French treats for Summer on the Patio!

We are continuing our holiday adventure and the Summer on the Patio campaign. This time under the slogan “French flavors”. There will be delicacies from Gorąco Polecam Nowakowski, live music, some games and a photo corner “France – Elegance”. We don’t reveal yet what mini-games await you this time. Maybe there will be something about cheese;) We hope that, as always, it will be fun, atmospheric and – most importantly – together!:)

We meet this Thursday, August 2nd on our patio.

? We are waiting for you from 12:00 to 14:00 – of course on Olivia’s patio!

Provide:
? chill out for a while,
? some games and activities for those who are willing

? good music….

? If you decide to take part in our games, awesome! Delicacies for you will be at a promotional price:)

On the patio, you will be able to taste delicious cakes from
Gorąco Polecam Nowakowski
to the accompaniment of French rhythms. Among the attractions m.in. animation game, competitions and quizzes.

May the weather be good for all of us!:) And come!:)

 

Come chill with us!

Family concerts in the lobby of Olivia Star!

Olivia Camerata in its autumn edition invites you on October 13th!

 

The summer was exceptionally hot this year, but it is slowly becoming history. Autumn is just around the corner and the atmosphere of warm family meetings! After the summer break, we are back to more meetings with chamber music in the Olivia Star lobby. There are 3 ahead of us. Concert from this year’s cycle “The Four Seasons”: Autumn. We would like to invite you to a unique concert of Olivia Camerata – a meeting with outstanding musicians and their artistically talented children.

 

October 13, 2018 at 4.00 p.m., in the lobby of Olivia Star, there will be performances by: soprano Bogna Forkiewicz with her daughter Blanka Błażejowska (violin, vocals) and a musical couple – pianist Alicja Wieczorek and clarinetist Grzegorz Wieczorek with daughter Basia (oboe) and son Szymon (clarinet).

 

During the concert, you will be able to admire the artworks of Jan Błażejowski and Szymon Wieczorek.

 

We will try to say goodbye to summer in a pleasant mood and welcome autumn, golden autumn shimmering with various musical colours.

 

The program will include m.in. Songs:

  • Stanisław Moniuszko – The Four Seasons
  • Pieces for Solo Clarinet
  • Lucjan Kaszycki – Do You Remember It Was Autumn
  • Franz Schubert – The Shepherd on the Rock, The Trout, Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel
  • Joseph Haydn – Oboe Concerto in D major part II II
  • Malcolm Arnold – Sonatina for clarinet and piano
  • Oskar Rieding – Concertino in D major op. 25
  • Igor Stravinsky – Three

Admission to the concert is free.

 

Please register below using the “SIGN UP” button

 

We look forward to seeing you in the beautiful interior of the Olivia Star lobby!

On Saturdays, parking in Olivia Business Centre is available free of charge.

 

Artists’ biographies:

