Tomasz Raczkiewicz (vocals) and Jacek Skowroński (accompaniment) delivered a top-tier performance - not only as outstanding artists, but also as sensitive guides through the world of people who made a significant contribution to the development of Polish musical culture. Their interpretations of works by artists such as Emanuel Schlechter, Henryk Wars, Artur Gold, Wera Gran, Adam Aston, Andrzej Włast, and Jerzy Jurandot brought to life lyrics and melodies which, despite the passage of time, continue to move and entertain.
The concert was full of contrasts – moments of reflection and emotion intertwined with lightness and humour characteristic of pre-war cabarets and szmonces (Jewish jokes). In a subtle way, not only did it present the talent and originality of these authors, but also the immense loss suffered by the Polish culture as a result of the criminal actions of two totalitarian systems, which employing slogans of racial and class segregation, changed the fate of individuals and the entire country, while also destroying whole artistic communities.
