The main idea of the PROBALTICA Festival is presentation, promotion and co-operation in a field of music and fine arts of the all 10 Baltic Countries. In the framework of the event take place concerts of  the outstanding soloists, ensembles, orchestras and exhibitions of works of artists. Their main task is to present the rich and frequently unknown cultural output of home country. During the days of event both the participants and the audience could move inside the universal world of artistic transmission  of music and fine art. It gives the possibilities of cognition, getting to know and understanding the various cultures of  the participated countries, nations.

    The PROBALTICA is organised under auspices of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Membership in the Honorary Board of the Festival accepted also Ambassadors of all the Baltic Countries and local authorities. The following editions of the Festival received also a constant support from representative of the European Commission in Poland.

    In the 15 days long PROBALTICA 2000 participated over  500 outstanding musicians and artists representing all the Baltic Countries : Pomeranian Symphony Orchestra (Poland), Den Danske Blasarkvintett (Denmark), Magnetic North Orchestra (Norway), Curiosa Duo (Sweden), Puhkupillit (Finland), Horst Sohm (Germany), Andreas Uibo (Estonia), Rigas Saksofonu Kvartetas (Latvia), Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Lithuania), St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia).
During fifteen days of the Festival in four towns: Toruń, Grudziądz, Gdańsk and Warsaw both the participated artists and guests, audience of  the Festival could spend time in the world of free artistic communication, world without any frontiers made by states or different languages.

    We thrust that possibility of contact with a culture and representatives of all Baltic Countries should initiate and develop both the understanding and co-operation process not only between persons but also firms, towns and institutions. It promotes a closer co-operation between them not only on a field of culture.

     Now we have a pleasure to invite You to Toruń, Grudziądz and Warsaw to meet with the culture of Baltic Countries in frames of  PROBALTICA 2001

                                                                             Henryk Giza
                                                                        Director of the Festival

TORUŃ

5  May   18:00 opening ceremony
Lithuanian Music Theatre
 Life of an artist based on Symphonie Fantastique of H. Berlioz,
 The Sea M.K. Ciurlionis
Arthus Hall

7 maja   19.00 - Zapolski String Quartet  (Denmark)
 C. Nielsen, H.M. Górecki, S. Prokofiev
  old Town Hall

10  May 19:00 Fashion Theatre of Swietłana Gnatusz and CREDO Choir
(Russia)
  old Town Hall

11 May  19.00  - Toruń Chamber Orchestra
Sławomir Chrzanowski conductor
soloist: Eugen Indjic
F. Chopin, L. van Beethoven
  Arthus Hall

12 May 18:00 Estonian Baroque Soloists and Saltatores Revalienses
music and dances in historical costumes (Estonia)
  old Town Hall

13 May  12.00 -  Jaan Kapp z Estonii - piano   (free entrance)
J.S. Bach, G. Haydn, F. Chopin
Concert of songs from 15 countries of EU
soloist:  Katarzyna Matuszak
  old Town Hall

15 May 19:00 Gotlands Blasarkvintett (Sweden) and String Quintet Multicamerata (Poland)
L-E. Larsson, R. Naessen, M. Johansson, M. Cynk, L. Spohr
  old Town Hall

16 May 19:00 Hamburger Klaviertrio (Germany)
W.A. Mozart, M. Glinka, J. Brahms
old Town Hall
 

18 May 18:00 Krzysztof Penderecki  conductor
 Sinfonia Varsovia
Polish National Philharmonic Choir
K. Penderecki - Te Deum, F. Schubert
Church of Holy Ghost

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Exhibitions of  contemporary graphic and painting from Lithuania
in old Town Hall in Toruń

WARSAW

6  May 19:00   opening ceremony
Lithuanian Music Theatre
 Life of an artist based on Symphonie Fantastique of H. Berlioz,
 The Sea M.K. Ciurlionis
National Philharmonic

9  May 19:00 Fashion Theatre of Swietłana Gnatusz and CREDO Choir (Russia)
John Paul II Collection Museum

13  May 19:00 Estonian Baroque Soloists and Saltatores Revalienses (Estonia)
music and dances in historical costumes
Royal Castle

14 May 19:00 Gotlands Blasarkvintett (Sweden) and String Quintet Multicamerata (Poland)
L-E. Larsson, R. Naessen, M. Johansson, M. Cynk, L. Spohr
John Paul II Collection Museum

18 May 19:00 Hamburger Klaviertrio (Germany)
W.A. Mozart, M. Glinka, J. Brahms
Ostrogskich Castle