Atom String Quartet

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June 19–21, 2026, Grodno near Międzyzdroje will host the second UNIVERSUM FESTIVAL.

🎫 Free tickets are available at the Public Library in Wolin, the Municipal Library in Międzyzdroje, the Tourist Information Centre in Międzyzdroje, and at CWM Grodno.

Over three days, outstanding musicians from Poland and Germany — representing different generations, sounds, and styles — will share the stage. Each evening has its own theme as a separate chapter: Beginning, Dialogue, and Contrast.

June 19 | Beginning — 7:00 PM
Grażyna Auguścik (PL/USA) – vocals, Bester Quartet (PL): Jarosław Bester – accordion, Dawid Lubowicz – violin/mandolin, Maciej Adamczak – double bass, Ryszard Pałka – drums,
and Sebastian Studnitzky (DE) – trumpet | Krzysztof Lenczowski (PL) – cello | Władysław Adzik Sendecki (PL/DE) – piano

June 20 | Dialogue

  • 7:00 PM — Jadźka Kłapa (PL) – solo set and Sebastian Studnitzky (DE) – solo set
  • 9:00 PM — Atom String Quartet with Grażyna Auguścik and Władysław Adzik Sendecki

June 21 | Contrast

  • 5:00 PM — Atom String Quartet and Roman Babik (DE)
  • 7:00 PM — Oliver Herlitzka Quintet (DE): Oliver Herlitzka – guitar, Artur Rutkevich – saxophone, Philipp Krätzer – keyboards, Andreas Böhm – bass guitar, Leon Saleh – drums

Organisers
This event is part of the project “UNIVERSUM FESTIVAL – WSPÓLNA TOŻSAMOŚĆ / UNIVERSUM FESTIVAL – GEMEINSAME IDENTITÄT”, implemented by the Fundacja Centrum Współpracy Międzynarodowej GRODNO (PL) in partnership with Stowarzyszenie polenmARkT e.V. from Greifswald (DE).

The project is co-funded by the European Union from the Small Projects Fund under the Interreg VIA Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Brandenburg / Poland 2021–2027 Cooperation Programme.

Further information: https://www.centrum-grodno.pl/ and https://polenmarkt-festival.de/

02.07.2026 at 7 P.M. – Łódź, Wytwórnia

🎫 Tickets avaliable at https://ekobilet.pl/e/19-laj-grzegorz-turnau-szosta-godzina-623814?evt=623814

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.

Friday, 3.07.2026 at 19.00 – Inauguration Concert at the Elbląg Music Masterclass.

🎫 Tickets available soon at https://bilety.eok.elblag.eu.

Reservations – EOK Box Office, Old Town Hall, tel. 55 237 47 20, 513 095 840, bilety@eok.elblag.eu.

More information about the event at https://elblagmasterclass.pl/pl

12.07.2026 Gdańsk at 20:00, Summer Scene of Old Manège

🎫 Tickets avaliable at: https://www.kupbilecik.pl/imprezy/47822/Gda%C5%84sk/Grzegorz+Turnau/

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.

19.09.2026 at 18.00 – Katowice, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

🎫 Tickets avaliable at https://bilety.io/rNFTc

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.

08.11.2026 at 18.00 – Bielsko-Biała, Cavatina Hall

🎫 Tickets avaliable at https://bilety.io/b2Wtu 

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.

13.11.2026 at 19.00 – Lublin, Centre for the Meeting of Cultures

🎫 Tickets avaliable at https://bilety.io/O4EMo

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.

22.11.2026 at 18.00 – Poznań, Earth Hall

🎫 Tickets avaliable at https://bilety.io/Loq0v

„The Sixth Hour” („Szósta godzina”) – the latest original album by Grzegorz Turnau.
In 2026, the artist embarks on a tour full of emotion, poetry, and beautiful melodies. The program will feature his newest hits and special concert surprises in a unique setting. Accompanying Grzegorz Turnau will be outstanding artists: Dorota Miśkiewicz, the Atom String Quartet, and his regular band consisting of Leszek Szczerba, Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.

The album has been met with enthusiastic reception from both audiences and music critics, reaching number one on the OLiS chart – the list of best-selling Polish albums. The lyrics were written by outstanding poets: Leszek Andrzej Moczulski, Józef Czechowicz, Robert Frost, Adam Zagajewski, Bronisław Maj and of course Grzegorz Turnau himself.