• Marcin Pająk - piano
• Antoni Wrona - cello
• Gabriela Ułanowska - host

Programme:

• L. Janáček – Pohádka
• C. Debussy – Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135
• T. Prasqual – Tombeau
• S. Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119

On 19 July, the third concert in the Musical Dialogues series will take place. It promises to be an intriguing event in every respect – including on a more personal note. Although the performers’ names may suggest a close encounter with nature, the evening will in fact offer an encounter with chamber music of the highest calibre. With a precision reminiscent of fine lacework and a natural, soaring expressivity, pianist Marcin Pająk and cellist Antoni Wrona – both internationally acclaimed artists – will lead the audience on a musical journey across Europe, from France to the Czech Republic.

Sergei Prokofiev composed his Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119, in 1949, four years before his death on 5 March 1953. Interestingly, Joseph Stalin died on the very same day – a coincidence that has given rise to a well-known anecdote. According to this story, Grzegorz Fitelberg, director of the Polish Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra, arrived at rehearsal the day after the deaths of Stalin and Prokofiev, intending to honour the great composer with a minute of silence. Turning to the concertmaster, Władysław Wochniak, he reportedly asked: “Władziu, is it true that Stalin has died?”

The programme will also feature Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135, dedicated to the composer’s wife. Hence the dedication in the sonata cycle where it can be found: Six sonatas for various instruments, composed in honour of Emma by Claude Debussy, her husband. 
The audience will also hear Pohádka, a work by Leoš Janáček inspired by The Tale of Tsar Berendey by Vasily Zhukovsky, the Russian poet who also wrote the lyrics to the imperial anthem of Russia. In Czech, Pohádka means “fairy tale” or “fable”, and the piece’s lyrical, flowing, and often dreamlike character corresponds perfectly to this title. 

A very different mood is introduced by Tombeau (French for “tomb” or “gravestone”) by Tomasz Prasqual, a contemporary composer known for his stylistic versatility and his recurring engagement with the theme of death, reinterpreted here through a modern musical language. 
Let yourself be carried away by this intricate musical web of sounds. 

 

Free admission tickets available at the CKK Jordanki ticket office from 2 July 2026.

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