Bogna Forkiewicz – soprano. She graduated with honours from the Faculty of Vocal and Acting at the Gdańsk Academy of Music in the solo singing class of Prof. Zofia Janukowicz-Pobłocka. She continued her education in Great Britain (Emma Kirkby, Jessica Cash) and in the Netherlands (Jard van Nes). She has also completed numerous master classes in Poland and abroad under the direction of m.in Barbara Schlick (Leipzig), Thomas Hemsley (Budapest National Opera), Renata Scotto (Gdańsk), Sylvia Geszta (National Opera in Warsaw), and Grace Bumbra (Hertogenbosch, Warsaw). He collaborates with philharmonics and opera theatres in Poland, takes part in music festivals in Poland and abroad, m.in Wratislavia Cantans, Lutosławski Forum (National Philharmonic), Andrzej Panufnik Festival (Kraków), Musica Polonica Nova (Wrocław), Knechtsteden Festliche Tage Alter Musik in Germany, Organ Music Festival in Kamień Pomorski, International Festival of Organ, Choral and Chamber Music Gdańsk (St. Mary’s Basilica). She has worked with eminent conductors, m.in. Wojciech Michniewski, Jacek Kaspszyk, Jerzy Salwarowski, Mirosław J. Błaszczyk, Tadeusz Wojciechowski, Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski, Adrian Sylvin Mackiewicz. He collaborates with outstanding pianists, m.in. Ewa Pobłocka, Ella Susmanek, Rafał Lewandowski, Maciej Grzybowski, Olga Neczyporenko, Paweł Rydel, Mirosław Sumlińska. Among the most important performances, it is worth mentioning the participation in the world premiere of the seventeenth-century musical “Don Quixote” to the music of Purcell and Eccles, prepared under the direction of Anthony Rooley, the Polish premiere of David Fanshawe’s “African Sanctus” at the Szczecin Philharmonic and the National Philharmonic, monographic concerts of all song cycles by Juliusz Łuciuk (Warsaw, Krakow), the Polish premiere of St. Luke Passion by G. Ph. Telemann in Białystok, four performances of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Wedding” under the Wojciech Michniewski has been the director of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw and the Krakow Philharmonic. Her repertoire includes solo song and contemporary music. She has taken part in many radio and television recordings. She has given concerts in England, Scotland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary and Croatia. His artistic achievements include performances of many soprano parts in works of chamber music, opera (especially Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti), oratorio and symphonic music from Renaissance masters to composers of the twentieth century. He also reaches for lighter repertoire: operetta, musical, jazz, film music and song. Together with the pianist Rafał Lewandowski, she has performed several dozen recitals of Polish songs of the 1920s and 1930s. For promoting the music of that period, she was awarded the Golden Retro Leaf 2014.

 

Alicja Wieczorek –piano. Alicja Wieczorek graduated in 2000 from the Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the piano class of Professor Zbigniew Śliwiński. In the same year, she began working as an accompanist at the Instrumental Department of her alma mater. She owes her skills in the field of chamber music to a large extent to her work in chamber ensembles led by Professor Anna Prabucka. While still a student, she received the second prize at the National Chamber Pianists Competition in Częstochowa in 1993. She has received numerous awards for her accompaniment during competitions, where she performed at the Wiktor Gadziński National Double Bass Competition in Katowice (2006), at the XXXII Young Musician Competition in Szczecinek, at the First Meetings of Young Wind Musicians in Elbląg, at the National Wind Instrument Competition “Miniatura 2011”, twice at the Double Bass Competition in Starogard Gdański (in 2010 and 2012), at the Second Włocławek Violin Meetings (2011), at the National CEA Auditions of Secondary Music School Students. Violin and Viola Classes in Kielce (2013), at the VI West Pomeranian Clarinet Festival in Szczecin (2014), at the XVI Academic Clarinet Competition in Włoszakowice (2015), at the National Viola and Double Bass Competition in Gdańsk (2016), at the CEA National Clarinet Competition in Katowice (2016). She has accompanied during many courses and workshops conducted in the Tri-City by Jean-Marc Fessard, Antonio Saiote, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Andrew Marriner, Wolfgang Meyer and others, as well as during three editions of the International Wind Instrument Workshops in Szczecinek (2008, 2009 and 2010). He also works as a teacher at the Music School Complex in Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz. She often performs in a duet with her husband, Grzegorz Wieczorek – clarinetist. In the years 2005 – 2008 she was the president of the Gdańsk Association of Music Lovers.

