Polovtsian Dances
On 18 September he conducted Sinfonia Varsovia in Beethoven's monumental 5th Symphony as part of the VI European Festival in Jelenia Góra. Cura next traveled to Sofia to conduct the Bulgaria Philharmonic Orchestra on 28 September in an evening of music that included Respighi's "Pini di Roma", Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances" and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony.