Each of the Chopinomania concerts is held in a venue exuding a different ambience and aura. The Astronomic Observatory of the Jagiellonian University is situated on the outskirts of the city, on a hill commanding a beautiful view of Kraków, the Camaldolese Monastery, and the Vistula River Valley. The audience are encouraged to take a look at the sky and the stars through telescopes after the concert. We want the event to take place in the atmosphere of a family picnic. There have been plenty of events of much lighter gravity on the Pier in Sopot, and summer at the Polish seashore is an incessant festival of itinerant concerts and cabaret shows. We wanted to be rebellious, and close the summer season with a show of a different type of music. The Warsaw concrete jungle is a space that intrigues and encourages the imagination most. Present in the vicinity is a shop and a playground; we shall set the stage and the “hall” on a basketball court, among the high-rise blocks surrounding it. Chopin and his music will enter into the very centre of everyday life. Musicians in black ties and evening gowns, the grand piano and other instruments – here the aesthetic contrast will certainly be the most visible and evident. We hope that something timeless, successfully penetrating the everyday reality, will lead at least some of our audience to reflect.
Beethoven Magazine No. 9