Meeting with THE VIOLIN TEAM. STRINGS, BRIDGES, SCREWS, AND PEGS / WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (9-13 y.o.)

25 April 2026, Saturday
Time 11:00
The Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw

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Why do violins have decorative curls, and where is their “soul” hidden? What is rosin for, and can a cello be muted? Why doesn’t a double bass have fine tuners, and can a viola ever “play first fiddle”?
We will answer these and many other questions during a workshop dedicated to string instruments. We’ll touch a real instrument, try tightening its strings, tuning it, and preparing the bow… and perhaps even come up with a new way of producing sound!
We’ll listen to how the violin, viola, cello, and double bass sound together, recall a few well-known opera melodies, and guess which instrument can imitate the human voice.

The workshop is intended for families with children aged 9 to 13.

PERFORMERS

MUSICIANS OF THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA:
KORNELIA FIGIELSKA I VIOLIN, LEADER
PATRYCJA BARWIŃSKA II VIOLIN
ALICJA BATOR VIOLA
MACIEJ SKOWROŃSKI CELLO
ALBERT MYCZKOWSKI DOUBLE BASS

ANNA SZAWIEL SCRIPT, HOST

Regulations of ticket sales and participation in an educational event organized by the Polish Royal Opera [pdf download]

Declaration of a participant in an educational event


Duration: approx. 50 mins

The workshop is conducted in Polish.


Patron of the program OPERA WORKSHOPS