NFM Leopoldinum: Benedetti & Sitkovetsky’s Tribute to Menuhin

Violin luminaries Nicola Benedetti and Alexander Sitkovetsky join NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra in a poignant tribute to their mentor.

Yehudi Menuhin, one of the foremost violinists of the 20th century, is honoured in this tribute by two of his former pupils: Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and fellow violin virtuoso Alexander Sitkovetsky.

Benedetti takes centre stage for Edward Elgar’s much-loved Serenade for Strings and Béla Bartók’s exhilarating, folk-infused Divertimento, while Sitkovetsky steps into the spotlight for Andrzej Panufnik’s haunting Violin Concerto, written in 1971 to showcase Menuhin’s profound ‘spiritual and poetic’ musicianship. The two soloists join forces in the dazzling interplay of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins.

This deeply personal programme features the original 2023 cohort of Rising Stars throughout. Rising Stars is our mentorship scheme for up-and-coming musicians which embodies Menuhin’s lifelong commitment to nurturing talent and extending his influence across generations.

Part of our Focus on Poland series featuring seven concerts celebrating Polish culture.


The NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, resident at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, takes centre stage as the flagship ensemble of our Focus on Poland series during their International Festival Residency.

Focus on Poland Partners

Programme

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Full programme

Elgar Serenade for String Orchestra  in E minor, Op.20

Panufnik Violin Concerto

Interval

Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra  Sz.113

Performers

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  • NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
  • Alexander Sitkovetsky
    Director & Violin
  • Nicola Benedetti
    Violin
  • Rising Stars of Strings 2023
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  • Solo Violin & Artistic Director of NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
    Alexander Sitkovetsky
  • Concertmaster
    Karolina Podorska
  • Deputy Concertmaster
    Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka
  • Leader, 2nd Violin
    Agata Kasperska
    Tymoteusz Rapak
  • Violin
    Aleksandra Bugaj
    Arkadiusz Pawluś
    Aleksandra Pilone
    Dorota Pindur
    Anna Pozdiejewa
    Anna Szufłat
    Katarzyna Woźnica
  • Co-Principal Viola
    Marzena Malinowska
  • Viola
    Agnieszka Żyniewicz
    Tomasz Pstrokoński-Nawratil
    Anna Wałek
  • Principal Cello
    Marcin Misiak
    Tomasz Daroch
  • Cello
    Monika Łapka
    Jacek Francuz
    Gabriel Pieronek
  • Double bass
    Mirosław Mały
    Jan Kołacki
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  • Violin
    Anaïs Feller
    Letizia Gullino
    Alexandra Peral
  • Viola
    Suzie Wanshu Qiu
  • Cello
    Maxim Calver

Dive Deeper

Listen to Concerto for Two Violins by Bach

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