Sarah hosts and performs in this intimate and casual concert series!
Enjoy tea, coffee and pastries in the lobby, followed by a 75-minute concert in the Studio Theatre. Sarah’s serious talent and enthusiastic approach to life and music allow her to bring an amazing array of artist friends to perform with her.
You’ll feel like you are in her living room as she introduces the musicians and the music, sharing her stories and musical insights. The musicians are usually available for a chat after the performance.
The guest performer is Poland-based flutist flutist Krzysztof Kaczka.
Programme to include:
Prokofiev: Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94
Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 296
About Krzysztof Kaczka
Born in Torun, Poland, Kaczka made his New York debut at the Carnegie Recital Hall as the IBLA Grand Prize winner. As first prize winner at the Australian Flute Festival and Competition in Adelaide, he was praised by jury chairman Jean Ferrandies for his "beautiful sound, high technical skills, and great understanding of the style of the music he played.”
Krzysztof has taken part in numerous music festivals and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the USA’s Carnegie Hall (NYC), Herkulessaal der Residenz Munich, Gasteig, Wellington Town Hall, Hobart City Hall (Tasmania), New York University, Verbrugghen Hall in Sydney, Polish Embassy in Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Paris and Rome.
Kaczka has studied at the Musikhochschule Munich, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and at the Conservatoire de Paris. He is a laureate of the prestigious Young Poland Award of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw and has released four CDs for the Acte Prealabe Label.
As principal flautist of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Kaczka has performed with Krzysztof Penderecki, Stephane Denéve, Maxim Vengerov, Yo Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Sarah Chang and Midori, among others.
For more information: http://krzysztofkaczka.jimdo.com/