Polovtsian Dances
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Gulbenkian Orchestra
In 1962, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation decided to establish a permanent orchestral ensemble. Originally with only twelve musicians (strings and continuo) it was named “Orquestra de Câmara Gulbenkian”. This collective was successively enlarged and today the “Orquestra Gulbenkian” (the name it has adopted since 1971) has a permanent body of sixty instrumentalists, a number that can be expanded depending on the repertoire.
This structure allows the Gulbenkian Orchestra to interpret works from the Baroque and Classical periods, a significant part of 19th century orchestral literature and much of the music of the 20th century, including works belonging to the current repertoire of the traditional symphonic orchestras. In each season, the orchestra performs on a regular series of concerts at the Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium in Lisbon, where it has had the opportunity of working together with some of leading names of the world of music (conductors and soloists). It has also performed on numerous locations all over Portugal, in an effort to decentralize music and culture.
The orchestra has been constantly expanding its activities in the international level, performing in Europe, Asia Africa, and the Americas. In the recording field, Orquestra Gulbenkian is associated to labels as Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion, Teldec, Erato, Adès, Nimbus, Lyrinx, Naïve and Pentatone, among others, and this activity was recognized with several international prizes.
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Joanna Natalia Ślusarczyk
Conductor
Polish conductor, winner of many awards at the International Conducting Competitions: Second Prize at “La Maestra Competition 2022” in Paris, France; Second Prize in the International Conducting Competition “Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest” in Romania (2018), Third Prize at the “First European Union International Conducting Competition” in Sofia, Bulgaria (2018), First Prize at the “London Classical Soloists Conducting Competition” in London, Great Britain.
She is the winner of two Special Prizes of La Maestra Competition: “French Concert Halls and Orchestras Commitee Prize” and “European Concert Hall Organization - Echo Prize”. She was also awarded a Special Mention at ”The BMW International Conducting Masterclass and Competition” in Portugal (2018).
In April 2019, after the international audition, Joanna Natalia Slusarczyk was selected to the Mentoring Program with Peter Eötvös for 2020/2021 organised by Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation in Budapest, Hungary. In July and August 2019, she participated at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana Festival in Siena, Italy, where after the Final Concert she was chosen by maestro Daniele Gatti to receive the Main Prize of Rotary Club Siena.
In 2022, she was selected to participate in the “Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Mentoring Program” and in the “La Maestra Academy 2022-2024”.
In the 2018-2019 season Joanna was a Conductor-in-Residence at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, Poland. In April 2019 she got the Main Prize of the Krakow county for outstanding artistic achievements.
Majoring in Symphonic and Opera Conducting in the class of maestro Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Katowice. She also graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Krakow.
Joanna Natalia Slusarczyk has conducted in both Poland and in the United States, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Portugal, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.
She worked with such orchestras as: the Krakow Philharmonic, the Silesian Philharmonic, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, the Swietokrzyska Philharmonic, the Zielona Góra Philharmonic, the Paris Mozart Orchestra, the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moldova Philharmonic Iasi, the London Classical Soloists Orchestra, the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda, the Chorakademie and Orchesterakademie des WDR Köln, the Pazardzik Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, the Orquestra Clássica do Sul, the Orquestra da Costa Atlantica, the International Symphony Orchestra ICM, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Zorska Chamber Orchestra.
She is the founder and conductor of the Małopolska Chamber Orchestra and the Cracow Youth Chamber Orchestra, with whom she did several international tournées and recorded the album ”Seeking Inspiration – Polish Music. Chopin – Lutosławski – Górecki – Kilar”.
Joanna Natalia Slusarczyk is a finalist of International Conducting Masterclasses, led by maestro Tadeusz Strugała (2012), Gabriel Chmura (2013) and Jacek Kaspszyk (2013). She was also selected to participate in the International Conducting Masterclasses led by maestro Colin Metters in London, Achim Holub in London, and Luis Clemente in Portugal.
For her artistic achievements she received scholarships from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Royal Capital City of Krakow, and the Malopolska Scholarship Foundation Sapere Auso.
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Vadim Tsibulevsky
Violin
Vadim Tsibulevsky began studying the violin at the age of four and at the age of seven entered the Baku Special School of Music. In 1977, at the age of ten, he was awarded First Prize at a Republican Contest in Baku. In 1983 he moved to Moscow to study at the Central School of Music, and in 1996 he was admitted as an apprentice to study with Professor Kravchenko at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. He was a concert master with the Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, and appeared in many recitals and concerts throughout the former Soviet Union. In 1990 Tsibulevsky relocated to Israel, where he joined the Israel Chamber Orchestra and studied with Professor Kless at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. In 1992 he won the Israeli Competition for New Immigrant Musicians in Netania, leading to performances throughout Israel. In 1996 he became a concert master in the I Fiamminghi Chamber Orchestra, Belgium.
Since 1997 Tsibulevsky has lived in Antwerp, Belgium. He has performed as a guest concert master with orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Belgian National Orchestral and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician. Since 2001 he has been First Concert Master of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. He plays a violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, on loan from the collection of the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation.
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Martin Henneken
Cello
Martin Henneken received his first cello lessons at the age of six. He studied at the Musikhochschule Lübeck (Germany) with Troels Svane. He later studied with Reinhard Latzko at the Vienna University of Music (Austria) where he completed his Master’s degree with distinction. Musicians such as cellist Lynn Harrell and violinist Walter Levin (LaSalle Quartet) complemented his training. He has won awards several times at the German National Young Musicians Competition. He was a student of the Live Music Now Foundation created by Yehudi Menuhin.
During his studies, he played regularly with various orchestras, such as the Lübeck Philharmonic, the Volksoper Wien Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of India, Mumbai. In 2009 and 2010, he was a member of the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna Philharmonic) with which he had the opportunity to participate in recordings, international tours and festivals (Salzburg, Lucerne, BBC Proms). Since 2010, he has been 2nd Cello Soloist of the Gulbenkian Orchestra.
Grażyna Bacewicz
Overture for Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse macabre, op. 40
Claude Debussy
Petite suite
Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances
In recent years, Polish conductor Joanna Natalia Ślusarczyk’s career has merited close attention. In 2019, as proof of her very special qualities, she was chosen for the Mentoring Programme with composer Peter Eötvös. For this concert, in addition to more familiar pieces by Saint-Saëns, Debussy and Borodin, she will introduce works by one of her most notable contemporaries, the Overture for Orchestra by Grazyna Bacewicz, written in 1943 during the German occupation of Poland.
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