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TCHAIKOVSKY THRILL RIDE
Chile. He has both performed and
recorded the Concierto de Aranjuez
by Rodrigo and Krzysztof Meyer’s
Concerto for Guitar with the
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra and
the Polish Radio Symphony, and has
performed Astor Piazzolla’s Double
Concerto with accordion player
Maciej Frackiewicz.
Kuropaczewski regularly performs at
the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival,
Caramoor Festival and the Schleswig-
Holstein Music Festival, and he debuted
at the Casals Festival this year. An
avid chamber musician, he frequently
collaborates with mandolin player Avi
Avital, soprano Chen Reiss and cellist
Marco Frezzato.
In 2017, he performs solo recitals
in Spain, Denmark, Italy, Germany
and the U.S. He appears with the
Symphony Orchestra of Puerto Rico
under the baton of Maximiano Valdés,
the Bualystok Philharmonic, Sinfonia
Iuventus and Szczecin Philharmonic.
In connection with his performances
with the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra, Kuropaczewski takes part
in a three-day residency at the Peabody
Conservatory, made possible by the Levi
Family Visiting Artists Fund and Tonar
Music, a Baltimore record label, which
releases his CD, Lukasz, with music by
Tansman, José and Lutosławski.
Kuropaczewski’s commitment to
new music has led him to premiere
works by composers such as Marc
Neikrug, Krzysztof Meyer, Aleksander
Nowak, Angelo Gilardiono,
Mikolaj Gorecki and Krzysztof
Penderecki. Many of these works were
written specifically for him.
Kuropaczewski is on the faculty
of the Academy of Music in Poznan,
Poland, and is Artist Director of
the Polish Guitar Academy Festival.
In 2017, he was decorated with the
Meritorius for Polish Culture medal
in recognition of his distinguished
cultural contribution, awarded by the
Ministry of Culture and National
Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Thursday, September 14, 8pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, September 15, 8pm
Saturday, September 16, 8pm
Marin Alsop, Music Director
Łukasz Kuropaczewski, guitar
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
John Adams
Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
(East Coast Premiere)
Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Allegro con spirito
Adagio
Allegro gentile

Łukasz Kuropaczewski
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, op. 64

Andante - Allegro c on anima

Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

Valse: Allegro moderato

Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
The concert will end at approximately 10pm.
The appearance of guitarist Łukasz Kuropaczewski is made possible through the
major support of the Alvin and Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer Guest Artist Fund.
About the Artists
Marin Alsop
For Marin Alsop’s bio, please see pg. 10.
Łukasz
Kuropaczewski
Born in the small
Polish town of
Gniezno, Łukasz
Kuropaczewski began
studying guitar at the age of ten. At
13, he began studying with Piotr
Zaleski, eventually receiving a master’s
degree from the Academy of Music in
Wrocław, Poland. He did his advanced
studies with Maestro Manuel Barrueco
at the Peabody Conservatory of The
Johns Hopkins University, where
he completed the prestigious Artist
Diploma in 2008. There, he received
the Solomon H. Snyder Award, which
led to his New York debut at Carnegie
Hall. Since then, Kuropaczewski has
performed concerts around the world,
with appearances in London’s Royal
Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National
Philharmonic Hall and Tchaikovsky
Hall in Moscow.
In 2016, he premiered Krzysztof
Penderecki’s Guitar Concerto with
Sinfonia Varsovia and conductor
Maximiano Valdés, who invited him
to perform it with the Orchestra of
the Teatro Municipal in Santiago,
Łukasz Kuropaczewski makes his BSO debut.

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