 

Grzegorz Wieczorek – clarinet. Grzegorz Wieczorek, born in 1974, graduated from the Secondary Music School in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz in the clarinet class of prof. Andrzej Pietras. In 1996 he began his studies at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk under the supervision of the same teacher. After the death of Prof. Andrzej Pietras became a student of prof. Mark Schiller, in whose class he graduated with honors in 2001. He is a laureate of many awards and distinctions. The most important of them are: 1st prize won at the Competition of the Department of Wind Instruments of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk for a scholarship of the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe, 1997, special mention (in the category of chamber ensembles) at the 3rd Concurso International de Musica de Buenos Aires en la categoria Musica de Camera, Argentina 1998, 2nd prize (in the category of soloists) and 1st prize (in the category of chamber ensembles) at the 3rd Clarinet Festival in Piotrków Trybunalski, 1999, Second Prize and Special Prize at the 11th Academic Clarinet Competition in Włoszakowice. In 2000 he received the Scholarship of the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk, and a year later he was honored with the second prize in the category of the Best Student of the Tri-City, in the competition for the “Red Rose” Award. He perfected his skills during courses, working under the guidance of such outstanding teachers as: Andrzej Janicki, Mieczysław Stachura, Wolfgang Meyer, Jean-Marc Fessard, Antonio Saiote, David Campbell, Philippe Cuper. Grzegorz Wieczorek is a soloist of the Baltic Opera Orchestra in Gdańsk, cooperates with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic of Wojciech Rajski, and performs as a soloist and chamber musician. He is permanently associated with the “Hevelius” clarinet quartet, the Gdańsk Wind Instruments Ensemble, as well as the Polish Basethorn Ensemble. Since 2001 he has been employed at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, and in the academic year 2011/2012 he took the position of assistant professor at the same academy.

 

Blanka Błażejowska, 12 years old, is a student of the sixth grade of Primary School No. 8 in Gdynia – Orłowo and the Primary Music School. Them. Z. Noskowski in Gdynia in the violin class of Katarzyna Doliwa-Dobrowolska. She started learning music at the age of 6. In addition to playing the violin, Blanka enjoys singing. In fact, she sings all the time, mostly songs from Disney movies and musicals. She had the opportunity to perform several times in concerts with her mother, the singer Bogna Forkiewicz, singing retro songs, Kashubian carols and songs by Polish composers. Blanka is a versatile girl. She practices acrobatics, tennis, is a great swimmer and skier. She is very fond of cooking and baking various cakes and cookies. In the school’s Talent Festival, she performs several roles every year as a violinist, acrobat and singer.

 

Jan Błażejowski, 17 years old, is a student of the second grade of the High School of Fine Arts in Gdynia – Orłowo. His specialization is graphic design. As part of artistic subjects, she learns various art techniques such as drawing, painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, and design. From the first grades of primary school, he won prizes in art and photography competitions between schools, provincial and nationwide. He also attended the Music School in Gdynia, where he learned to play the piano and guitar. Janek practices tennis, he likes to play basketball, breakdancing and skiing. He is interested in film. For three years in junior high school, he was in a film and theatre class, where he made several film projects under the supervision of professionals. His film “Battlegrounds” won awards and distinctions at youth film competitions. His favourite art technique is painting pictures with acrylic pens, in which he combines the real world with fantasy. Painting one work takes at least a dozen or so hours from the moment of designing, through sketching, contouring, coloring and shading the illustration.

 

Barbara Wieczorek was born in 2007. She began learning to play the oboe at the age of six at the Primary and Secondary Music School. in Gdańsk in the class of Dr. Marta Różańska. She received a distinction at the Oboists Meetings in Gdynia (2013), a Laureate’s Diploma at the 2nd Oboist Meetings in Gdynia (2015), and a distinction at the 49th Biennale of Oboists. National Competition of Young Musicians K. Kurpiński in Włoszakowice (2016), distinction at the CEA Regional Auditions in Stargard Szczeciński (2016), distinction at the II Pomeranian Oboe Festival in Gdynia (2016), third place at the Starogard Chamber Auditions in Starogard Gdański (2017), Laureate’s Diploma at the III Oboists Meetings in Gdynia (2017), third prize at the VI National Chamber Music Competition with Piano in Gdańsk (2018), distinction at the Starogard Chamber Auditions in Starogard Gdański (2018). In addition, she won the first place in the XI Regional Sung Poetry Competition (2015). Basia is passionate about sports, especially acrobatics, horse riding and swimming.

