Culture

2020 has been proclaimed the year of music by Ludwig van Beethoven. The Poznań Philharmonic has committed itself to the ambitious plan of performing every symphony and piano concerto by this Bonn native, whose 250th anniversary of birth is being celebrated this year. The Beethoven - Our Contemporary series of concerts is due to commence on January 10.

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All those of you who are anxious to see the 12th Nostalgia Festival Poznań can breathe a sigh of relief: the festival will go ahead after all, although on different dates, with a changed programme and at a whole new venue. What is there to expect of Poznań's most quintessentially autumn festival?

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For Poland of that time, a country being pieced together having just regained independence, the General National Exposition of 1929 in Poznań was a show of strength and an opportunity. Its establishment coincided with an explosive revival of modernist architecture throughout the city. This year's 2nd "New Plan' Festival of Modernist Architecture will serve as a reminder of the exhibition's splendour and its significance for Poznań.

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