Organizer of THE RUBINSTEIN PIANO FESTIVAL, director Wojciech Grochowalski; I edition - Lodz 10-18 X 2008; II edition - February 21-27, 2011.

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Exhibition in Lodz: Frederic Chopin – National and Romantic Polish Composer (Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849) - kompozytor narodowy i romantyczny) - Lodz, 104 Piotrkowska Str., 15 VII-15 VIII 2009. It was 4 billboards, colour, author Wojciech Grochowalski.

Chopin Day in Lodz (17 X 2009) – Joanna Wos (soprano), Denis Zhdanov (piano), Chamber Orchestra 'Polish Camerata'; Lodz's Cathedral Church.

Chopin Day in Rapperswil (24 X 2009) – events in the Rapperswil castle (Switzerland, Polish Museum): exhibitions about Chopin and Rubinstein (11am), piano recital by Yulianna Avdeeva (6pm), banquet (8.30pm, Hotel Schwanen).

Programme of the recital, Frederic Chopin:

- Nocturne D-flat Major, op. 27 Nr. 2

- Nocturne C-sharp Minor, op. 27 Nr. 1

- Ballade Nr. 3 in A-flat Major, op. 47

- Sonata Nr. 2 in B-flat Minor op. 35

4 Scherzi:

- Nr. 1 in B Minor, op. 20

- Nr. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 31

- Nr. 3 in C-sharp Minor, op. 39

- Nr. 4 in E Major, op. 54

Organizer: The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation, Lodz-Poland, www.arturrubinstein.pl dir. Wojciech Grochowalski, co-operaton Polish Museum in Rapperswil

Honorary Patronage: Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

Patron – Włodzimierz Fisiak, Marshal of the Lodz Region

Invited Guests of Honour – Eva Rubinstein, Jerzy Buzek (President of the European Parliament), Bogdan Zdrojewski (Minister of Culture), Włodzimierz Fisiak (Marshal of the Lodz Region), Heads of the Canton of St Gallen and the Municipality of Rapperswil-Jona.

Main Sponsor – Amcor Rentsch (President Jerzy Czubak)

cykl: „Łódzcy pianiści w hołdzie Arturowi Rubinsteinowi”

- 19 III 2009 – Maria Korecka-Soszkowska

- 16 IV 2009 – Michał Drewnowski, Rafał Hołub

- 10 VI 2009 – Łukasz Kwiatkowski, Kamil Klimek

- 22 X 2009 – Kinga Firlej-Kubica, Wojciech Kubica

- 12 XI 2009 – Katarzyna Kling, dr Witold Holtz

- 10 XII 2009 – Aleksandra Nawe (piano), Jolanta Gzella (mezzo-soprano)

– Denis Zhdanov, 13–16 X 2009

Mozart: Sonata C-dur K330

Beethoven: Sonata Es-dur op. 81a "Les Adieux"

Chopin: Etudes Op.10 No.1 C-dur, No.12 c-moll

Chopin: Sonata h-moll op. 58

Beethoven: Sonata Es-dur op.81a "Les Adieux"

Chopin: 2 Polonaises fis-moll op. 44 and As-dur op. 53

Mozart: Sonata C-dur K330

Ravel: Jeux D'eau; Pavane pour une Infante defunte; Alborada del Gracioso

Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11

Schumann: Toccata op. 7

Ravel: Jeux D'eau; Pavane pour une Infante defunte; Alborada del Gracioso

Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11

Chopin: Polonaise As-dur op. 53

Chopin: Sonata h-moll op. 58

– Roman Rabinovich 24 XI 2009, 6pm – Piotrków Trybunalski; 25 XI, 6pm – Lodz; 27 XI, 6pm – Sieradz. Programme:

B. Yusupov – Crossroads No. 2

F. Chopin – Scherzo No. 2

C. Debussy – 6 Preludies

M. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an exhibition.

– 19 XII 2009, 6pm; piano recital of Anna Fedorova, prize winner in Bydgoszcz 2009.

Programme:

1st part:

J.S. Bach – Toccata in G, BWV 916

L.van Beethoven – Sonata No. 2 A-dur, Op. 2

B. Bartok – Suita Op.14

Prokofiev – Toccata Op.11

2nd part:

F. Chopin: – Polonez-Fantasy As-dur Op. 61

Nocturn No. 3 Op. 9

Etiudy No. 10 & No. 11 Op. 25

Ballade No. 4 Op. 52

After recital - Christmas cocktail.

I Prize (ex aequo) ANNA FEDOROVA, born 1990 - Ukraine; MUN JI-YEONG, born 1995 - South Korea; prize for this pianists (among others) are recitals organizing by the A. Rubinstein International Music Foundation.

