Atascadero News | The Paderewski festival program includes a gala concert, a modern music program and a youth program

TThe 2018 Paso Robles Paderewski Festival will once again celebrate the renowned Polish musician and statesman with a selection of concerts, events and educational opportunities with artists from all walks of life. Singapore-born pianist Kate Liu is the star performer of this year's gala concert, while Corey Jordan, from Paso Robles, will open the festival at Cass Winery on Thursday, November 1st. This festival is proud to serve as a world premiere at an exhibition on the theme Paderewski. musical, "Three Paderewskis, With music by Jenni Brandon and a libretto by Oliver Mayer.

This year, the Paderewski festival continues its cultural exchange program with Polish and Ukrainian students visiting California and performing throughout the festival. On the basis of the cultural cooperation agreement signed in 2008 between the cities of Paso Robles in California and Tarnów in Poland, students from California, Poland and Ukraine visits alternately.

Gala concert

Liu will give a solo recital at 7pm. Saturday, November 3 in the historic Ballroom at Paso Robles Inn. His program will include works by Paderewski, Chopin, Beethoven and Sergei Prokofiev. She will also give a masterclass at 11 am on Friday, November 2nd at the Park Ballroom in Paso Robles, which is open to the public.

Born in Singapore in 1994, Liu began studying the piano at the age of four and moved with her family to the Chicago area at the age of eight. She continued her studies at the Music Institute of Chicago and graduated from New Trier High School in 2012. Currently she studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. Winner of first prize at the 2010 New York International Piano Competition and the 2015 Chopin Contest in Daegu, South Korea.

In 2015, Liu was awarded the third prize at the Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw and won the Polish Radio Special Award for her performance of the Chopin Mazurkas. Very popular with the Polish public, Kate Liu has won the highest number of votes cast by the listeners of the second program of Polish television. Radio, and won the "My Chopin" contest. In the opinion of the listeners, she was the best pianist of the 2015 Chopin contest.

A new modern music

The musical themed Paderewski, "Three Paderewskis, "Will feature actors, dancers and a band of musicians from Southern California and will be held at 7 pm. Friday, November 2 at the Park Ballroom in Paso Robles. Subtitled "Poland, exile, war and wine", the musical describes the three versions of Paderewski: Ignacy the pianist / composer, Jan the politician and Paderewski the former sage and winegrower. But when the ghost of Paderewski's first wife, Antonina, joins them, the three versions of the man form a passion that illuminates the depths of their endless love. It's a love, driving musical about a man too big to be played by one person, who changed the world not only at the piano, but also through his dream of always creating the Polish nation, as we know it today .

The librettist Mayer is the author of more than 30 plays, including his most recent, "Members Only". His new musical "Three Paderewskis"Won the Adam Mickiewicz Institute's Paderewski project competition. Mayer is Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. ComposerBrandon is the recipient of the Sorel Medallion, the American Award for Choral Composition, and the Hartford International Women's Songwriting Competition. She is also active as a mezzo-soprano and has sung with the Boston Pops, Pacific Choir, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl. The musical is choreographed by Saleemah Knight and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera.

One night
with Corey

Jordan will perform and talk about his musical inspirations at An Evening with Corey: a paso musician on his 19-hour trip. Thursday, November 1st at Cass Winery. He will perform all the original works.

Born and raised in Paso Robles, Jordan graduated from Paso Robles High School and studied for two years at Cuesta College. He then moved to Los Angeles and entered the Los Angeles Recording School in West Hollywood, a division of the Los Angeles Film School. He started producing music: dance and hip-hop numbers, as well as jazz and blues. He began working in other genres, and he quickly began writing and producing classical orchestrations, trailers, and short film soundtracks. Jordan now lives in Paso Robles, writing and producing music on his beloved 1914 Steinway in his apartment overlooking the downtown core.

Youth exchange
Program

The cultural exchange program of 2018 will host in California four young pianists, two Polish and two Ukrainian. They are Piotr Lara, 17, and Małgorzata Machowska, 18, from the Małopolska region, Poland, and Sofiya Dashak, 18, and Bohdan Terletskyy, 13, from Ukraine. They will be accompanied by a chaperone, Nadia Terletska.

Polish and Ukrainian students will also be on display at two performances on the Central Coast: October 26th at Cate School in Carpinteria and November 1st at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. In addition, these four young pianists will participate in a concert and a question and answer session on Wednesday October 31 at Paso Robles High School for their high school peers.

Finally, with their Californian friends, Luke Kim and Antón de la Fuente, the six students will perform on Sunday, November 4th at the Halter Ranch concert closing the 2018 Paderewski Festival. The Sunday Finale is for dedicated Festival fans – the Paderewski Friends and Paderewski Patrons, who purchase VIP seats, weekend passes for all concerts and events.

Paderewski Festival

The Paderewski celebrates the legacy of the most famous resident of Paso Robles, Ignacy Jan Paderewski – virtuoso pianist, composer, international politician, local Lander owner and Winemaker – with concerts and special events featuring internationally renowned artists. From November 1 to 4, in Paso Robles, this year's festival will feature performances by young pianists from California's central coast, Polish and Ukrainian cultural exchange students, Paderewski's musical and city shows.

The entrance to the Paderewski 2018 Festival goes from free admission for children under 18 to 45 USD for premium entry, to 35 USD for general admission, to 25 USD for senior citizens over 60 years old and to the wine industry and 5 USD for students 18 years old and older with identity card. Friends of Paderewski passes with a privileged place for all events cost $ 250. Tickets can be purchased online at www.paderewskifest.com or by phone at 805-235-5409.

The schedule of Paderewski 2018 festival

Wednesday, October 31

• Concert and Q & A with students in cultural exchange from Poland and Ukraine. Paso Robles High School, 10am (Invitation only)

Thursday November 1

• Concert – Students in Polish and Ukrainian cultural exchange. Cal Poly, SLO. Hall of Music, Room 218. 11 hours, free

• An evening with Corey Jordan: A paso musician on his musical journey. Cass Winery. 18.30. wine reception, 7 pm concert, $ 25, $ 35, $ ​​45

Friday, November 2

• Master Class with pianist Katie Liu. Park Ballroom, Paso Robles. 11h, free

• "Three Paderewskis"- A musical about Poland, exile, war and wine. Park Ballroom in Paso Robles. 18.30. wine reception, 7 pm program, $ 25, $ 35, $ ​​45

Saturday November 3rd

• Recital of the winners of the Youth Piano Competition. Paso Robles Inn Ballroom. 16h, free

• Gala recital with pianist Kate Liu. Ballroom at Paso Robles Inn, at 6:30 pm wine reception, 7 pm concert, $ 25, $ 35, $ ​​45

Sunday, November 4th

• Lunch, wine tasting and concert with cultural exchange program and Californian students. Halter Ranch Vineyard, from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm (Patron Paderewski and Paderewski friends only)