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    The Polish Music Center at USC presents Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki – Concert Program

    March 25, 2023
    4:00 p.m.

    The Polish Music Center at USC presents one of the brightest stars of the young Polish chamber music scene: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki.
     
    Both virtuosos in their own right, Mikołajczyk and Jedynecki bring great energy to the stage, shining a bright spotlight on not only existing repertoire for accordion and violin but also innovative arrangements and commissions for this unusual ensemble.
     
    Entitled “The History of Polish Music,” their program will present a kaleidoscope of works from the 17th-21st centuries, including an arrangement of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Violin Sonata that was approved by the Maestro himself, as well as a new work by Marcin Błażewicz that was dedicated to the Duo.

    Program

    Chromatica

    Adam Jarzębski (1590-1649)

    Roxana’s Song from the opera Król Roger

    Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

    Sonatina, Op. 12
        Allegro con spirito
        Adagio cantabile
        Vivace

    Józef Koffler (1896-1944)

    Suite polonaise
        Molto moderato
        Andante
        Allegro molto

    Szymon Laks (1901-1983)

    Sonata for Violin and Piano (1953)
        Allegro
        Andante
        Allegro vivace

    Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)

    Sonata for Violin and Accordion “Night full of sins”
        Allegro appassionato
        Grave semplice
        Allegro

    Marcin Błażewicz (1953-2021)