II Prize NIKODEM WOJCIECHOWSKI (Poland)

III Prize LIN PENG (China)

IV Prize PIOTR KOSIŃSKI (Poland)

VI Prize ANNA YUKHO (Belarus)

Recitals (tournee) of Yulianna Avdeeva, March 23-28, 2009: Lodz, Skierniewice, Rawa Mazowiecka, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Pabianice.

Programme: W.A. Mozart - Sonata in D Major KV 576; L.v. Beethoven - Sonata in G Major op. 31; F. Schubert - Sonata in A Minor; F. Chopin - 4 Scherzi; R. Schumann - Sonata in F-sharp Minor op. 11; J. Brahms - Fantazien op. 116; B. Bartok - Sonata Sz 80.

Aleksander Korsantia (piano), Ketevan Badridze (piano), 26th of February 2009, Grand Theatre National Opera in Warsaw, Sale Redutowe, 7.30PM

Programme:

W.A. Mozart - Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, KV448/375a (Korsantia, Badridze)

M. Ravel - La valse for Two Pianos. The Composer's Original Version (Korsantia, Badridze)

M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (Korsantia)

Concert of Georgian pianist, Honorary patrons The President Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński and Mrs. Kaczynska, cooperation Grand Theatre

The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation was founded in June 2005 in Lodz, Poland, the famous pianist’s home city. Our goal was to instigate and organize The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Festival in Lodz (Rubinstein Piano Festival). We were inspired by the late Maestro’s friend Jan J. Bistritzky, founder and honorary President of The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv. Mr. Bistritzky sadly passed away on 22nd August this year, and this Festival is dedicated to his memory.

The city of Lodz has a population of about 800,000. It boasts a film school (from which Roman Polanski graduated), a museum of modern art, beautifully restored factory buildings from the city’s textile industry past, and palaces and residences which belonged to 19th century factory magnates. Arthur Rubinstein always spoke fondly of Lodz and visited regularly. The last concert he gave here was in 1975; the last time he visited Poland was in 1979 –3 years before his death.

2007 was designated the Year of Arthur Rubinstein by the Polish Parliament, as last January 28th was the 120th anniversary of his birth, and December 20th was the 25th of his death. A series of musical events are taking place, including recitals, concerts, exhibitions and film screenings. The Foundation is now preparing The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Festival in Lodz, which will take place between 10th and 18th October 2008. In organizing the event we were working with Jan J. Bistritzky and Arthur Rubinstein’s family in the USA. We are inviting some of the world’s most gifted pianists to play in homage to Rubinstein, in the city of his birth.

We intend to hold the festival every two years (so as not to clash with other music festivals and competitions in Poland), with exceptionally talented pianists (approximately five-seven) performing solo and with Polish and international orchestras. There also may be a meeting with young pianists in The Academy of Music in Lodz.

The main concerts and recitals are to take place in the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Hall (650 seats) and Lodz’s Opera House (1200 seats) under the honorary patronage of President Lech Kaczyński and his wife. Invited members of the Honorary Committee will include some of the world’s most distinguished composers, pianists and conductors.

10 X 2008 (Friday) 7.00pm

• opening ceremony and inaugural concert. The Arthur Rubinstein Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall, Lodz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Raiskin

• soloist: Alexander Gavrylyuk – piano (Messiaen, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky)

11 X 2008 (Saturday) 4.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Chamber Hall

• half-recital by Hubert Rutkowski, followed by a talk on the pianist and piano teacher Theodore Leschetizky

• opening of an exhibition about T. Leschetizky in the foyer of Lodz Philharmonic

12 X 2008 (Sunday) 6.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall

• piano recital by Roman Rabinovich, prize-winner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv 2008.(Beethoven, Wiesenberg, Ravel, Scarlatti)

13 X 2008 (Monday) 3.00pm, Museum of History of Lodz, Mirror Hall, concert of chamber music:

• Prima Vista string quartet, Wojciech Waleczek – piano (Schumann),

• Prima Vista string quartet, Denis Zhdanov – piano (Mozart)

13 X 2008 (Monday) 7.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall

• Alexander Korsantia, piano recital (Haydn, Chopin, Stravinsky/Agosti, Mussorgsky)

14 X 2008 (Tuesday) 5.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall

• Emanuel Ax, piano recital (Schubert, Liszt)

15 X 2008 (Wednesday) 7.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall a performance by young pianists, first prize-winners of the ‘Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam’ International Competition for Young Pianists in Bydgoszcz

• Joanna Marcinkowska (Chopin, Czajkowski/Pletnev)

• Yulianna Avdeeva (Mozart, Kreisler/Rachmaninov, Liszt)

• Denis Zhdanov (Prokofiev, Messiaen)

16 X 2008 (Thursday) 11.00am-7.00pm, Charlie Cinema

• screening of documentary films about Arthur Rubinstein. See bellow.

17 X 2008 (Friday) 7.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall

• Kirill Gerstein, piano recital (Chopin, Busoni, Schumann, Tchaikovsky/Feinberg)

18 X 2008 (Saturday) 7.00pm, Lodz Philharmonic Concert Hall

• closing symphonic concert, with the participation of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) conducted by Jerzy Salwarowski

soloist: Alexander Korsantia – piano (Moniuszko, Ravel, Tchaikovsky)

Wojciech Grochowalski

General Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Festival Director

Alexander Korsantia – piano. World famous pianist

Opera House (Grand Theatre), Lodz 18 XII 2007 at 7 pm.

Part I:

Franz Josef Haydn – Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI/1

Allegro

Andante

Menuet

Serge Prokofiev – Sonata No. 8 Op. 84 in B flat Major

Andante dolce. Allegro moderato

Andante sognando

Vivace. Allegro ben marcato. Vivace, coma prima.

Part II:

Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 (plus String Quartet)

On the 18th December 2007 music enthusiasts were invited by the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation to a concert given by the Georgian pianist Alexander Korsantia. (…) His international career came via the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv in 1995, where he won first prize and a Gold Medal. Small wonder that it was Korsantia who was asked to play a recital as the climax of the Year of Rubinstein, in the home town of the great Polish pianist, two days before the 25th anniversary of his death.
Alexander Korsantia played three pieces: Joseph Haydn’s Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI/1, Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 8 in B flat Major Op. 84, and Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F-minor Op. 21. For the last work he was accompanied by the Prima Vista String Quartet. That this pianist is of the highest class is borne out by the choice of repertoire, and this was apparent to the audience from the first bars of the Haydn sonata. He plays with such precise and eloquent clarity and so superbly does he shape the colouring of tone, that the audience were transported to a magical world in which the notes scintillated with brilliance, radiating a unique aura about them. This was Hayden removed from its classical structure. At times Korsantia strove for an impressionistic sensuality, concentrating not on the balance of form, but instead on fragments of intricately perfected sound. Haydn is usually treated with a certain restraint, but Korsantia eagerly penetrated the harmonic and melodic tissue of this piece, seeking a deeper meaning than pianists normally do. His approach, combined with the simple quality of this 18th century sonata, created an effect of mystical absorption, an atmosphere imbued with the peace and spirit of contemplation.
In Prokofiev’s Sonata in B flat Major, the pianist strove to extract the latent seams of expression in the music, not by contrasting the dynamics and pitch of the notes, but rather by delving deep into the very tissue of the work and reaching the recesses of the harmonic construction. In this way he emphasised the emotionally complex side of the music. This piece – entitled War – agonises over the tragic nature of man’s fate. The central section – Andante sognando – was of particular note, played with a dominant tone of suppressed austerity, only occasionally interrupted by an intensification of the narrative. Taken as a whole, Korsantia’s interpretation assumed the form of a moving lament, generally unfurled at a soft piano dynamic level.
Staging Chopin’s piano concertos with a chamber orchestra [Prima Vista Quartet – w.g.] is not an entirely new idea in renditions nowadays. (…) Of course, the leading role fell to Alexander Korsantia. By giving the piece a richly lyrical form, he evocatively revealed the sublime beauty of Chopin’s style. Once again that evening he performed magic with the muticoloured diversity and malleability of sound, especially in the ethereal Larghtetto, which was awash with romantic emotion. The performers chose this piece as one of the encores, thus satisfying the expectations of a euphoric audience. One would like to listen to such performances as often as possible, and one hopes that the festival planned by the Rubinstein Foundation will allow us to enjoy many more such experiences.
Review by W. Paprocki (slightly revised) Ruch Muzyczny (2/2008), Warsaw-Poland.

Denis Zhdanov (1988) – young Ukrainian pianist

Warsaw Philharmonic, December 20th 2007

Programme:

Part I:

Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt:

Wandern

Du bist die Ruh

Auf dem Wasser zu Singen (Barcarole)

Standchen (Serenade)

Erlkőnig

Johannes Brahms – Variations on the Theme of Paganini

Part II:

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Études-Tableaux

Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor; No. 9 in D major

Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

Lodz, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Hall, 27th of October 2007

Frederic Chopin (2 Nocturnes Op. 48; Ballade in F minor Op. 52)

Johannes Brahms: Variations on the Theme of Paganini

Part II

Isaac Albeniz: Iberia (Almeria)

Isaac Albeniz/Leopold Godowsky: Triana

Modest Musorsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.

