• Aleksander Machalica - actor

Arte dei Suonatori:

• Magdalena Karolak - oboe
• Aureliusz Goliński - violin
• Anna Krzyżak-Siarkowska - viola
• Anna Wieczorek - viola
• Borys Piszczatowski - cello

Programme:

• J. Haydn – The Creation (arr. for oboe and string quartet by F. J. Rosinack)

“God moves in extremely mysterious, not to say, circuitous ways. God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won’t tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time” – Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens.

With this quotation, we invite you to a musical and theatrical performance entitled The Creation of the World, inspired by Joseph Haydn’s celebrated oratorio of the same name. The 18th-century oboist Franz Joseph Rosinack arranged this monumental work for oboe and string quartet, continuing the then-popular tradition of adapting large-scale compositions for more intimate instrumental forces. The individual movements vividly depict the story of Creation – from primordial chaos, through the emergence of light, the earth, and the celestial bodies, to the formation of water, animals, and humankind. The third part of the performance recalls the story of Adam and Eve in Paradise. Musical excerpts will be interwoven with passages from the Book of Genesis, the Psalms, and John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, which also served as one of the literary inspirations for Haydn’s oratorio. These texts will be narrated by the actor Aleksander Machalica, known for his roles in productions such as Crimen (1988), Vinci (2004), War Girls (2017), and Volta (2017). The Church of the Holy Spirit provides a natural setting for this narrative. Its distinctive architecture and sacred atmosphere not only carry the spoken biblical texts, but also enhance the intimate dialogue between oboe and strings.

The oboe part will be performed by Magdalena Karolak, a highly regarded representative of the younger generation of instrumentalists. She regularly collaborates with ensembles such as Jordi Savall’s Le Concert des Nations, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Capella Cracoviensis, and the Historical Orchestra. 

She will be joined by members of the Arte dei Suonatori ensemble in a chamber formation, featuring violinist Aureliusz Goliński, violists Anna Krzyżak-Siarkowska and Anna Wieczorek, and cellist Borys Piszczatowski. 
 

Mecenas Główny: Miasto Toruń 
Partner Główny: Samorząd Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego
Dofinansowano z Funduszy Europejskich
Patronat honorowy: Marszałek Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego Piotr Całbecki, Prezydent Miasta Torunia Paweł Gulewski
Mecenas Kultury - Główny Sponsor: PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
Mecenas Strategiczny: Strabag Sp. z o.o.
Darczyńca: Konsul Honorowy Finlandii w Toruniu - Tadeusz Pająk 
Partnerzy: Pneuma Jarosław Pawlicki, Pirmedia Sp. z o.o., Maciej Zieliński - fotograf, KM Transport Jadwiga Łączyńska, Fisheye Production Marcin Rybicki, MZK w Toruniu Sp. z o.o., Filharmonia Pomorska im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Bydgoszczy
Partner motoryzacyjny: Toyota Bednarscy
Partner technologiczny: Vobacom Sp. z o.o.
Patronat medialny: TVP3 Bydgoszcz, TV Toruń, Nowości - Dziennik Toruński , Toruń Nasze Miasto, Polskie Radio PiK, POLMIC 
Organizator: Toruńska Orkiestra Symfoniczna Instytucja finansowana ze środków Gminy Miasta Toruń