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Details:The third Polish Culture Festival takes place from 11 - 27 April 2013.

The two previous editions of the festival were held in autumn 2008 and 2010. This year's Festival, whose main goal is to support the cooperation between Polish and Luxemburgish artists (the programme includes such famous names as Marc Demuth, Raymond Clement, Camille Kerger and Nico Helminger), also has a very important and interesting focus on English culture.

The festival also features special guest, Stanisław Soyka, the most famous Polish singer of the so-called "sung poetry" (ballads written to texts of famous poets). Since almoast half of his repertoire arranged especially for the concert in Luxembourg, he will sing in English, including a couple of his songs written to the Sheakspeare's Sonnets (in original, English, version).

PROGRAMME

Thursday, 11 April @ 20.00, Abbaye de Neumünster (R. Krieps hall), Luxembourg: Opening concert (jazz), with Susana Raya – vocal, guitar (ES), Michał Tokaj – piano (PL), Marc Demuth – double bass (LU), Sebastian Frankiewicz – drums (PL). Tickets: €15 / €10, available at the CCRN’s box office and on-line at www.ccrn.lu

Friday, 12 April @ 19.00, Ancien Cinéma, Vianden: Finissage of the photo exhibition of Raymond Clement – Family of Polish Jazz, Free entrance

Friday, 12 April @ 21.00, Ancien Cinéma, Vianden: DJ Meetin’ – DJ Papa Zura (PL), DJ Burn Reynolds (PL) & DJ Brave (LU), Entry: €5

Saturday, 13 April – Sunday, 14 April, INECC, Luxembourg, Workshop in traditional Polish chant led by Magda Sobczak and Sylwia Świątkowska of Warsaw Village Band, in cooperation with INECC Luxembourg. Registration fee: €25; register by e-mail at info@inecc.lu , by phone at 26 430 481

Saturday, 13 April @ 21.00, Centre Culturel Tramsschapp, Luxembourg, Folk music concert – Warsaw Village Band, Tickets: €18 / €12 on-line at: www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Sunday, 14 April @ 17.00, INECC workshop closing concert, Concert of workshop participants with Warsaw Village Band, Free entrance

Sunday, 14 April @ 19.30, Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg, Concert of Polish and Luxembourgish sacred music, Chorus of the Warsaw St. Florian’s Cathedral « Musica Sacra » (PL) and « Chorus salicti » (LU), Free entrance

Wednesday, 17 April @ 20.00, Philharmonie Luxembourg (Chamber Music Hall), Luxembourg, Beata Szałwińska Aconcagua Project (PL/LU), Part I: piano pieces by Polish and Luxembourgish composers; part II: A. Piazzola Aconcagua Concerto, Tickets: cat. I: €27 / €18, cat. II: €22 / €12, available at the Philharmonie’s box office and online at www.philharmonie.lu

Thursday, 18 April @ 20.00, Ancien Cinéma, Vianden, Marathon of Polish and Luxembourgish films, Free entrance

Saturday, 20 April @ 18.00, Restaurant Nova Osada, Luxembourg-Neudorf, Presentation of the album “ITINERARY – Resonance” – reproductions of works by Elisabeth Calmes (LU), and a CD by Ignacy Frederik Heringa (PL-NL) inspired by paintings of E. Calmes. In presence of the artists. Free entrance

Saturday, 20 April @ 20.00, Restaurant Nova Osada, Luxembourg-Neudorf, Evening of Polish and Luxembourgish cuisine, menus: €25, reservations to ewicar@gmail.com,  or by phone at 27 99 61 47

Sunday, 21 April @ 20.00, Abbaye de Neumünster (R. Krieps hall), Luxembourg, Stanisław Soyka & Soyka Quintet+ (PL) and Hoquetus Ensemble & Jerome Klein (LU), Evening of Polish and Luxembourgish sung poetry. This event is organised in cooperation with Printemps des Poètes. Tickets: €25 / €15, available at CCRN’s box office and on-line at www.ccrn.lu

Saturday, 27 April @ 21.00, Melusina, Luxembourg, « post-scriptum », Rock concert, Chemia (PL) vs. Porn Queen (LU), Tickets: €20 / €12 on-line at: www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Saturday, 16 March – Wednesday, 17 April, Ancien Cinéma, Vianden, Photo exhibition by Raymond Clement (LU) – Family of Polish Jazz, Free entrance

Venue: see individual event

Organiser: the polska.lu organisation

Price: see individual event

Ticketing: see individual event

URL:  For full details, see www.festival-polonais.lu.

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