 

Szymon Wieczorek was born in 2001 in Gdańsk. He began learning to play the clarinet at the age of 7 under the guidance of Barbara Pappelbaum-Kruczkowska, and for the last two years he has been continuing in the clarinet class of Dawid Głowacki, M.A. at the Primary and Secondary Music School in Gdańsk. As a soloist, he was awarded the following prizes: l place at the 46. National Competition of Young Musicians K. Kurpiński (Polonaise Competition, Włoszakowice, 2013), 1st place at the Pomeranian Auditions of Wind Instrument Classes (Lębork, 2014), 1st place at the XXIV Poznań Woodwind Instruments Competition (Poznań, 2016), 1st place at the March Clarinet Competition (Szczecin, 2016), Honorable Mention at the 15th and 6th West Pomeranian Clarinet Festival (Szczecin, 2010 and 2018). In the category of chamber ensembles, his achievements include: 1st prize at the 27th Starogard Chamber Music Meetings, 2nd prize at the Chamber Music with Piano Competition (ZSM Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz, 2013), 2nd place at the CEA National Auditions (Warsaw, 2014), Honourable Mention at the 12th Clarinet Festival in Piotrków Trybunalski (2017), 1st prize (1st prize not awarded) at the 8th West Pomeranian Clarinet Festival (Szczecin, 2018). He is also a laureate of the Bronze Diploma of the International Music Olympiad in Tallinn (2018). His passions are composition and conducting. He has twice participated in the International Youth Music Workshops in Szczecin (2017, 2018) and in many clarinet courses conducted by m. among others. : Jan Jakub Bokun, Claudio Conti, Jean-Marc Fessard, Igor Frantisak, Florent Heau, Bogdan Ocieszak, Antonio Saiote, He is also interested in philosophy and painting.

Krzysztof Moszyk: the IT industry is hungry for knowledge

The IT industry is still hungry for knowledge. Today at O4 Coworking At 6:00 p.m. the 49. tech.3camp! The next edition of the event will be dominated by: aAutomation of the software delivery process, tests in microservice architecture and the trap of perfectionism. About the essence of techcamp and their growing popularity, says Krzysztof Moszyk, the organizer and originator of tech.3camp events.

What

does 4 9 tech.3camp

end with

?

This time, the subject of testing will be under the microscope. During the five presentations, we will focus on the essence of automated software testing and manual formulas.

Who will you be able to learn from?

The speakers come from a variety of companies. In order to present the topic, we invited a representative of the largest clothing company in Poland, which is LPP, as widely as possible. We will hear Igor Barkowski and Łukasz Berezowski from Get Response, which deals with mailing systems and marketing automation. The presentations of representatives of Acxiom, Finastra and CodersLab promise to be interesting.

Who should be interested in tech.3camp?

In general, tech.3camps are dedicated to tech geeks who deal with the technical side of the IT industry on a daily basis. However, this particular event is mainly for testers.

Does the cyclical formula work?

The cyclical formula results from the great interest in the meetings. From the very beginning, the idea of 3camps is to share knowledge and create opportunities to learn about novelties and unusual solutions created independently in companies. We observe that it is necessary and useful, the listeners are constantly hungry for knowledge, so cyclical meetings are the best response to the needs of the IT industry.

WELCOME!

Fig. Janek Szewczak

The new face of networking. Piotr Ostromęcki on successfully combining LinkedIn and Tinder

The first Tri-City LinkedIn Local meeting heralds a milestone in turning virtual acquaintances into new professional and business relationships. Their base will be the region and the LinkedIn application. Piotr Ostromęcki, co-creator of the ErBis application, talks about the support that will soon change the face of networking.

Any surprise during LinkedIn Local?

On September 13th, I will present the ErBiz application. Thanks to it, we are able to change the form of networking during business meetings. Simple and intuitive, it will prove useful at trade fairs, conferences and meetings such as Linkedin Local.

How?

