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Piotr Matwiejczuk Appointed New “Ruch Muzyczny” Editor-in-Chief
2019-03-07
On 1st April 2019 the post of editor-in-chief of “Ruch Muzyczny” will be taken over by Piotr Matwiejczuk, who replaces Tomasz Cyz, head of the editorial board since 2013.
Paweł Mykietyn’s Alphabet
2019-03-06
Concise but meaningful; simple but moving. Paweł Mykietyn’s Alphabet. Less means more.
Paweł Mykietyn – the March Composer of the Month
2019-03-01
At the start of the month – we introduce the new protagonist of our project COMPOSER OF THE MONTH – Paweł Mykietyn.
Grażyna Bacewicz – the February Composer of the Month
2019-02-01
We had no doubts as to who should be the protagonist of our COMPOSER OF THE MONTH project in February. Unequivocally and without hesitation, we pointed to Grażyna Bacewicz.
Agata Zubel is Composer-in-Residence to Ensemble 2e2m in Paris
2019-01-13
Agata Zubel, “the veritable volcano of the Polish music scene”, has been invited by Ensemble 2e2m, one of the most prestigious new music groups in France, to be their composer-in-residence in Paris for the year 2019.
In this way, the ensemble has shown its appreciation for Agata Zubel’s versatile talent both as a composer and a soloist performing in venues throughout the world.
Agata Zubel – the January Composer of the Month
2019-01-02
Agata Zubel is a unique figure – a composer who has taken the world’s music stages by storm and has remained present on them for many years now. Her successive works confirm her rare sensitivity, resourcefulness, and the confidence with which she applies her musical tools.
She receives commissions for new pieces from all over the world, and her compositions win awards in Poland and abroad.
Inventory Break
2018-12-20
Inventory Break from December 31, 2012 to Jan 11, 2019.
The shipping of orders will be suspended. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
PWM is ending to process internet orders from foreign countries
2018-12-18
Beginning from 2019.01.01 PWM Edition is not going to process any orders from countries other than Poland. Please find your local distributor on the list (link: https://pwm.com.pl/en/partners/other), or order our sheet music through the Hal Leonard online shop: http://www.musicshopeurope.com, http://www.halleonard.com.
Zygmunt Krauze. 'The Declaration'. World Premiere.
2018-09-10
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be regarded as the first significant achievement of the UN in the field of protection of human rights. It was adopted in 1948.
Zygmunt Krauze – 70 years after the document was created and 100 years since Poland regained its independence – referring to the provisions of the Declaration, in his latest work he makes reflections on the condition of contemporary societies.
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2018-08-02
We would like to inform that starting from the 1st of August 2018 PWM Edition has the exclusive distributor - Hal Leonard Europe - for the following countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, The Netherlands, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy.
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We are proud to announce that Joanna Woźny is joining the ranks of composers represented by PWM Edition. This highly regarded composer has been living and working in Graz, Austria, for many years. She composes music that is in high regard among ensembles and orchestras specialising in contemporary music.
The short documentary “Bacewicz x Bomsori”, directed by Jakub Piątek, is reaching an ever-wider international audience. The film, which explores South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim’s encounter with the music of Grażyna Bacewicz, will be screened at upcoming film festivals in Warsaw, Reykjavik and Barcelona.
Contact. Sonoromanza is an opera by Alek Nowak and Paweł Sołtys’s literary debut in the world of classical music. A contemporary tale of longing, the desire for conversation and the need for closeness, performed by Joanna Freszel, Karol Kozłowski and the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, conducted by Marek Mos. The debut album, ANAKLASIS, is now available to buy and on streaming services.
October will bring a series of world premieres of the latest compositions by artists represented byPWM Edition. New works by Zygmunt Krauze, Alek Nowak, Joanna Woźny, Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska, Agata Zubel, Paweł Malinowski, Andrzej Kwieciński and Aleksander Lasoń will be performed in Poland, as well as in Japan, Germany and Austria.
On September 14, the prestigious Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari will host the Italian premiere of Zygmunt Krauze's two-act opera, which tells the poignant story of Bona Sforza d’Aragona. Staging this work in Bari carries deep symbolic meaning – it is the very city where the title heroine spent her final years and was laid to rest.
This autumn, with the September premieres of the latest Polish music, we are stepping forward neither boldly nor timidly – in keeping with Gdańsk’s motto. It is in this city that the first world premieres will take place. In September, we will be listening to new works by Polish composers in Gdańsk, Warsaw and Valencia. For the first time, we will hear works by Tadeusz Wielecki, Lidia Zielińska, Krzysztof Knittel and Agata Zubel.
Karol Augustyniak and Artur Szczepkowski have been selected as winners of the composer.pl programme – an artistic residency in Iceland for young Polish composers. The invited participants’ creative residency in the ‘Land of Ice and Fire’ will last two weeks, from 8 to 25 September.
Today, 2 December, marks the start of the 18th edition of one of Europe's most prestigious conducting competitions: the Donatella Flick – London Symphony Orchestra Conducting Competition. Grażyna Bacewicz's Concerto for String Orchestra is among the repertoire as an obligatory piece.
This timeless encounter with the music of ‘Poland’s last Romantic’ Tadeusz Baird and with the interpretative feats of NOSPR Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra features three symphonies and four outstanding conductors in both rediscovered historical and new recordings, released together on a 2CD album from ANAKLASIS.
Iconic songs by Zygmunt Konieczny that audiences of Ewa Demarczyk loved decades ago in a new arrangement by Cezary Duchnowski. The latest ANAKLASIS album with Agata Zubel, Andrzej Bauer, Bartek Wąsik and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Humala is now available for purchase.
