Special concert celebrating Jerzy Maksymiuk's 70th anniversary of artistic work
 

Jerzy Maksymiuk will conduct two ensembles that occupy a unique place in his rich artistic career. The maestro will conduct both the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia, with which – as he often admits – he has very strong ties. That admission takes on particular significance in the context of his impressive international career: suffice it to mention his long-standing collaboration with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra or the vibrant, energetic premieres he prepared for the English National Opera. Sinfonia Varsovia grew out of the ensemble of the Warsaw Chamber Opera, later known as the Polish Chamber Orchestra, to which the then thirty-something Maksymiuk gave new artistic impetus. The effects of their work together quickly came to international attention, and the ensemble’s first performances abroad were enthusiastically received, with Western critics full of praise, drawing attention to the orchestra’s extraordinary precision, dizzying tempos and unique sound. This success led to a contract with the prestigious EMI label – an event that Maksymiuk compared years later to receiving the Nobel Prize.
So it is hard to imagine a more beautiful form for the great maestro’s jubilee than a concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic, to which we are delighted to invite you.

Bartłomiej Gembicki