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Concert - Witold Szalonek in Memoriam on the 85th Anniversary of the Composer's Birth
2012-02-27
On Friday, March 2, a concert will be held in Katowice of Witold Szalonek’s works and works by winners of the Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition, which in 2011 was dedicated to the memory of Szalonek.
Sztorm Roku 2011 for Elżbieta Sikora and Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział
2012-02-27
Elżbieta Sikora and Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział were awarded the Sztorm Roku 2011 prize of the Year 2011 for the opera "Madame Curie".
Golden Fryderyk for Wojciech Kilar
2012-02-23
26 April 2012 during the gala Fryderyk Awards Ceremony, 2012, Wojciech Kilar will receive a Golden Fryderyk for lifetime achievement.
Anniversary Editions of Karol Szymanowski's Works
2012-02-22
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth and the 75th anniversary of the death of Karol Szymanowski (born October 3, 1882 in Tymoszówka, died March 29, 1937 in Lausanne). Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne is celebrating these anniversaries with a new critical edition of the Symphony I in F minor, Op. 15 and the Symphony II in B flat major, Op. 19
Wojciech Kilar's Music in the Pomeranian Philharmonic
2012-02-22
Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział and the Capella Bydgostiensis Chamber Orchestra conducted by José Maria Florêncio will today perform Wojciech Kilar’s vocalisation from the film „The Ninth Gate” and „Orawa” in the Pomeranian Philharmonic, amongst other pieces.
Our Books for Children Through the Eyes of Parents
2012-02-22
Our books for children are gaining recognition in the eyes of young audiences and their parents. The reviews that parents have been placing on the portal Czasdzieci.pl is evidence of this.
PWM at Musikmesse in Frankfurt
2012-02-21
Between 21-24.03.2012 the world's leading trade fair for the world of music - Musikmesse Frankfurt - will be held. PWM Edition will be located on the position no. 3.1 B16.
Karol Szymanowski's "Song of the Night" in London
2012-02-21
Karol Szymanowski's Third Symphony, "Song of the Night" will be heard on February 22, 2012 in London's Royal Festival Hall, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Vladimir Jurovski.
Music of Antoni Szałowski in Lublin Philharmonic
2012-02-17
On February 24, 2012 Lublin Philharmonic under the baton of Sławek A. Wróblewski will present the Overture by Antoni Szałowski.
Andrzej Koszewski's Sinfonietta performed by Poznan Philharmonic
2012-02-17
On February 17, during a concert at the Poznań Phillharmonic called "Music Not All That Old”, Sinfonietta by Andrzej Koszewski will be heard.Most popular:
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.
