Please find below the repertoire list of pieces of chamber music pieces you might be listening to this year in Krzyżowa. It is only towards the end of the rehearsal period that
the artistic management decides which pieces will be performed in concert.
Read more: Krzyżowa-Music 2020. The Repertoire
Many festivals had to be cancelled, however the sixth edition of Krzyżowa-Music, the international chamber music festival in Poland, can take place in this Corona year 2020. Under the artistic direction of Viviane Hagner, concerts almost as originally planned, are to be performed in Krzyżowa, Świdnica, Szczawno-Zdrój and Grodziszcze. During the last two weeks of August, 38 musicians from all over the world will present the results of their intensive rehearsals performing 40 pieces of chamber music in 12 concerts.
Read more: Krzyżowa-Music 2020 - 18-30 August 2020
Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe has been in existence for over 30 years, building civil society and working for dialogue between nations. However, this year the coronavirus pandemic has called into question the possibility of its further functioning. Almost all projects that were to take place in the first half of 2020 and in which almost 3,000 people were to participate were canceled. This deprived the Foundation of a significant part of its revenues and only thanks to the support of the Polish, German and local governments, our partners and donors we managed to survive this, we believe, the most difficult period.
However, the struggle for the Foundation's survival and its good future continues. The pandemic and the economic crisis caused by it will continue to accompany us for a long time, and thus limit our activities and reduce our funds. Therefore, in this particularly difficult period, we count on the support of Donors. It is necessary for the Foundation to be able to run its activities, create projects at the highest level, develop and meet the expectations - to implement its mission, deepen European agreement and serve the local community.
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On 25 June, we hosted Thomas Oppermann, Vice President of the German Bundestag, together with the Consul General of Germany (and a member of the Council of the Krzyżowa Foundation) - Hans Jőrg Neumann.
Our guests, accompanied by the Foundation's Managing Director, Dr. Robert Żurek, as well as the Director for Organisation and Development, Aleksandra Królak-Wąsowicz, visited the palace, the exhibition "Courage and Reconciliation" and the House on the Hill.
The meeting was an opportunity to present the history of this important place for Polish-German relations to the President of the Bundestag. The time spent in Krzyżowa also includes conversations about the Foundation's mission, Polish-German relations, European issues, as well as the difficult situation of NGOs in the era of pandemics and the challenges facing international meeting places.
Thomas Oppermann, Vice-President of the Bundestag, visited Krzyżowa as part of his journey and series of meetings in Lower Silesia and the Opole region.
Read more: The visit of Thomas Oppermann, Vice-President of the German Bundestag, in Krzyżowa - 25.06.2020
