On Saturday, February 26 at 19:00, a concert will be held at the Lentz Villa, during which songs popular during the lifetime of August Lentz will be played. Compositions by Carl Loew and Franz Schubert will be performed by Izabela Rudnicka – mezzo-soprano and Olga Bila – pianist.
Carl Loewe (1796-1869) / Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838)
"Frauenliebe", Op. 60
Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz von Schober (1796-1882)
"An die Musik", Op. 88, No.4, D. 547
Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) / Friedrich Ruckert (1788-1866)
"Du bist die Ruh", Op. 59, No. 3, D. 776
Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
"Gretchen an Spinnrade", Op. 2, D. 118
PERFORMERS
Izabela Rudnicka – mezzo-soprano
Olga Bila – piano
Bios
Izabela Rudnicka
A graduate of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, Faculty of Vocal and Acting, singing classes of professor Wojciech Maciejowski.
She debuted at the Castle Opera in Szczecin as the Third Lady in W.A. Mozart (2004). She played the role of Cześnikowa in "The Haunted Manor" by S. Moniuszko and Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticanie" by P. Mascagni.
She recorded several CDs with contemporary music with the vocal ensemble Europa Chor Akademie. She took part in the largest music festivals in Europe and Asia, performing under the baton of such celebrities as C. Cambreling, Z. Mehta, V. Jurowski and K. Penderecki. On the Den Norske Opera & Ballett stage, she participated in extraordinary opera productions prepared in cooperation with the European theatres Covent Garden and Opera Lyon. Her repertoire includes early and opera music, songs and musicals. She sang in Gdańsk, Poznań and Szczecin philharmonics, she collaborated with the Camerata Nova ensemble under E. Kusa, the Early Music Foundation and the Szczecin Vocal Project ensemble under P. Osuchowski. She is also a singing teacher, responsible for vocal preparation and voice emission of the Choir of the Maritime University in Szczecin.
Olga Bila
A graduate of the Sergiusz Prokofiev Academy of Music in Donetsk – piano classes of professor Natalia Czesnokova. She also improved her piano skills with professor Igor Ryabov (Ukraine), professor Susanna Arabkiercewa (Russia) and prof.essor Vera Nosina (Russia).
A piano teacher at Ukrainian music schools, she also worked as an accompanist for conductors and vocalists in her Alma Mater. A tutor for soloists and the choir of the Castle Opera in Szczecin, she prepared, among others, the following premieres: "The History Least Probable" by Jerzy Kornowicz, "The Turn the Screw" by Benjamin Britten, "Guru" by Laurent Petitgirard and "The Trial" by Philip Glass. Currently, she cooperates with the Szczecin Academy of Arts and the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin. Awarded with many diplomas for the best accompaniment at competitions organised in Dnieper, Donetsk, Łódź, Poltava and Szczecin, she has also performed as a soloist in Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.
