The Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra, Poland’s first private, professional symphony orchestra, will give its inaugural concert in the southern city of Bielsko-Biała on Thursday.

The Cavatina Orchestra will be conducted by Stanley Dodds, who is chief conductor of the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin.

The Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra is organized by the Cavatina Holding company, Poland’s largest office space developer, and has its home in the Cavatina Hall in Bielsko-Biała, a multifunctional building that combines office and cultural functions, with a 1,000-seat hall and a recording studio.

The Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra has 54 musicians from Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain, Germany and New Zealand. In its first season, the ensemble plans to give 28 concerts.

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