Saturday, November 7, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

ZPP Ostromecko, A. Szwalbe Ballroom

Event organized in collaboration with the Piotr Orawski Foundation as part of the 9th “Music at the Blumwe Villa” Festival in Bydgoszcz

Tickets: 45 PLN Available online at www.bilety24.pl and in person at the Orzeł Cinema box office at the MCK in Bydgoszcz and at the reception desk of the New Palace in Ostromecko.

Tomasz Herisz is a versatile drummer distinguished by a style that combines virtuosity with a flexible approach to time. He explores all aspects of performance, composition, and electroacoustic music. A graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, he also honed his skills at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart through the Erasmus program. He is currently pursuing his academic development as a doctoral student at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.

His body of work includes solo performances, participation in renowned international projects, and collaborations with orchestras such as the New Music Orchestra, the Silesian Philharmonic, and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. Herisz has performed at events including the Amsterdam Marimba Weekend and the 20th Days of Percussion in Pescara, and has toured Europe with the World Percussion Group. He has led workshops at institutions such as the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, the Royal College of Music in London, and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and served as a lecturer at the International Marimba Festival Meetings 2024 at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Center for Music.

He is the recipient of prestigious awards, including First Prize at the 2021 International Marimba Festival Competition in Bamberg and the Grand Prix at the 18th International Vibraphone Competition in Opole. In 2026, he qualified to participate in both the ARD International Music Competition and the TROMP International Percussion Competition. He has participated in projects such as the Bodø BEAT Academy 2024 and Sounds of Diversity. The artist’s achievements have been recognized with scholarships from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation

Program:

– Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska (b. 1968) – Kamienna Mozaika (2016) for vibraphone

– Ben Wahlund (b. 1977) – Hard-Boiled Capitalism and the Day Mr. Frieman Noticed Google is a

Verb (2008) for vibraphone

– Tomasz Herisz (b. 2000) – Spike (2023) cactus with live electronics

– Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943) – Velocities (1990) for marimba

– Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska (b. 1968) – Postludium (2015) for marimba

– Compagne Kahlua (Matthieu Benigno, Alexandre Esperet, Antoine Noyer) – Ceci n’es pas une

balle (2014) – Instrumental theater, body percussion with tape

– Maki Ishii (1936–2003) – THIRTEEN DRUMS (Op. 66, 1985) Multipercussion

Please note: We do not accept ticket reservations—we encourage you to purchase tickets conveniently online or in advance at our ticket offices. Seating is limited—tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis (we cannot guarantee ticket availability immediately before the concert).

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