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Pre-premiere screening of “Bacewicz x Bomsori” in Edinburgh

02.10.2025

©Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, fot. Bartek Barczyk

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As part of the Focus on Poland series of events dedicated to Polish music, the Edinburgh International Festival hosted a preview screening of the short documentary film Bacewicz x Bomsori. The film introduces two outstanding artists: South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim and Grażyna Bacewicz, one of the most important figures in 20th-century Polish music. What do these two figures have in common? A unique image created by director Jakub Piątek.

The “Bacewicz x Bomsori” film tells the story of outstanding South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim’s preparing for a live performance of Grażyna Bacewicz’s Polish Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra in National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Poland on the 7th of March, 2025. While discovering the piece, the violinist simultaneously gets to know the composer better.

The film reveals the story of the discovery of forgotten musical works and their bringing back to the stages. “Bacewicz x Bomsori” is an intimate portrait of concert violinist and musician who sacrifices a lot in the name of the art and music.

The preview screening of Bacewicz x Bomsori took place on 13 August 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh. After the screening, the audience participated in a Q&A session with Bomsori Kim and had the opportunity to listen to her solo performance of Grażyna Bacewicz’s Polish Caprice, a piece recorded by Bomsori Kim for Deutsche Grammophone in June 2025.

The event was organised by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne as part of the ‘Sounds of Poland. Bacewicz’ project in cooperation with the Polish Institute in London, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh and the Polish Film Club ‘Borscht’.

The project was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the ‘Inspiring Culture’ programme. The film was shot in cooperation with the National Library in Warsaw, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, the National Film Archive Audiovisual Institute and the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. The film is co-produced by the National Film Archive Audiovisual Institute.

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Since its foundation, PWM Edition has attached great importance to promoting the works of Polish composers abroad. The “Sounds of Poland” project is a continuation of the international activities carried out for many years in the field of promoting works included in the publisher’s catalogue, such as educational publications released in the “Music from the Chopin Land” series, and in the area of promoting concert music. The project includes events such as concerts, masterclasses and screenings of documentaries devoted to outstanding Polish composers of the 20th century.