We invite you for online introductory meeting for concerts from  French Evening / C. Saint-Saëns series, which will be broadcast on our YouTube channel. The host - Andrzej Sułek - will introduce stories and circumstances of the creation of the works that we will then hear performed by the soloists: Maria Sławek, Karolina Sekuła and Miłosz Rządkiewicz with Toruń Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Dainius Pavilionis. The concerts will be broadcast on:

May 15, 2021 (saturday), at 6pm - French Evening / C. Saint-Saëns #1, during which we will hear Symphony No. 2 in A minor Op. 55
May 22, 2021 (saturday), at 6pm - French Evening / C. Saint-Saëns #2, during which we will hear Violino concerto No. 3 in B-flat minor Op. 61 and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op. 28
May 26, 2021 (saturday), at 7pm - French Evening / C. Saint-Saëns #3, during which we will hear the composer's most famous work which is Le Carnaval des animaux.

The event will be part of the project "Great composers - Great anniversaries"

Great Composers - Great Anniversaries is a project to commemorate artists who celebrate important anniversaries in 2021. It will be a series of 12 events featuring: symphonic and chamber concerts, recitals, a poster exhibition, film screening and a lecture. The project is a reference to the following anniversaries: the 280th death anniversary of A. Vivaldi, the 100th death anniversary of C. Saint-Saëns, the 50th death anniversary of I. Stravinsky, the 120th death anniversary of G. Verdi, the 230th death anniversary of W. A. Mozart, 110th death anniversary of G. Mahler, the 100th death anniversary of W. Żeleński and the 100th birth anniversary of A. Piazzolla. Prominent artists have been invited to participate in the project (Marek Tomaszewski, Krzysztof Książek, Piotr Buszewski, Piotr Sałajczyk), as well as young winners of competition awards, students of music academies and pupils.