The International Chopin Festival
Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin's Birth
December 14 - 18, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 6:00 pm Opening Reception Gala Dinner with honorary guests and artists: Olga Kern, Kevin Kenner, Jerzy Stryjniak, Bohdan Boguszewski and Adam Makowicz Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations 9 East 66th Street, New York City Tickets: By invitation only. To request an invitation please contact the Chopin Society at 212.717.1231 or office@chopinsocietyny.org Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 7:30 pm Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center 1941 Broadway, NYC (on 65th St between Broadway & Amsterdam) Tickets: $95, $75, $45 Tel. 212.671.4050 Program: F. Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante E-flat major, Op. 22 Jerzy Stryjniak, piano F. Chopin: Piano concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Olga Kern, piano F. Chopin: Piano concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Kevin Kenner, piano Orchestra Academia of the Szczecin University under the direction of Maestro Bohdan Boguszewski Hosted by Bruce Adolphe Thursday, December 16, 2010, 7:30 pm Yamaha Piano Salon 689 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, NYC (54th St between 5th & Madison) Program: F. Chopin: Selected Songs Alicja Wegorzewska, mezzo-soprano; Artur Jaron, piano F. Chopin: 4 Ballades Kevin Kenner, piano Friday, December 17, 2010, 7:30 pm Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall 57th Street & Seventh Avenue, New York City Tickets: $45, $25 Tel. 212.247.7800 Program: Selection of Chopin's chamber music Anna Organiszczak, Jerzy Stryjniak, Slawomir Wilk - piano; Patrycja Piekutowska, violin; Tomasz Szczesny, cello; Hanna Hozer, mezzo-soprano Jazz arrangements of Chopin's pieces and original music Adam Makowicz, piano Orchestra Academia under the direction of Maestro Bohdan Boguszewski Saturday, December 18, 2010, 6:00 pm Consulate General of the Republic of Poland 233 Madison Avenue, New York City (at 37th Street) Tickets: This is an invitation-only event. If you wish to attend please contact the Chopin Society at 212.717.1231 or office@chopinsocietyny.org Program: Champagne reception and buffet dinner closing the International Chopin Festival in New York, including performances by several Festival artists, plus 2010 CHOPIN, an exhibition of posters by Zbigniew Latala & Students from the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts at the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Cracow University College. For more information, please click here. The International Chopin Festival is presented by the Chopin Society of New York and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Marshal's Office of the West Region (Poland), The Mayor of Szczecin (Poland), and Yamaha. Additional support is provided by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York MORE ABOUT THE CHOPIN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
