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"Elogium - pomordowanym w Katyniu" and "Canticum canticorum" in Kiev
2011-10-21
The evening concert on 21 October 2011 at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine in Kiev was filled with sacred works by Polish composers: Paweł Lukaszewski, Romuald Twardowski, Stanisław Moryto, Marek Jasiński and Andrzej Panufnik.Letter from the Ambassador of the United States of America to Wojciech Kilar
2011-10-19
A ceremonial concert honoured the memory of victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on the 10th anniversary of the event. The honorary patron of the concert was the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Lee Feinstein."Silesian Composers' Tribune" - 2011 Henryk Mikołaj Górecki in Memoriam
2011-10-18
In the coming weeks Silesia will become the musical capital of Poland, thanks to concerts dedicated to Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. Already on 24 October there will be the first of three concerts under the framework of the Silesian Composers' Tribune 2011.Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Immortalised on a Coin by the Cresovian Mint
2011-10-17
A coin with the image of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, who passed away less than a year ago, was released by the Cresovian Mint, on behalf of the Musica Sacra Association.Polish Music on The French Musical Television Channel Mezzo
2011-10-17
Moniuszko, Górecki, Szymanowski – it will be possible to hear works by these Polish composers next year on French TV Mezzo, who present the greatest works of classical music and jazz.The Success of Polish Music in Moscow
2011-10-17
The concert by Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra under the baton of maestro Krzysztof Penderecki at the Piotr Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, one of the most prestigious focal points of musical performance in the Russian capital, ended with a standing ovation, enthusiastic cheers and an encore. The concert opened the Small Festival of Polish Chamber Music, held on 14-15 October.Łańcuch VIII - Witold Lutosławski Festival
2011-10-17
From 23-26 October, 2011, Warsaw will host the eighth edition of the Witold Lutosławski Łańcuch Festival, which is organized by the Witold Lutosławski Society.162nd Anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin's Death
2011-10-17
Today marks the 162nd anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin. On this occasion, in the Smaller Basilica of the Holy Cross in Warsaw - the place where the composer's heart lies - the Requiem in D minor by W.A. Mozart will be performed.Little Festival of Polish Chamber Music in Moscow
2011-10-14
Masterpieces of Polish chamber music will resound today and tomorrow (14-15 October) at the Moscow State Conservatory. The programme consists of works ranging from the nineteenth century to modern times: compositions by Juliusz Zarębski, Witold Maliszewski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Krzysztof Penderecki.Karol Szymanowski's Music in China
2011-10-14
A symposium devoted to the works of Karol Szymanowski and a concert performed by the Szymanowski Quartet will take place on 15 and 16 October at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.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.
