A recap of the ‘Percussion Horizons’ concert at the Polish Aviation Museum!

The concert began at 6 PM in the exhibition hall of Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, whose minimalist architecture provided the setting for rarely performed percussion pieces. It inaugurated the sixth edition of the ‘Horyzonty Perkusji’ festival – an initiative aimed at promoting percussion music, both solo and ensemble.

Performers included students from the percussion classes and the Chamber Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music, conducted by Maciej Tworek.

The concert programme featured two compositions:

• Wojciech Kilar – Orawa: a piece based on highland folk motifs, performed in an arrangement that highlights the rhythm and sound of the percussion instruments.
• Georges Bizet – Carmen Suite: a dynamic interpretation of this classical work, focusing on the percussive textures of Spanish dances and marches

We are delighted that the Polish Aviation Museum has once again provided the setting for an extraordinary musical event – this time offering an insight into the world of percussion instruments.. Previously, as part of our collaboration with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, we had the pleasure of hosting concerts such as „The Firebird” or „Musical Fantasy”.

Please take a look at the photo gallery from the event

fot. Maciek Maziarka / Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie