The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra's Piotr Szewczyk premieres pieces for unaccompanied violin written especially for him by composers from around the world. On Sunday, at the Main Library in Jacksonville, FL, he will play the world premiere of Matthew de Lacey Davidson's Menuet pour le violon solo, plus works by Jorge Sosa, Rodney Waschka II and others. Mr. Szewczyk's critically-acclaimed Violin Futura project
features recitals of short, exciting and innovative solo violin pieces
newly-written for him by composers from the United States, Germany,
England and Japan. Currently working on the third program group in the series, Szewczyk has performed Violin Futura
at numerous festivals and universities including Spoleto Festival USA,
Berklee College of Music in Boston, University of Florida, University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Santa Fe New Music Festival, University of
Cincinnati, University of North Florida, EMMA Lecture Series at Flagler
College, Bavarian Academy of Arts in Munich, Germany, New Museum of Art
and Design in Nuremberg, Germany and many others.
