Many beautiful, sunny days are behind us, which made us feel that summer has already come to us… It has also made its way to Olivia. And this is thanks to a unique chamber concert, with an exceptional artist – Magdalena Molendowska in the main role and in a unique place, which is Olivia Star. The event was the fifteenth Olivia Camerata series. The motto of this year’s concerns in Olivia Business Centre is “Four Seasons”.

And that’s it… The “Summer” concert will certainly be remembered for a long time. Olivia’s special guest was the phenomenal, world-class soprano Magdalena Molendowska, who delighted and enchanted the record-breaking nearly 200 people with her mastery of vocal parts of arias and opera duets, performed together with tenor Jacek Szponarski! -audience. The artists were accompanied by the renowned Gdańsk pianist Grażyna Troć. The audience received the performance with incredible enthusiasm. She rewarded the performers with a standing ovation – they encored twice! Not surprisingly, among the composers whose works were sung were Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Puccini and Offenbach.

Before the main part of the concert, as part of the promotion of young talents, students of the violin class of prof. Anna Śliwa from the Secondary Music School. in Gdansk-Wrzeszcz. Agata Szabelska played The Legend of H. Wieniawski, and Szymon Cygański – J. Brahms’ Scherzo in C minor. The students were accompanied by Anna Mikolon on the piano.

– The hot atmosphere outside was in perfect symbiosis with what was happening in the artistic spaces of our new concert venue in the Olivia Star lobby. More and more people accept invitations to participate in Olivia Camerata concerts. Among them are our friends from Olivia Business Centre and our closest neighbours from Oliwa and Przymorze. In fact, we host people from all over the metropolis and even from other parts of Polish – says Monika Bogdanowicz from the Olivia Business Centre team, which is implementing the project “They are attracted not only by the extraordinary talent of the performers, but also by the charm of this place. The acoustics of the Stara hall were highly rated by seasoned music lovers, who compared the quality of reception in this space to that in concert halls.

About Olivia Camerata

Olivia Camerata is a series of chamber concerts that have been held in the spaces of Olivia Business Centre since 2016. The Camerata is an integral part of the interdisciplinary OBC project “Olivia Cooltura”, which integrates the inhabitants of the metropolis around culture and art in many aspects. Concerts, meetings with authors, film screenings, workshops and debates take place in Olivia. So far, 15 concerts have been held as part of the three editions of Olivia Camerata.

Camerata is dedicated to the inhabitants of Gdańsk, especially the neighbouring districts of Olivia – Oliwa and Przymorze. The project is intended to integrate the community gathered around OBC, as well as to build and develop mutual relations between the inhabitants of the region. Camerata also strives to build bridges between generations, as concerts in Olivia host entire families. It is also intended to encourage older people to be active, as they are more and more willing to take part in artistic events that are more accessible due to their proximity to their place of residence.

– We are glad that high and world-class culture is now permanently present in our spaces and that the idea of chamber concerts in Olivia Business Centre has been so well received by our closest environment. It’s great that more and more people are interested in taking part in an original musical event, only seemingly impossible to organize in a place like a business center. Building an engaged, active community, which is already centered around the Camerata, is the greatest joy for us. emphasizes Monika Bogdanowicz.

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We cordially invite all Camerata lovers after the summer holidays to the next event – the “Autumn” concert on October 13th. Mark your calendars now!