Filharmonia Pomorska im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego [Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic]

National Network
Poland
Address

ul. Andrzeja Szwalbego 6
85-080 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Bydgoszcz
Poland

Telephone
+48 52 321 04 67
Telephone (other)
+48 52 321 09 20
Fax
+48 52 321 07 52
E-Mail
sekretariat@filharmonia.bydgoszcz.pl
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1946
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
The Bydgoszcz Philharmonic ranks among the leading musical institutions in the country. It has two permanent artistic groups. One is established in 1946. Its traditions date back even further, to the interwar period, to City Symphonic Orchestra which exist at that time. The other group is Capella Bydgostiensis established in 1962, one of the first groups in Poland to present ancient music using instruments of the period and their replicas. The output of both musical groups in the Pomeranian Philharmonic includes numerous album recordings and foreign tours. Moreover, composers write music especially for them, since both Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Philharmonic Orchestra and Capella Bydgostiensis take part in world premieres of the works of such eminent musicians as Górecki, Kilar, Schaeffer, Twardowski or Penherski. November 16th 1958 is an extremely important date in the more than 50-year-long history of the Pomeranian Philharmonic – when the first concert took place in its newly erected, exceptionally stately edifice. The building, raised through admirable efforts of the Philharmonic’s late long-standing director Andrzej Szwalbe, has an 880-seat concert hall with superb, world-famous acoustics, a 150-seat chamber music hall, and 170-seat concert foyer. It’s 47-pipe mechanical organ, built by the Rieger-Kloss company from Krnov (Czech Republic) is installed in the back of the concert hall stage, spacious enough to hold a grand orchestra and a choir. Eleonora Harendarska has been general and artistic manager of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Philharmonic since 1991. The Philharmonic is managed jointly by the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Mission and Objectives

The artistic activities of the Pomeranian Philharmonic include symphonic and chamber concerts as well as recitals of greatest virtuosos from all over the world. Since 1958 the Philharmonic has also been engaged in extensive educational projects involving children and youth.
Around 1000 programs and concerts aimed at developing the love of music are organized each year for 300 thousand young listeners.

Main Projects / Activities

Two festivals, organized since 1963 Bydgoszcz Music Festivals and Internationals Festivals Musica Antiqua Europae Orientalis (organized since 1966 on a tri-annual basis), together with musicological and Slavonic congresses are especially prominent among the artistic activities of the Pomeranian Philharmonic.
The MAEO festival plays an important cultural role; it provides an exceptionally valuable platform for exchanging ideas for scholars and artists of East and West. The musicological and Slavonic congresses gather representatives of more than 50 thriving world university centres spread between Washington and Moscow. The aim of both the Congress and Festival is to find the common cultural roots of the Old Continent.
The MAEO Festival of Ancient Music of the East is a truly unique phenomenon in the world in terms of the wide scope of works in presents: the compositions originate from countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Byzantium. Many large-scale artistic events, featuring both the permanent groups and visiting artists, took place in the more than 50-year-long history of the Pomeranian Philharmonic.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Bydgoszcz Philharmonic want to promote cultural diversity, outstanding acoustic properties of the concert hall can be used to make numerous recordings produced by professional publishers. Philharmonic is also open to co-organize world famous artistic events, festivals.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The Bydgoszcz Philharmonic organise International Festivals and want to host world celebrities, make more co-operation between international institutions.

Contact (1) Full Name
Cezary Nelkowski, Deputy Director for Programme Matters
Head of the organisation
Eleonora Harendarska, Managing and Artistic Director