Comments of piano recital on 27th of October 2007:

Anna Wesołowska-Firlej and Stanisław Firlej (Anna Wesołowska-Firlej is a pianist, professor of music, former rector of the Academy of Music in Łódż, where she was head of the Piano Department; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rubinstein Foundation. Stanisław Firlej – is a cellist and professor at the Academy of Music in Łódź):

“Saturday’s concert by Denis Zhdanov was an artistic event of note. The young pianist’s virtuosity, sensitivity to tone and exceptional ability to play pieces from memory was impressive. He performed a remarkably difficult programme with maturity and great expertise. In the packed concert hall there was a sense that we were party to the discovery of a great talent.”

***

Zdzisław Szostak (a composer and conductor, a longstanding Research Fellow at the Academy of Music in Łódź, the former director of both the Łódż and Poznań Philharmonics, and has worked with Henryk Czyż):

“During the concert on the 27th of October 2007 we had the chance (with every last seat taken) to listen to the young Ukrainian pianist, Denis Zhdanov, the 19-year-old winner of this year’s Artur Rubinstein International Young Pianists’ Competition in Bydgoszcz. Just as we had heard, this young man –a first year student at the Kiev National Music Academy –was already a mature pianist. He has a clear, well-developed technique, great composure, musicality and sensitivity. He feels confident and at ease whether performing the romantic cantilenas (of Chopin) or Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Paganini, or Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. His pp and ff are beautifully crystal-clear (for example in The Gates of Kiev). During the encores he demonstrated his excellent finger facility, of both his right (in Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninov’s Flight of the Bumblebee) and left hand (in Scriabin’s Prelude for the Left Hand). If this young man continues to develop and mature at such a pace, he can expect a successful career.”

***

Tadeusz Chmielewski (a pianist, professor, former rector of the Academy of Music in Łódź, and former head of the piano department):

“He is a pianist of outstanding talent. He has an excellent technique, brilliantly taught. (...) He performed Brahms perfectly”.

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Janusz Janyst (a musicologist, columnist, and Research Fellow at the Academy of Music in Łódź):

“…The cycle of Variations on a Theme by Paganini (subtitled Etudes for the Piano), based on the motif from the Caprice in A minor, was the grand musical climax of Zhdanov’s performance. This piece bristles with difficulties, and is still considered the highest benchmark by which the technical ability of a pianist can be judged. The young soloist performed it with a surprising lightness and ease, and without the slightest effort he overcame all the “finger obstacles”, while accentuating the contrasts in the musical text. In this context, Zhdanov’s interpretation of Chopin, which doesn’t contain the pure musical fireworks of the Brahms piece, and in comparison demands considerably more mature, intellectual expression, seemed somewhat “dimmed” by the classic German Romanticist; and yet the way in which Zhdanov built up the tension in the octave sequence of Chopin’s Nocturne in C minor totally won me over. “…The playing of Albeniz’s composition had as much brilliance as it had youthful vitality, and re-energised the packed concert hall [after the interval -WG]. But once again this was just a prologue to the intensity that followed. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which brought the programme to a close, proved to be most entrancing. The pianist’s differentiation of timbre and the articulation of the notes was –and I don’t hesitate to use the word –masterful (for example, the extraordinary contrast in Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle), as were the evocative “paintings” of the other scenes (Bydlo, the Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, the Catacombs, etc.), each different in atmosphere and character. One felt that this young Ukrainian identifies with the music, and almost merges spiritually into its Russian genre. The encores were also superb: he made the keys of the piano “sing out” Scriabin’s Prelude for the Left Hand, and he performed Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninov’s entomological Flight of the Bumblebee at break-neck speed. Zhdanov is a sensationally good pianist for his age, with a great career awaiting him. It was good to be given the opportunity to listen to him now.”

