Bartek Wąsik

Idea

Summer of love... These two words best describe this year’s edition of the summer concert series Pianokrąg by Bartek Wąsik. From June to September, the pianist, together with his Warsaw audience, will celebrate this time of year in the space of the Królikarnia Palace and the surrounding Sculpture Park.

The 5th edition of Pianokrąg features four concerts, including two dedicated to great female artists: Meredith Monk and Björk. Works of the former will be heard at the opening concert, during which we will hear her Piano songs (performed for the first time in Warsaw) – piano miniatures reminiscent of songs in their form and unpretentiousness. Interestingly, some of the pieces written for two pianos will be played in a version for one instrument, accompanied by a second piano part previously prepared by Wąsik. This means that the pianist will play for the first time.... with himself!

The next concert is dedicated to film music. Bartek Wąsik will perform his own arrangements of music for the film, which told with great sensitivity the story of nascent affection and desire in the summer setting: Call me by your name, directed by Luca Guadagnino.

The third concert will be dedicated to Björk. It’s also the fulfilment of Bartek Wąsik’s dream to reflect the universe of this Icelandic artist’s music in his arrangements for solo piano. The title of the concert, All is full of love, refers to one of her songs, most fully reflecting the atmosphere of the August evening and the idea behind this year’s festival.

The final concert will consist of the première performance of a new version of Bartek Wąsik's solo project, Pianorizon. In this very personal endeavour, electronics and nature sounds are woven into the sound of the piano, creating an emotional and organic whole. Pianorizon is a tribute to love and, at the same time, another strong voice from the pianist announcing his second solo album of the same title.

This year’s programme is also an expression of gratitude from Bartek Wąsik to the Warsaw audience who, over the course of five years, have enjoyed spending time together and celebrating music in the Warsaw’s Królikarnia. Pianokrąg is a space of mutual inspiration and interaction between the artist and the audience.

SCHEDULE

2 June 2024 // Pianokrąg I // MEREDITH MONK // PIANO SONGS
7 July 2024 // Pianokrąg II // CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
4 August 2024 // Pianokrąg III // BJÖRK // ALL IS FULL OF LOVE
1 September 2024 // Pianokrąg IV // BARTEK WĄSIK // PIANORIZON

Dates: 2 June, 7 July, 4 August, 1 September 2024, at 18:00
Duration: 60 min
Gathering point: Sculpture Park in Królikarnia
Public: no age limit
Admission: free entry (no tickets)
Accessibility of the event: no architectural barriers