The programme of the RSNO’s 2020/21 season includes a dozen concerts featuring works by such prominent Polish 20th-century composers as Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutosławski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Mieczysław Wajnberg and Wojciech Kilar. Featured soloists include such household names as violinist Nicola Benedetti and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
The Polska Scotland series is supported by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural programme marking the centenary of Poland’s regained independence.
The director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute Barbara Schabowska describes the project as an event that builds cultural bridges between Poland and Scotland.
In addition to concerts, it comprises composers’ workshops and panel discussions. (mk)