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Bogusław Wódka (a pianist, professor, Dean of the Piano, Harpsichord and Organ Department at the Academy of Music in Łódź):

“I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the recital of young Ukrainian pianist Denis Zhdanov’s, who was invited to perform by the International Arthur Rubinstein Music Foundation at the Łódź Philharmonic on 27th of October 2007. The programme, which included pieces only playable by those who have reached the highest degree of “musical initiation”, indicated that piano literature holds no secrets for this 19-year-old student of the Music Academy in Kiev. Truly, Zhdanov’s piano technique is flawless. The artist plays the most difficult passages with child-like ease and freedom, sometimes at an astonishing tempo, but more importantly, in his hands the piano sounds extraordinarily beautiful. In particular when playing legato, one of the most difficult elements of piano art, it is as if he is makes the piano sing. And another ‘discovery’: although we usually complain about the poor acoustics of Łódź’s new Philharmonic Hall, it turned out that the piano could be heard very well. “Essentially, each piece was performed at the highest level. Perhaps the works by Chopin at the beginning (2 Nocturnes op. 48, and the Ballade in F minor) were lacking a little in emotional intensity, but the next piece –Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Paganini –dazzled with technical and expressive perfection. In my opinion it was the highlight of the evening. It was also most satisfying to listen to Mussorgsky’s monumental Pictures at an Exhibition, which sparkled with many colours. And for the encore two miniatures, Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninov’s stunning Flight of the Bumblebee and Scriabin’s beautiful Prelude for the Left Hand. I am certain that this isn’t the last we will hear of this pianist.”

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Bogusław Pikała – is a pianist, and Deputy Rector of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź:

“Firstly, I’d like to say this was a significant musical event in Łódź; secondly this young pianist possesses an incredible talent. Although still a young artist, he plays in an exceptionally mature and responsible way. Maybe he has yet to develop as recognisable a style as, say, Rubinstein, Horowitz, Pollini or Argerich, but it is evident that he beginning to show individuality. His good schooling, combined with talent, has yielded excellent results. “He played a lengthy repertoire in Łódź, and it could even have stretched to two recitals. He has my greatest admiration; he performed the programme with exceptional precision. There was an atmosphere reminiscent of the style and age of Brahms, Chopin, Albeniz, or Mussorgsky. Above all, Zhdanov’s youth and raw vitality carried over to the audience and swept them away: we owe him our thanks. “And one more thing: there were a lot of students from our academy and I know that they were impressed by Denis Zhdanov. Being of a similar age to them, he is an excellent example to follow and his brilliance has raised the bar to a higher standard. “And finally I’d like to applaud the Artur Rubinstein Foundation for inviting pianists not only from Poland but also from abroad.”

Comments collected by Wojciech Grochowalski, General Secretary of the Foundation and trustee of the board.

Perform in 14th April 2008, Lodz – Yulianna Avdeeva (Russia); Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, Prokofiev; more information see polish page "Aktualnosci"

Perform in May 2008, Wroclaw, Katowice, Krakow – Denis Zhdanov (Ukraine); Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Schubert/Liszt, Albeniz, Musorgski, Wiesenberg.

16 X 2008 (Thursday) 11.00am-7.00pm, Charlie cinema, Lodz, 203 Piotrkowska Str.

• screening of documentary films about Arthur Rubinstein

at 11am:

– Rubinstein at 90, dir. by Tadeusz Kipel, fragment, Concerto in G minor C. Saint-Saens; A. Rubinstein (piano) and London Symphony Orchestra,conductor Andre Previn, 1975, time: 26'10”

– Spotkania z Arturem Rubinsteinem (Meetings with A. Rubinstein), dir. by Henryka Rumowska, Lodz 1975, time: 50’

– ...byłem zawsze szczęśliwym człowiekiem... Artur Rubinstein (1887–1982), (I have been always a very happy man) dir. by Ludwik Perski, time: 20’56’’, prod. WFD, Warsaw 1983 r.

at 2.30pm – Discussion about Rubinstein, invited Mr. Krzysztof Rogulski

– Artur Rubinstein – wspomnienia paryskie (Arthur Rubinsten - memories from Paris), authors: Ryszard Czubaczyński, Leszek Bonar; prod. Polish Television, Warsaw 1996, time: 30'. (Conversation with Mrs. Rubinstein and Ms. Eva Rubinstein, authors walked in Paris with Eva Rubinstein. Meeting in Rubinstein's home at Av. Foch).

– Podróż sentymentalna (Sentimental journey), dir. by Bohdan Rączkowski, prod. 1980, time: 46’13”. (Last visit of A. Rubinstein in Poland, October 1979. He visited: Warsaw, Lodz, Żelazowa Woli (Chopin home vilage), Karolin

– L’Amour de la Vie, dir. by François Reichenbach, France, 1969 r. time: 80’; Oscar in 1970.

– Powrót – Artur Rubinstein w Polsce, (Return. Arthur Rubinstein in Poland), dir. by. Krzysztof Rogulski, Polish film, prod. Interpress Film, 1976, time: 47’ (Film about A. Rubinstein's visit in Poland in 1975)