamber and orchestral pieces. The members of the quintet perform on stages in Poland and abroad, also achieving successes in international competitions (2nd prize at the 7th Iberian Contest of Chamber Music with Harp in Madrid in 2019, special prize at the 3rd Vienna International Music Competition 2021).