05.08.2014 - 05.08.2014

I CULTURE ORCHESTRA

The I, CULTURE Orchestra (ICO) is a group of young, talented musicians from Poland and countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - launched in 2011 as part of the cultural programme of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. The I, CULTURE Orchestra supports cultural and social developments in the countries of Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. This educational programme rests on the values of solidarity, integration and friendship, and enables the young talented musicians to hone their skills under the guidance of renowned instrumentalists from the world's best orchestras. Among others, the orchestra performed in the Berliner Philharmonie, the Royal Festival Hall in London and the Teatro Real in Madrid.

CULTURE ORCHESTRA 2014

RESIDENCY

27 July – 9 August 2014, Gdansk, Music Academy/Baltic Philharmonic

CONCERTS

5 August 2014, Gdansk, Chamber Music Concert, St John’s Centre

7 August 2014,  Gdansk, The Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic

Andrzej Panufnik – Sinfonia Elegiaca (Symphony No.2)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 „Leningrad