Mission and Activity
Sinfonietta Polonia was
established in 2004 by maestro Cheung Chu to realize his
vision of extended orchestral studies for students of music and young
professionals. During 16 years of its activity the orchestra has transformed into
dynamic, ambitious and professional ensemble.
Members of the orchestra are talented musicians,
soloists, chamber musicians, prize-winners in numerous national and
international competitions.
The
following highly acclaimed projects representing some of the most important
accomplishments of Sinfonietta Polonia in its sexteen years' history:
performances in multimedia events "Fellini's Ball" and "Rome
Extravaganza" in 2017 in Cinecitta Studios in Rome, with soloists from
Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and The Odessa National Academic Theater Opera
and Ballet, (I and II prize-winners at in "8th Global Event Awards" at
categoy "Best Gala"), concerts with featuring
world renowned cellist Colin Carr, participation International
Festival "Karol
Szymanowski - the artist, who surpassed his time:" in Beijing - an event of
the International Cultural Programme of Polish Presidency of the European Union
Council at halls such as Beijing Concert Hall and Forbidden City Concert Hall,
with participating renowned Polish and Chinese artists such as Barbara Kubiak,
Keqing Liu, Anna Maria Staskiewicz, Maria Masycheva, concerts at the prestigious
Grosser Sendesaal des Rundfunks Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin
in 2012 and 2016,
Polish premiere of Mahler’s Das lied von der Erde sung with original Chinese text from VIII
Century; four-time participation in the Mozart Festival in Poznan; the Greater
Poland premiere of John Rutter’s Requiem with St. Wiechowicz Teachers’
Choir of Ostrow Wielkopolski (nominated as the “event of the year”
of the city), concert entitled “Where is the fountain” [Where
are you, the fountain] with Poznan Boys Choir presented a world premiere of Ralf
Y. Gawlick’s “Zrodlo”
[Fountain] based on text by John Paul II; Yellow
River Concerto representing the very first time Chinese music resounded
among the walls of the famed Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznan with Ning
An as soloist.
Since
2014 Sinfonietta Polonia performed world première and 20 next shows of "Alice in Wonderland"
-
ballet
-operatic-acrobatic performance,
based
on the novel
written
by
Lewis Carroll according to vision of Anna
Niedzwiedz, to music by Gabriel Kaczmarek,
music director Cheung Chau in Grand Theater Opera House in Poznan and Opera
Nova in Bydgoszcz and recorded the music to this production, This recording is
still used during next shows of Alice in Wonderland in Grand Theater Opera House
in Poznan. Result of the spectacular succes of this performance, there will be American-Polish
coproduction of "Alice in Wonderland" at Noorda Centre for the
Performing Arts in Orem, UT, USA in September 2021. Sinfonietta Polonia
will perform in US connected with Utah Valley University Symphony. In 2016 the
orchestra presented world première and a few next shows of second ballet-operatic-acrobatic performance
"Snow Queen" the same creators. After great success of this show it is
still present at the repertuar of Grand Theater Opera House in Poznan
and was invited to Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz.
Sinfonietta
Polonia collaborated with soloists including cellists Colin Carr, Daniel Veis
and Cecilia Barczyk, pianists Ning An, Maria Masycheva
and Andrzej Tatarski and Joanna Marcinkowska, flutists Pierre-Yves Artaud and Ewa Murawska, oboist Nathan Hughes,
trumpeter Roman Gryn, violinists Dominika Falger, Adrian Levine, Ben Sayevich,
Stefan Tarara, Anna Maria Staskiewicz, Blanka Bednarz, Natalia Walewska, Ying Zhang and
scientist/violinist Mark Ptashne, violists
Ulrich
Knörzer and Marcin Murawski, Filip Wojciechowski Trio, singers - Barbara Kubiak, Barbara
Gutaj-Monowid,
Renata Drozd, Dorota Szczepańska Anna Karasinska, Jaroslaw Brek, Piotr Friebe,
Keqing Liu, Tomasz Raczkiewicz, Hubert Stolarski, Piotr Rafalko, Ingolf Seidel and with famous
China National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Poznan Boys Choir, Adam
Mickiewicz University Chamber Choir,
Kammerorchester Pro Artibus Hannover
and guest
conductors - Markus L. Frank, Jacek Rogala, Dariusz Mikulski, Renchang Fu, Marcin Sompoliński, Aleksander Gref and Sylvio Segantini.
Since
2008 Sinfonietta
Polonia receives annual invitation to perform New Year concert tours in the
Wielkopolska and Mazowsze regions. Orchestra toured twice China, performing in
Baijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Hohhot, Erdos, Xilinhot, Shenyan and many
other cities. In July 2010 orchestra participated international festival
"Rencontres Europeennes de Courseulles" in France.
The
orchestra recorded for Central China TV, Huhhot TV,
Acte Préalable, Norddeutsche Rundfunk and the radio and TV in Poland. An
opera gala held in Beijing Concert Hall in 2011 was broadcast by the Central
China TV 4 times. It's first CD was
released under Acte Préable with the world premiere recording of Polish
composer's Roman Palester's Serenade forTwo Flutes and String Orchestra with
soloists Pierre-Ives Artaud and Ewa Murawska. Next CD are "Mass 1050"
and "Snow Queen" composed by Gabriel Kaczmarek. Both
released in 2016 and 2017 under Acte Préable. "Snow Queen" under the
baton of maestro Cheung Chau received Silver Medal of International phonographic
Competition "Global Music Awards" in Los Angeles.

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