Philharmonic of Poland: Direct from Opole, POLAND February 13, 2011

Boguslaw Dawidow, music director and conductor

Program: R. Strauss, Don Juan, Op. 20; F. Liszt, Mazeppa Symphonic Poem No. 6; and F. Chopin, Piano Concerto No.1, Op.11

The history of the National Philharmonic of Poland can be traced back to the years immediately following World War II when it was founded in 1947, becoming the resident Orchestra of Opole. This will be the orchestra’s first transcontinental tour of the U.S.