We combine LinkedIn and the Tinder app – both well-known and eagerly used. In real time, the application collects the data of event participants, including information about the company, professional experience, position and skills, and uses an algorithm to propose contact to the people present according to the match to the business profile.

What will it help you with the most?

It will allow you to contact all participants. I am convinced that it will become a facilitation, especially since traditional methods are usually blocked by time. During the conference, we have a 15-minute coffee break and networking consists of approaching one person to another, being told that this is not our business goal. The break ends, the effects are average. Traditional blazer pins at a conference or event don’t help. On the other hand, during the lecture we have no chance to check who is sitting with us in the room.

Are you the originator?

Yes, and I’m sure it’s a game-changer and a great improvement in business opportunities. It will take networking to a whole new level.

Since when has it been in use?

The app is in the testing phase. We have an MVP version that we will be testing thanks to LinkedIn Local. If they turn out to be successful, we will try to interest our business partners in it, starting with the target product by the end of the year.

Thank you for the interview!

 

The first Tri-City meeting as part of the Linkedin Local initiative takes place at O4 Coworking in Olivia Business Centre. O4 Coworking is also a partner of this event. The special guest is the initiator of the introduction of the LinkedIn Local movement to Polish – Bartek Ziemiański.

Olivia Business Centre supports academic sports

The signing of the agreement with AZS University of Gdańsk officially opens the calendar of league games in the beginning season of the women’s basketball and futsal leagues. Olivia Business Centre has become the Main Partner of university teams for another season in a row.

” Thank you for the agreement. We hope that cooperation with Olivia Business Centre will help both prestigious teams.” –Stressed Ph.D. Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała, Associate Professor, Rector of the University of Gdańsk.

The plans are ambitious. The first league basketball players assume promotion to the play-off phase. According to coach Włodzimierz Augustynowicz, the fifth place in last year’s competition allows us to believe that the goal is within reach. The pillars of the team this season are called to the Polish national team Jastina Kosalewicz, Angelika Kuras, Karolina Formella, Paulina Kuras.

Futsal players, on the other hand, will be cheered on by fans in the Ekstraklasa. A titled team aims high. The goal that seems within the team’s reach is the first “6”.

“After the main round, the league is divided into two groups fighting for Championship and Retention. The futsal team has undergone quite a metamorphosis, there are some new players who will be gaining league experience” – Jacek Burglin explains the situation in the team.

The line-up includes Wojciech Pawicki, Mikołaj Kreft and Mateusz Cyman.

The first match of the season in front of their home crowd will be played on October 1, at 8.00 p.m. in the AWFiS Hall at Czyżewskiego Street in Gdańsk.

Admission for fans will be free of charge.

A drop of energy in OBC!

The Kropelka Energii Foundation and Olivia Business Centre invite all those working at OBC and their friends
and residents of the Tri-City to participate in the blood donation campaign, which will take place
on October 3, 2018
at Olivia’s C car park!

In one place and at one time, blood buses will be available to donors from the Regional Blood Donation and Haemotherapy Centre.

  • Donor registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Tomasz Rubanowicz (tel. 785 873 326) and Piotr Krysiński (tel. 601 529 929) are responsible for the smooth running of the campaign and providing organizational information.
  • The action will be coordinated by the Organizers directly at the ambulances.

People who live outside the Tri-City or will be on holiday at that time can donate blood at the nearest blood points throughout the country (here are the addresses:
http://www.nck.gov.pl/sluzba-krwi/rckik/
and local Branches:
http://www.nck.gov.pl/oddzialy-terenowe/
). After donating blood, please send information about the donation (confirmation) for statistical purposes to the following address: ekropelka@energa.pl

What are the conditions to become an Honorary Blood Donor?

Before donating blood, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the guidelines that must be met to become an Honorary Blood Donor. Detailed information can be obtained in the “For Donors” tab on the website: http://www.krew.gda.pl/ or consult a doctor directly in the ambulance.

