Muzyka dla Europy.
Music for Europe.
Musik aus Kreisau. Für Europa.
The Concert Programmes
2026
The Concert Programmes 2026
It is only towards the end of the rehearsal period, when the artistic management decides which pieces will be performed in concert. The final evening programmes are decided on only a few days before the performance. Please find here below the actual programme.
20th August 2026
Opening Concert
Świdnica, Peace Church
6.00 p.m.
Programme:*
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3
for Violoncello and Piano (1829–1830)
Introduction. Largo / Polonaise. Alla polacca
Alexey Stadler (violoncello), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 2 (1808)
Jakub Jakowicz (violin), Zusanna Sosnowska (violoncello), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano)
- intermission -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Grande Sestetto Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin and Viola, K. 364 (1779)
Allegro maestoso / Andante / Presto
Viviane Hagner (violin), Kyumin Park (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Julia Pałęcka (viola), Konstantin Heidrich (violoncello), Antonia Hadulla (double bass)
* subject to changes
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund - a state earmarked fund, as part of the Music program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
21st August 2026
Evening Concert
Krzyżowa, Concert Hall
7.30 p.m.
Programme:*
Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
for Violin, Viola, and Two Violoncellos (1894)
Moderato / Tema con variazioni / Finale. Allegro non troppo
Noa Wildschut (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), Constantin Heise (violoncello), Annabel Hauk (violoncello)
Jan Swafford (*1946)
“That They Mourn”
for Piano Trio
Emma Meinrenken (violin), Zuzanna Sosnowska (violoncello), Adam Golka (piano)
- intermission -
Thomas Larcher (*1963)
Nucleus
for Viola, Violoncello, and Double Bass
Julia Pałęcka (viola), Konstantin Heidrich (violoncello), Antonia Hadulla (double bass)
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (1891)
Allegro / Adagio / Andantino — Presto non assai, ma con sentimento / Con moto
Sacha Rattle (clarinet), Kyumin Park (violin), Cosima Soulez Larivière (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Annabel Hauk (violoncello)
* subject to changes
22nd August 2026
Evening Concert
Krzyżowa, Concert Hall
7.30 p.m.
Programme:*
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909 - 1969)
Quartet for Four Violins (1949)
I. Allegretto – Allegro giocoso
II. Andante tranquillo
III. Molto allegro
Johanna Müller, Nathan Meltzer, Patricia Cordero, Cosima Soulez Larivière
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471 (1816)
Allegro/Andante Sostenuto
Emma Meinrenken (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Tatu Kaupinnen (violoncello)
Thomas Larcher (*1963)#
Kraken
Piano Trio (1994–1997
Viviane Hagner (violin), Constantin Heise (violoncello), Thomas Larcher (piano)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
String Quartet in F Major (1902–1903)
Allegro moderato — Très doux / Assez vif — Très rythmé / Très lent / Vif et agité
Kyumin Park (violin), Johanna Müller (violin), Anuschka Cidlinsky (viola), Konstantin Heidrich (violoncello)
Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67 (1907
Adagio – Allegro moderato / Adagio espressivo / Allegro agitato
Jakub Jakowicz (violin), Nathan Meltzer (violin), Martin Moriarty (viola), Tatu Kauppinen (violoncello), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano)
* subject to changes
23rd August 2026
Evening Concert
Szczawno-Zdrój,
Spa Theatre
7.00 p.m.
Programme:*
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III:70 (1793
Adagio — Allegro / Adagio / Menuet. Allegretto / Finale. Vivace
Noa Wildschut (violin), Patricia Cordero (violin), Martin Moriarty (viola), Annabel Hauk (violoncello)
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 24 (1945)
Andante / Allegro / Andante mosso / Allegro moderato
Viviane Hagner (violin), Alexey Stadler (violoncello), Adam Golka (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved)
Song Cycle for Tenor and Piano, Op. 98 (1816)
“Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend”/ “Wo die Berge so blau” / “Leichte Segler in den Höhen” / “Diese Wolken in den Höhen” / “Es kehret der Maien” / “Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder”
Mark Padmore (tenor), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano)
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2 (1842)
Allegro vivace / Andante, quasi variazioni / Scherzo. Presto / Finale. Allegro, molto vivace
Cosima Soulez Larivière (violin), Jakub Jakowicz (violin), Julia Pałęcka (viola), Constantin Heise (violoncello)
* subject to changes
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund - a state earmarked fund, as part of the Music program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
27th August 2026
Evening Concert
Jawor,
Church of Peace
7.00 p.m.
