La Folle Journée de Varsovie: Night of the Soul (36)

PROGRAMME:

PERFORMERS:

Hanna Bayodi-Hirt soprano
Barbora Kabatkova soprano

Ricercar Consort:
Augustin Lusson violin
Jérôme van Waerbeke violin
Julien Wolfs positive organ
Daniel Zapico theorbo
Philippe Pierlot viola da gamba, artistic direction

The revolutionary concept of La Folle Journée consists in a dizzying number of short concerts in the span of a few days with an appealing repertoire and affordable ticket prices. All of that attracts large crowds of new listeners to the concert halls in a spectacular fashion. Every year, thousands of people gather at the Polish National Opera, Teatr Wielki on the last weekend of September to listen to concerts of their choice from dozens of available events.The festival has gained the reputation of the biggest classical music feast in Poland. Many regular and occasional concertgoers spend the whole year waiting for it.

It is the only festival in the country that combines symphonic and chamber concerts performed by the brightest stars of classical music with a broad educational repertoire that gathers together the most gifted young musicians from across Poland. Every year, around 1000 artists perform during the festival and are listened to by nearly 40 000 audience members.

The theme of this year’s 13th edition of the festival is Ode to the Night.

FULL LIST OF PARTNERS OF LA FOLLE JOURNÉE DE VARSOVIE