REMARK! People who plan to donate blood must remember to:

  • be healthy, i.e. you cannot have symptoms m.in. colds (e.g. runny nose, cough, cold sores);
  • did not take medications such as: aspirin, paracetamol, anti-allergic;
  • do not donate blood on an empty stomach, that is, it is necessary to eat a light meal and drink a large coffee, tea;
  • be well-rested and well-rested;
  • two hours before donating blood, do not smoke cigarettes;
  • do not drink alcohol, including on the day before donating blood;
  • Be sure to bring your ID card or driver’s license.

Bone marrow donor database

If you are interested in registering in the bone marrow donor database, you should report it to the ambulance. For more information on how to become a bone marrow donor, please visit:
http://przeszczepy.wordpress.com/pytania-i-odpowiedzi/
or https://www.dawca.pl/jak-zostac-dawca/dawstwo-szpiku

Bonuses

For donors who donated blood on that day in an ambulance or at a blood donation station in the Tri-City and report their donation to the Organizers in the tent next to the blood buses – we provide:

  • Voucher for free coffee or tea at Starbucks Poland;
  • Voucher for a meal at Lobster Restaurant or for lovers of Japanese cuisine KOKU Sushi Gdańsk Oliwa;
  • and other additions that we will tell you about during the campaign.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Act on Public Blood Service of 22 August 1997, persons who donate blood are entitled to a fully paid leave from work on the day on which they donate blood. We suggest that you agree to participate in the action with your supervisor in advance. In our everyday surroundings (family, friends) there are situations that require blood transfusions. The need is obvious… There remains the question of courage and willingness.

WELCOME!

Bobsleigh in OBC!

From September 24 to October 5, we invite you to participate in a unique #bobslejewobc competition. The campaign is organized in cooperation with the Polish Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association and Energa S.A.

A winter Formula 1 car was “parked” near the Starbucks café (Olivia Gate crossing). To take part in the fun, all you have to do is take a photo/selfie in or next to the bobsleigh and post it on your social media profile (Facebook or Instagram). Don’t forget the hashtag #bobslejewobc. The game will be decided on October 4, and the prize ceremony will take place on October 5 during a special event.

See you on the patio October 5 at 11:30 a.m. on the patio at Olivia! And there…

  • you will drive a real Formula 1 winter car
  • you will meet with representatives of Polish
  • get autographs
  • if you are a record holder, you will go to the Beijing Olympics!

 

More information about the Polish Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation

International Crunch in Olivia Business Centre

On the 34th floor of the Star building in Olivia Business Centre, on 13 September, eminent urban planners gathered to open an international discussion on the spatial development programme. They analysed the possibilities of using natural water in the operation of the mill and forge in Oliwa, taking into account climate change, terrain and hydrological conditions.

Among the speakers were m.in. Prof. Piotr Lorens from the Gdańsk University of Technology, prof. Pei-Te Chiueh from the National Taiwan University, Dr Alessandro Melis from the University of Portsmouth, Dr Joanna Bach-Głowińska from the Gdańsk University of Technology and Claire Coulter from the University of Portsmouth.

The Crunch project is of significant importance for the city, experts emphasized. The presentations and research allowed us to draw conclusions that constitute a new quality for this part of Gdańsk. The aim of the workshop was to develop preliminary concepts for a coherent, comprehensive development of the area of the Water Forge and the XIII Mill in accordance with the principles of the Nexus Wind Farm.

– OBC is involved in many events. International meetings are of particular interest to us, as we believe that the variety of ideas that arise during such meetings brings benefits to everyone – both for us and for our neighbourhood and the whole city, and is supported by the experience of guests gained all over the world. Today’s practical workshops, the subject of which was set here in Oliwa, passed in a good, creative atmosphere, and the participants showed their creativity. What is also worth emphasizing is the close and successful cooperation with the Gdańsk University of Technology. – translated by Małgorzata Gwozdz, Director of personnel in Olivia Business Centre.

The two-day seminars and workshops as part of FWE Nexus Accelarates Innovation were attended by urban planners from the United States, Sweden, Taiwan, Great Britain and Polish. The conference was organized by the Laboratory of Urban Initiatives.

