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XIII Music Celebration in Częstochowa - Premiere of Paweł Łukaszewski's "Concerto for organ and strong orchestra"
2011-10-27
On November 18, 2011 in Częstochowa, during the first concert as part of the „XIII Music Celebration”, pianist Maciej Zagórski along with the Symphony Orchestra of the Częstochowa Philharmonic conducted by Jerzy Swoboda will premiere Paweł Łukaszewski’s "Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra".29 October-1 November - non-working days
2011-10-27
Our bookshop and publishing house will be closed from 29 October to 1 November 2011.110 Years of the National Philharmonic
2011-10-26
On November 5, 2011 The National Philharmonic will celebrate 110 years of artistic activity. It is the oldest institution of its kind in Poland, which over the years has played a huge role in promoting musical culture in Warsaw, presenting consistently high artistic level. Sincere congratulations for this beautiful Jubilee!Krzysztof Penderecki Wins Superwiktor
2011-10-25
On October 24 the Gala Ceremony for the 26th Television Academy Wiktor awards took place at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Krzysztof Penderecki was among this year's winners of the Superwiktor award.Concert of works by Górecki, Lutosławski and Szymanowski in London
2011-10-25
Today, 25 October, in the Cadogan Hall in London, there will be a concert of works by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Karol Szymanowski and Witold Lutosławski as part of the "Polish Contemporary Music Across Europe with Friends" concert series.Concert "In Memoriam Henryk Mikołaj Górecki"
2011-10-25
The Polish Cultural Institute In New York and (Le) Poisson Rouge present „In Memoriam Henryk Mikołaj Górecki”, a free and open to the public memorial concert honoring the Polish composer on the first anniversary of his death.Jan Krenz Will Lead a Concert by the Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra
2011-10-25
On 27 October the Polish Iuventus Sinfonia will play in the Polish Radio Concert Studio under the baton of Jan Krenz. The concert programme will include works by Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov and the Maestro himself.Irish Premiere of Roman Statkowski's Opera "Maria"
2011-10-24
The Irish premiere of Roman Statkowski’s opera "Maria" proved a great success during the 60th Opera Festival in Wexford. It was a special event, because after the recent "discovery" of the work by Łukasz Borowicz and his recording it in a concert version, finally "Maria" has returned to the stage after many years.General Director of PWM Adam Radzikowski Presented the Awards to the Finalists of the H. Wieniawski
2011-10-24
On Saturday, October 22 the formal awards ceremony of the XIV Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition took place in Poznań. The award sponsored by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, a set of all the published works of Henryk Wieniawski, was presented by the General Director of PWM, Adam Radzikowski.Soyoung Yoon Winner of the XIV H. Wieniawski Competition
2011-10-22
Late last night we learned the results of the fourteenth Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition. The winner was violinist Soyoung Yoon of South Korea.Most popular:
The theme of the 37th Krakow International Festival of Composers is music in music. Already in the 1970s, this issue was studied by the outstanding founder of the Krakow Theoretical School, Professor Mieczysław Tomaszewski. He reflected on the subject in an article entitled “At the Opening: why ‘music in music’”, which was published before one of the famous Music Meetings in Baranów.
The theme of Krzysztof Knittel’s work is refuge and the uncertainty and anxiety about the unknown associated with it, as well as the other side of this topic, i.e. the need to provide help and shelter. The text of the oratorio is based on a poem by Tadeusz Sławek. The piece features singing, recitations, choral parts and improvisations based on the traditions of the Middle East. The album was premiered on 15 March during the 11th Festival of Premieres in Katowice.
Musicologists commonly call it “Kras 52” – after the former reference number it was given in the Krasiński Library. It is the most valuable Polish source of medieval polyphonic music, which shaped the soundscape of the court of the first Jagiellons and Kraków at that time. The manuscript is gaining new life now, thanks to a performance edition by Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett and Marc Lewon. “Krasiński Codex” has just been published by PWM Edition with the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
Frequent guest of the world’s most famous music venues (New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Royal Albert Hall and BBC Proms, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus), in February 2021 Bomsori signed an exclusive contract with the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. As of this year, she also bears the honourable title of ambassador of Grażyna Bacewicz’s music, which she performs worldwide, promoting the legacy of Poland’s most important woman composer.
The 4CD album featuring songs and instrumental works by the Silesian master goes on sale as of 8 November. Released by the ANAKLASIS music label, it will be premiered on 3 December during a special PWM Edition concert held as part of the 12th International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.
The esteemed American-Canadian jazz musician Michael Bates, his Acrobat Ensemble and the Lutosławski Quartet will perform three concerts in Poland in November. The repertoire will include material recorded by the musicians on the album METAMORPHOSES: VARIATIONS ON LUTOSŁAWSKI, released by ANAKLASIS in the REVISIONS series.
The artists have already successfully presented it at Lincoln Center and Barbès Jazz Club in New York. In autumn 2024 we will have the opportunity to hear them live for the first time in Poland: 14.11 - Krakow, 15.11 - Lublin, 17.11 - Wroclaw.
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw invites to the inaugural session of the biennial International Digital Musicology Conference, which will be held 23–25 October 2024, at the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland. The conference focuses on the integration of digital technologies into musicological research, with a special emphasis on introducing digital tools and methods to the Polish academic community, where digital musicology has not yet been widely adopted.
Although Ludomir Różycki - one of the most important representatives of Young Poland - enjoyed spectacular success as a composer during his lifetime, his works are rarely included in concert programmes today. It is therefore worth remembering his exceptional art.
Aleksander Nowak continues his original cycle of compositions that enter into a dialogue with most recent Polish literary works. The album premiere of his opera based on Marcin Wicha’s Nike-awarded book Things I Didn’t Throw Out will take place during the AUKSODRONE festival in Tychy.
Musical themes from Coppola’s cult movie, as deconstructed and reinterpreted by this wayward duo, will be performed at a live concert accompanied by the premiere of THEMES OF DRACULA from ANAKLASIS on vinyl records.
