On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the founding of the University of Silesia, the Rector of the University, prof. dr hab. Ryszard Koziołek invites you to a ceremonial academic concert "Kilar's World - inspirations, sources", which will take place on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 6.00 pm in the concert hall of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.

The official part of the concert will be conducted by students of the University of Silesia, and the artistic part - by Robert Talarczyk, director of Teatr Śląski im. Stanisław Wyspiański in Katowice.

The program includes, among others:

• lecture by Prof. dr. hab. Jerzy Łukaszewicz, Vice-Dean for Science and Artistic Creativity of the Kieślowski Film School entitled "A few remarks on the artistic truth"
• Carpathian folk music performed by students of the Institute of Music Arts of the University of Silesia
• Wojciech Kilar - "Orawa" in the string quartet version
• famous themes of Wojciech Kilar's film music
• music tracks inspired by the work of Wojciech Kilar

Those wishing to take part in the concert are asked to confirm their presence via the application form by June 7, 2023.

More information and the application form can be found here: link

Due to the limited number of places, the order of applications decides about the acceptance of the reservation.