Gdansk Wave: Viola in a New Dimension

Festival Inauguration: Gdansk Wave – Viola in a New Dimension

We cordially invite you to the grand opening of the 14th NOWA MUZYKA International Contemporary Music Festival 2026. The evening will be dominated by the sounds of viola, piano, and modern electronics, performed by masters from Gdansk.

Date and Venue: May 16, 2026 (Saturday), 6:00 PM | Aula Copernicanum UKW, 1 Kopernika St., Bydgoszcz

PROGRAMME:
The concert features as many as four world premieres (marked with an asterisk):

1. Piotr Kasiłowski – Sonata for viola and piano, mov. I*
2. Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf, Zuzanna Ossowska – MonoTony for viola, FX piano, and soundscapes
3. Piotr A. Komorowski – Sonata for viola and piano, mov. II: Elegy
4. Marek Czerniewicz – War for viola and piano*
5. Tadeusz Dixa – 2 Preludes for piano
6. Marcin Kopczyński – IX Piano Sonata, mov. III
7. Piotr Jędrzejczyk – AltoReel for viola and electronics*
8. Andrzej Dziadek – Sonata for viola and piano*

*world premiere

PERFORMERS:

• Krzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf – viola
• Maciej Gański – piano
• Piotr Jędrzejczyk – electronics
• Concert host: Natalia Synakiewicz