A Polish Songbook: Jan Petryka & Sholto Kynoch
15 October 2018, 13:05 - 14:00
Lunchtime Recital
This event will be broadcast from The Sheldonian Theatre
Polish tenor Jan Petryka begins our lunchtime series, held in the round in the Sheldonian Theatre, with a captivating programme of songs by Chopin and Paderewski – who surely holds a unique place in history as composer, pianist and Prime Minister of Poland! – as well as Moniuszko, Szymanowski and others.
Programme
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Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Moja pieszczotka (Op. 74 no.12) - Prezc z moich oczu (Op. 74 no.6)
- Melodia (Op. 74 no.9)
- Wojak? (Op. 74 no.10)
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Szymon Laks (1901 - 1983)
Mały więzień ('Little Prisoner') Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)
Seven Songs after Poems of James Joyce (Op. 54)
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Ignacy Paderewski (1860 - 1941)
Polały się łzy me czyste, rzęsiste (Op. 18 no.1) - Tylem wytrwał (Op. 18 no.5)
- Nad wodą wielką i czystą (Op. 18 no.4)
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Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819 - 1872)
Krakowiaczek - Złota rybka
- Znasz li ten kraj
Jan Petryka
Jan Petryka
Tenor
Born in Warsaw into a family of musicians, Jan Petryka first graduated as a cellist at Kunstuniversität Graz before completing his studies in ‘Lied und Oratorium‘ (with Marjana Lipovsek and Rotraud Hansmann) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Jan has since worked with renowned ensembles and conductors such as Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Erwin Ortner), Les Musiciens du Louvre (Marc Minkowski), Radiosymphonieorchester Wien, Bach Consort Wien, Wiener Akademie, L’Orfeo Barockorchester, La Chapelle Rhe... Read Full Biography
Sholto Kynoch
Sholto Kynoch
Pianist
Sholto Kynoch is a sought-after pianist who specialises in song and chamber music. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival, which won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2015, cited for its ‘breadth, depth and audacity’ of programming. Recent recitals have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Heidelberger Frühling in Germany, the Zeist International Lied Festival in Holland, the LIFE Victoria festival and Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Opéra de Lille, Kings Place in Lo... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
Language Lab: Polish
15 Oct 2018 11:30
Festival Passes
This event is part of a series:
The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...