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
21st 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

