Around Us a Sea of Fire – a concert

On the closing weekend of the "Around Us a Sea of Fire" exhibition, we invite you to a concert of Josima Feldschuh’s music. We will present a new, multi-channel and composer-cut version of the audio play created by Paweł Mykietyn on POLIN Museum’s commission. Pieces composed by Josima and used in the soundscape to the exhibition will be performed live by Emilia Sitarz.

• January 7 (Sunday), at 6PM
• Admission is free, download your free ticket →
• POLIN Museum Auditorium

Paweł Mykietyn is one of the most widely recognized contemporary composers. He writes autonomous music—symphonic, chamber and electroacoustic pieces. He is also famous for the music he writes for theater—he has worked, among others, with acclaimed directors such as Krzysztof Warlikowski, Piotr Cieślak and Grzegorz Jarzyna. Paweł is the author of film music, too, including the novella "Father", part of "Solidarity, Solidarity..." production, Małgorzata Szumowska’s "Ono", "33 Scenes from Life”, "In the Name...", Andrzej Wajda’s "Tatarak" and "Wałęsa. The Man of Hope”, as well as "Essential Killing," and "IO" by Jerzy Skolimowski.

Emilia Karolina Sitarz is a pianist, pedagogue, artistic director of the Kwadrofonik Festival and the series “SŁUCHY—Concerts to Explore”. She initiated the NANODŹWIĘKI educational program for children with disabilities and on the autism spectrum. Emilia is the laureate of the most prestigious Polish cultural awards such as Koryfeusz, Paszport Polityki, Fryderyk, Golden Record, Folk Phonogram of the Year.

About Josima Feldschuh

Josima Feldschuh was born on June 26, 1929. When the Second World War broke out, her family had to move to the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1940, she composed 17 pieces for piano. Thanks to her aunt, Rachel Auerbach, her notebook with Josima’s compositions survived, and is now held in the collection of the Yad Vashem Institute. POLIN Museum continues to recall the memory of this prodigious young Jewish composer from the Warsaw Ghetto. Her music is included in Paweł Mykietyn’s soundscape to the temporary exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

"Josima was 11 years old, the same age as Mozart when he wrote his first opera "Apollo and Hyacinth." The opera is still being staged today. Perphaps that is why so much is expected of young artists? Josima’s music is youthful and intriguing. It is not a copy of Chopin or Mozart, it has an original feel to it, a powerful individual element," said Paweł Mykietyn in an interview with Elle magazine.

This event was made possible by the Norwegian Grants.