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Program

Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

1. Allegro

2. Prestissimo, con sordino

3. Non troppo lento

4. Allegretto pizzicato

5. Allegro molto

Karol Szymanowski, Symphony No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 60, "Concertante"

1. Moderato, tempo comodo

2. Andante molto sostenuto

3. Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso

Vincenzo Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi

I, 2: "Eccomi in lieta vesta" (Giulietta)

Karol Szymanowski, Król Roger (King Roger), Op. 46

Roxana's song

Karol Szymanowski, Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

1. Moderato - Molto tranquillo

2. Andantino sostenuto

3. Allegramente - Molto energico

4. Andantino - Molto tranquillo

Marin Alsop conducts the Laureates' Concert of the 2023 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cast

Kaho Araishi — Pianist

Seina Matsuoka — Violinist

Turicum Quartet

Magdalena Lucjan

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop — Conductor

Program notes

Now in its second edition, the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition takes place every five years in Katowice, Poland, crowning winners from an elite pool of competitors in four performing disciplines: piano, violin, string quartet, and voice. The talented laureates receive the prestige of the prize, a potentially career-altering boost, cash prizes from a pool of nearly €300,000, and the chance to perform in this jubilant gala concert alongside the great Marin Alsop and world-renowned Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra! Our newly minted champions show off their prize-winning skills in works by legendary Polish composer Szymanowski and other repertoire favorites from across the centuries.

Photo: Marin Alsop © Grzesiek Mart

A closer look: featured composers

Vincenzo Bellini

Béla Bartók

Further listening: featured works

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Vincenzo Bellini (Composer)