George Gershwin & Astor Piazzolla

A concert combining two 20th-century works: George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and Astor Piazzolla's "Four Seasons in Buenos Aires". The organizers describe the evening as a meeting of American jazz and Argentine tango. Program: - George Gershwin, "Rhapsody in Blue" - performed by Tomasz Marut (piano) - Astor Piazzolla, "Four Seasons in Buenos Aires" - performed by Orkiestra Kameralna Kawalera de Saint-George, with soloist Roksana Kwaśnikowska (violin) The concert opens with "Rhapsody in Blue", a work combining symphonic music with jazz, from which a new genre, symphonic jazz, emerged. The second part will transport listeners to Buenos Aires. Piazzolla's cycle is a tribute to this city. The composer combined traditional tango melodies with elements of classical music and jazz. Orkiestra Kameralna Kawalera de Saint-George has been active since 2017. It was founded by Jacek Marcinów and Radosław Droń and brings together young musicians. The ensemble has performed in concert halls in Paris and Île-de-France. Tomasz Marut is a graduate of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, where he studied under Prof. Paweł Zawadzki. He completed his studies with highest honors, and his doctoral dissertation was recognized for its artistic and scholarly value. He is a professor at his alma mater. He has won national and international competitions, and in 2021 participated in the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. He has performed at festivals including "Chopin and His Europe" and collaborated with conductors including Marek Pijarowski and Mario Venzago. He has recorded music by Frédéric Chopin, Ferenc Liszt, and Franz Schubert. Since 2024 he has been an official Yamaha Artist. Roksana Kwaśnikowska is a Polish violinist, soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. She graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw with distinction and the Magna Cum Laude medal, in the class of Prof. Jan Stanenda.