See a short report from the event:

Music comes first in our home

“Music comes first in our home.”
Grzegorz Wieczorek (Academy of Music in Gdańsk) invites you to the autumn family Camerata!

When the temperature outside shows a steady downward trend, the leaves on the trees begin to turn from green to yellow and red as we put on warmer and warmer clothes for our daily walk around the neighborhood, a sign that autumn has arrived. With the first days of it, we get ready for new impressions and emotions as well as meetings with friends. We want everything positive to accompany us during the events that will fill our autumn calendars.

We would like to invite you to participate in the next, full of colours and warmth, but already autumn concert in the series Olivia Camerata. Once again, we will host you at Olivia Star, on Saturday, October 13 at 16.00.

Let’s add that it will be the 3rd. concert of this year’s “Four Seasons” series. After the extremely successful performance of Magdalena Molendowska in June, which gathered an audience of nearly 200 people, we invite you to the next edition of this unique musical event.

Ahead of us, during the autumn Camerata, will be the performance of the extremely musical family of Mr. and Mrs. Wieczorek , consisting of: a musical married couple, pianist Alicja Wieczorek, clarinetist Grzegorz Wieczorek , together with their daughter Basia (oboe) and son Szymon (clarinet). The concert will also feature soprano Bogna Forkiewicz and her daughter Blanka Błażejowska (violin, vocals).

Fig. Alicja and Grzegorz Wieczorek with their children – Basia and Szymon

In the Olivia Star lobby, before and after the concert, you will also be able to admire the artworks of Jan Błażejowski and Szymon Wieczorek.

Fig. Bogna Forkiewicz with her children – Blanka and Jan

We will try to say goodbye to summer in a pleasant mood and welcome autumn, golden autumn shimmering with various musical colours.

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We invite you to read the interview with Prof. Grzegorz Wieczorek, which will introduce us to the artistic passions and favorite activities of each member of the family and announce the program of our concert.

Monika Bogdanowicz (Olivia Business Centre): How did you spend your summer holidays? Was it possible to rest, or was it also a time of intensive work and other activities?

Prof. Grzegorz Wieczorek:* The holidays were an opportunity for us to relax together. We visited Andalusia (Malaga, Granada, Seville), where this time it was not hotter than in Poland (laughs). In addition, each of our family members had the opportunity to… Work.

Together with my wife, we started the summer holidays with the VI Summer Clarinet Workshops, which we conducted together with Jan Jakub Bokun and Dawid Głowacki at the Music School Complex in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz. At the same time, our son took part in the International Youth Music Workshops in Szczecin. At the end of the summer holidays, I played a concert and conducted classes during the Master Courses at the Palace in Rybna. At that time, my wife was an accompaniment at the summer workshops of wind instruments called Musical Torture, which took place in Wadowice, and one of the participants was our daughter.

M.B.: What place does music have in your family’s life?

G.W.: Music in our house is definitely in the first place. Playing an instrument cannot be done occasionally, it is a daily job to which we are all subject. Even the children, despite the fact that they are still students, already have their musical commitments, which condition our family plans.

Basia and Szymon study at the Secondary Music School of the first and second degree. F. Nowowiejski in Gdansk. Basia is a student of class VI (he plays the oboe) and Szymon XI (plays the clarinet), in two years he will be taking his final exams. They have already won awards and distinctions in competitions, but I think that the most important thing at their stage of education is perseverance and improvement of their skills, and awards are only a “by-product” and should not become the goal of their actions.

M.B.: Tell us about your family and introduce the performers we will see at the next autumn Camerata.

G.W.: Szymon is interested in composition, he particularly likes to write for large symphonic ensembles, recently he has been saying more and more often that he would like to study conducting, but he is also passionate about philosophy, literature and painting. He also paints himself, and there will be an opportunity to see some of his works during the concert. Basia loves sports, especially acrobatics, she rides horses and swims very well.

