Amadeus Concert Ensemble: POLISH CLASSICS

Amadeus Concert Ensemble will presents its first free concert of its 2025-2026 Season, POLISH CLASSICS under the baton of ACE Artistic Director Brian Salesky. Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe and his wife, Joan, are the honorary sponsors of the tribute to four illustrious Polish composers starting with dances by Moritz Moszkowski. Polish violinist Zofia Glashauser (debut) will play the angelic Légende and dazzling Polonaise Brillante by the violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski. Alto Diana Salesky will be heard in three intriguing, rarely performed songs by Fryderyk Chopin. The program’s highlight is the Knoxville premiere of riveting selections from HALKA, the “Polish national opera,” by Stanislaw Moniuszko. Soprano Linda Barnett (debut), tenor John Overholt and baritone Joel Brown are the featured protagonists.