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Complete Brahms Symphonies in Concerts by Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jerzy Semkow
2011-11-15
Sinfonia Varsovia’s next concert will prove to be a great treat for lovers of the music of Johannes Brahms, during which the musicians will sequentially perform all four of his symphonies under the baton of Maestro Jerzy Semkow.12 November - First Anniversary of the Death of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
2011-11-10
The first anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century - Henryk Mikołaj Górecki falls on Saturday, November 12. Numerous concerts and festivals organized by Polish associations, orchestras and concert halls as well as interviews and broadcasts of concerts on TVP Kultura are only part of the anniversary celebrations in memory of the Artist.P. Łukaszewski's Responsoria Tenebrae performed by The King's Singers
2011-11-07
The concert features works by Polish composers, from early music through to contemporary including Paweł Łukaszewski’s Responsoria Tenebrae, commissioned by The King’s Singers.Coming Soon - Premiere of the Opera "Madame Curie" by Elżbieta Sikora to a Libretto of Agata Miklaszewska
2011-11-03
On November 15, 2011 the world premiere of Elżbieta Sikora's opera "Madame Curie" will take place in Paris, performed to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry and the 100th anniversary of Maria Skłodowska-Curie being awarded the Nobel Prize.Concerts to Promote National Edition of Chopin's Works
2011-11-02
Two concerts dovoted to the works of Frederic Chopin will take place on 3 November in Paris and 4 October at the Conservatory of Music in Madrid.Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Patron of the Silesian Philharmonic
2011-11-02
On 14 November, 2011 the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice took the name of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, the eminent composer, who was particularly associated with Katowice.Most popular:
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.
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.