M.B.: But music is not the only art you deal with?

G.W.: When we have moments of free time, we like to go outdoors, to the seaside or to Kashubia. We like to get to know new places and try local delicacies.

M.B.: The third edition of this year’s Olivia Camerata series – Four Seasons: Autumn – is ahead of us. What songs will we hear during the concert in the lobby of Olivia Star?

G.W.: During the concert we will hear, among others: Vocal music, pieces for violin, oboe and clarinet performed by professional musicians, but also children who are still in education, so we also invite younger audiences to listen to how their peers play after several years of study. We will hear, m.in, such well-known songs as “You Remember It Was Autumn“, Franz Schubert’s “The Shepherd on the Rock”, “The Trout”, “Margaret at the Spinning Wheel”, excerpts from the Oboe Concerto in D major part I. II by Joseph Haydn or Malcolm Arnold’s ” Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano” and works by Oskar Rieding “Concertino in D major op. 25” and Igor Stravinsky’s “Three”. I’m glad that we’re going to perform in such an interesting place for Olivia’s community. I especially invite whole families to our concert. It’s a special moment. It’s time to be with your loved ones and enjoy the contact with music and the beauty that comes from it.

M.B.: What are your ways of passing on your passion to the next generations?

G.W.: We are teachers of the Music School Complex in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, as well as the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. We work a lot, but we enjoy it and we have never wanted to live differently, we hope that our pupils and students feel it.

M.B.: Thank you for the interview.

G.W.: I cordially invite you to the concert and see you in Olivia!

 

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*Ad. Ph.D. Grzegorz WIECZOREK. He graduated from the Secondary Music School in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz in the clarinet class of prof. Andrzej Pietras. In 1996 he began his studies at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk under the supervision of the same teacher. After the death of Prof. Andrzej Pietras became a student of prof. Mark Schiller, in whose class he graduated with honors in 2001. He is a laureate of many awards and distinctions. He perfected his skills during courses, working under the guidance of such outstanding teachers as: Andrzej Janicki, Mieczysław Stachura, Philippe Cuper, Wolfgang Meyer, Jean-Marc Fessard, Antonio Saiote, David Campbell. Grzegorz Wieczorek is the first clarinetist of the orchestra of the Baltic State Opera, having toured abroad many times (Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Estonia). As a musician of this orchestra, he had the opportunity to perform many times at opera festivals in Bydgoszcz and Poznań, as well as at the opera festival in Szeged, Hungary, organized and broadcast by the French television Mezzo. Grzegorz Wieczorek collaborates with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic of Wojciech Rajski. He has performed as a soloist with the Academic Symphony Orchestra and the Poznań Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he is associated with the “Hevelius” clarinet quartet, the Gdańsk Wind Instruments Ensemble, as well as the Mozart Basethorn Ensemble. Since 2001 he has been employed at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, and in the academic year 2011/2012 he took the position of assistant professor at the same academy.

Smart Metropolis 2018 with the participation of OBC

Smart Metropolis, which took place in Gdansk, is the largest annual conference on metropolitan areas in the country. The organizer of the event is the Gdańsk Gdynia Sopot Metropolitan Area.

This year’s congress indicated current and prospective activities that are to make life easier for residents in a diverse, connected and inclusive metropolis. One of the panels, hosted by Olivia Business Centre, was devoted to the cooperation of private business and local governments. In the workshop “Responsible business in the development of the metropolis. Profit and Loss Balance” was attended by: Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała, Vice-President of Gdynia for Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson, Advisor to the URBACT Group in the Urban Agenda partnership of the European Union, Adam Piekarski, Director of Morgan Philips Talent Consulting, Patryk Demski – Vice President of Urban Affairs. investment and innovation Grupa LOTOS S.A., Maciej Grabski, President of Olivia Business Centre, and Piotr Wołkowiński, Investment and Innovation Specialist, who moderated the meeting. partnerships, Social Economy Support Centre.

We invite you to watch a short report:

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