11th Music Days: Gabriel Fauré

Music Days is a festival event organised by the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków to celebrate a chosen composer and his/her oeuvre presented in a broader context of his/her contemporaries. It aims not only to get closer to the protagonist of the event, but also to learn more about the music of his/her times, his/her patrons and composition representing the composing style.The main theme of the jubilee 11th Music Days will be the output of Gabriel Fauré on the 180th death anniversary of the French composer.Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano, Op. 109 César Franck (1822-1890) Sonata in A major Olsi Leka cello Peter Caelen pianoFriday 12 December 2025, 7pmGabriel Fauré (1845-1924)Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1 Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 Yang Guo baritone Rong Li pianoStrong Quartet in E minor, Op. 121 Konstantine Gotsiridze violin Marina Getia violin Anna Wodka viola Giorgi Nadareishvili cello***Chanson d’amour Kacper Szczurek baritone Meng Wang pianoAu bord de l’eau Maria Marczewska soprano Meng Wang pianoViolin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 Aleksander Daszkiewicz violin Justyna Danczowska pianoSaturday 13 December 2025, 7pm Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Sicilienne, Op. 78 Élégie, Op. 24 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 *** Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 Michel Lethiec clarinet Jan Kalinowski cello Marek Szlezer pianoSaturday 14 December 2025, 7pm Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Music Introduction: Dr. Mateusz KurcabGabriel Fauré (1845-1924)Pavane, Op. 50 Bartłomiej ŚlimakImpromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 Ignacy MagońNocturne No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 37 Anna SzymkowiczNocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63 Tien DoanMazurka in B flat major, Op. 32 Jeyran IsayevaDolly Suite, Op. 56 Jeyran Isayeva Kiera Keitarro