NOSPR in Chamber Mode / Wojciech Kilar

NOSPR in Chamber Mode / Wojciech Kilar – film music

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NOSPR Chamber ensembles

Thursday

13.10.202219:30

Chamber Hall

Seats

Performers

Anna Szabelka – violin

Maria Strzelczyk – violin

Eugeniusz Mikołajczyk – viola

Karolina Nowak-Waloszczyk – cello

Łukasz Bebłot – double bass, bass guitar

Grzegorz Kapołka – acoustic guitar; electric guitar

Michał Żymełka – drums

Piotr Kopiński – piano

Joanna Kściuczyk-Jędrusik – voice

Beata Tomanek – compere

Program

Wojciech Kilar – film music

'The Portrait of a Lady'

'Dracula': 'Mina'

'The Ninth Gate': Vocalise

'The Promised Land'

'Quarterly Balance'

'The Połaniecki Family'

'Jealousy and Medicine': Tango

'The Leper': Waltz

'The Pianist'

'A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents'

'The Shadow Line'

A list of films scored by Wojciech Kilar would simultaneously constitute a short history of Polish cinema and a review of Oscar-winning titles. The composer himself was never awarded an Oscar, yet collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola, Jerzy Hoffman, Roman Polański, Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi won him a perennial place in the chronicles of cinematic art. While his characteristic harmonies render the music easily recognisable, one ought to remember that Kilar was also a master of pastiche – suffice it to mention the Jealousy and Medicine tango, the Leper waltz, and the Pan Tadeusz polonaise, ruthlessly exploited at countless proms in Polish high schools. Aware of the power of self-restraint in dramaturgy, Kilar would still admit being drawn towards grand scenes and immensely powerful emotions. He could compose both sparsely and with a vivid imagination. His themes encourage one to discover classical cinema, and chamber musicians of the NOSPR will prove that the music does not need a grand orchestra to grip the listener.

[Adam Suprynowicz, translated by Mikołaj Witkowski]

Duration of the concert: approx. 80 minutes