Programme:*
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452 (1784)
Largo — Allegro moderato / Larghetto / Rondo. Allegretto
Sebastian Aleksandrowicz (oboe), Sacha Rattle (clarinet), Szymon Sejdak (horn), Wiktor Komorowski (bassoon), Adam Golka (piano)
Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979)
Three Irish Country Songs for Voice and Violin (1924)
Mark Padmore (tenor), Nathan Meltzer (violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Irish Songs (1810–1813)
Once more I hail thee, WoO 152 No. 3
The Lovely Lass of Inverness, Op. 108 No. 8
Return to Ulster, WoO 152 No. 1
Come draw we round a cheerful ring, WoO 152 No. 8
Sunset, Op. 108 No. 2
Mark Padmore (tenor), Patricia Cordero (violin), Annabel Hauk (violoncello), Yannick Rafalimanana (piano)
Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986)
Suite Divertissement for Piano Quartet
Viviane Hagner (violin), Martin Moriarty (viola), Eckart Runge (violoncello), Yannick Rafalimanana (piano)
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97, “American” (1893
Allegro non tanto / Allegro vivo / Larghetto / Finale. Allegro giusto
Cosima Soulez Larivière (violin), Emma Meinrenken (violin), Anuschka Cidlinsky (viola), Julia Pałęcka (viola), Alexey Stadler (violoncello)
* subject to changes
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund - a state earmarked fund, as part of the Music program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
28th August 2026
Evening Concert
Krzyżowa, Concert Hall
7.30 p.m.
Programme:*
Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942)
Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass, Op. 48 (1925)
Andante con moto / Furiant / Andante / Rondino
Natan Ca’ Zorzi (flute), Brian Isaacs (viola), Antonia Hadulla (double bass)
Thomas Larcher (*1963)
A Padmore Cycle
for Tenor and Piano Trio (2010–2011, rev. 2017)
Eleven songs for tenor and piano trio
Mark Padmore (tenor), Cosima Soulez Larivière (violin), Macintyre Taback (violoncello), Joseph Havlat (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Ghost” (1808)
Allegro vivace e con brio / Largo assai ed espressivo / Presto
Emma Meinrenken (violin), Constantin Heise (violoncello), Claudio Martínez Mehner (piano)
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Metamorphosen (1945), version for 7 strings
Jennifer Pike (violin), Kyumin Park (violin), Martin Moriarty (viola), Anuschka Cidlinsky (viola), Konstantin Heidrich (violoncello), Constantin Heise (violoncello), Antonia Hadulla (double bass)
* subject to changes
29th August 2026
Evening Concert
Krzyżowa, Concert Hall
6.00 p.m.
Programme:*
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Phantasy Quartet in F Minor
for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello, Op. 2 (1932)
Sebastian Aleksandrowicz (oboe), Johanna Müller (violin), Julia Pałęcka (viola), Annabel Hauk (violoncello)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 (1826)
Allegro molto moderato / Andante un poco moto
Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Johanna Müller (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), Eckart Runge (violoncello)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 9 (1906)
arranged for piano quintet by Anton Webern (1922–1923)
Natan Ca' Zorzi (flute), Sacha Rattle (clarinet), Kyumin Park (violin), Konstantin Heidrich (violoncello), Joseph Havlat (piano)
Thomas Larcher (*1963)
IXXU
String Quartet (1998–2004)
Nathan Meltzer (violin), Emma Meinrenken (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), Tatu Kauppinen (violoncello)
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87 (1889
Allegro con fuoco / Lento / Allegro moderato, grazioso / Finale. Allegro ma non tropp
Viviane Hagner (violin), Martin Moriarty (viola), Eckart Runge (violoncello), Yannick Rafalimanana (piano)
* subject to changes
30th August 2026
Evening Concert
Wrocław, NFM
6.00 p.m.
Programme:*
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1938)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Cantata BWV 82 “Ich habe genug”
Aria: “Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen” (1727)
Mark Padmore (tenor), Natan Ca' Zorzi (flute), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Jennifer Pike (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), Macintyre Taback (violoncello), Antonia Hadulla (double bass)
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 (1842)
Allegro brillante / In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente / Scherzo. Molto vivace / Finale. Vivace
Jennifer Pike (violin), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), Macintyre Taback (violoncello), Claudio Martínez Mehner (piano)
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013)
Orawa
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Triple Concerto in C Major
for Violin, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56 (1803–1804),
version for piano trio, woodwind quintet and strings by Detlev Glanert
Allegro / Largo / Rondo alla Polacca
Viviane Hagner (violin), Alexey Stadler (violoncello), Adam Golka (piano), Natan Ca 'Zorzi, Sebastian Aleksandrowicz, Sacha Rattle, Szymon Sejdak, Wiktor Komorowski, and Leopoldinum Chamber Orchestra
* subject to changes