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"New Books" Prize for Teresa Chylińska
2003-01-23
Teresa Chylińska was awarded by the "Nowe Książki" magazine ("New Books") for the edition of complete Karol Szymanowski's Correspondence. The 4th volume (edition contains 7 books) was published last year by Musica Iagellonica in Kraków.
Henryk Czyż is dead
2003-01-23
On January 16 Henryk Czyż died in Warsaw. We have lost an outstanding conductor, composer and educator.
Karol Szymanowski Foundation Prize for Elżbieta Markowska
2003-01-15
Elżbieta Markowska was awarded for the artistic initiative and promotion of Karol Szymanowski's music by the Karol Szymanowski Foundation.
Karłowicz on the Top
2003-01-15
The CD record with works written by Mieczysław Karłowicz turned up on the high 7. position among the bestsellers in 2002 released by Chandos.
"The Ring of Bethlehem Sages" for Wojciech Kilar
2003-01-08
Wojciech Kilar was awarded with "The Ring of Bethlehem Sages" by Archbishop of Poznan on January 5th, 2003. The composer was awarded for his creative output.
Wojciech Kilar's "Missa pro pace" in Cracow
2002-11-28
On December 4 at the St. Peter and Paul Church the young artists will introduce the Cracow premiere of "Missa pro pace" written by W. Kilar. Among the listeners there will be present the Composer and his wife.
Portraits of the Composers
2002-11-21
Polish Composer's Union (ZKP) and PWM Edition invite to the cycle of concerts called "Portraits of the Composers". During the concert held at the hall of PWM Edition in Warsaw eminent musicians will introduce works written by: Z. Penherski, H. Kulenty, K. Dębski, S. Czarnecki, Z. Bujarski i J. Grudzień.
Why must we not photocopy music?
2002-11-18
A big campaign has been launched against the universal photocopying of books and printed music. PWM Edition has joined the group of publishing firms talking loudly about this painful problem. Our action is based on the question: Why must we not photocopy music?
An Early Music in Cieszyn
2002-11-07
The 5th edition of "The Early Music in Cieszyn" Festival will begin on November 12. Renaissance and Baroque Music lovers will have the opportunity to listen to five concerts.
The world premiere of new compositions of Paweł Mykietyn and Zbigniew Bargielski
2002-11-05
On November 6 at the aula of Mozarteum in Salzburg the Polish and Austrian artists will introduce the world premiere of Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra written by Paweł Mykietyn who belongs to the youngest generation of Polish composers related with PWM.
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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.
