Krzysztof Jakowicz & Tango Attack

Krzysztof Jakowicz's programme “Tango moja miłość” returns to music stages. The premiere took place in 2004, and since then the programme has been performed on most of Poland's leading stages. Jakowicz will perform with the ensemble Tango Attack, which specialises in all genres of tango and is known for the concerts “Buenos Aires Tango Show” and “Yiddish Tango”. The concert combines pre-war Polish tangos, Argentine rhythms and violin phrases. The programme features tangos from the Polish interwar period, the so-called Golden Age of Polish tango, in new arrangements by Hadrian Tabęcki. The pieces include: - “Serce Matki” - “Odrobina szczęścia w miłości” - “Chryzantemy Złociste” - “Całuję Twoją dłoń Madame” Krzysztof Jakowicz is a violinist, chamber musician and educator. In 1963 he graduated from the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw in the class of Prof. Tadeusz Wroński, and in 1965–66 he studied at Indiana University in Bloomington (USA) under Josef Gingold and János Starker. His competition achievements include: - 1959: 1st prize at the Eugène Ysaÿe Competition in Warsaw and 3rd prize at the Music Competition within the World Festival of Youth in Vienna - 1962: 3rd prize and the Henryk Szeryng special award at the 4th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań - 1970: special award at the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest Witold Lutosławski entrusted Jakowicz with the Polish premieres of all his violin works (Chain II, Partita in the version with orchestra, Subito). At the composer's invitation, the violinist performed his works under his baton at major music centres around the world. He has appeared with, among others, the English Chamber Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestre National de France, National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw, Sinfonia Varsovia and NOSPR. He took part in festivals such as