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75th Anniversary of Karol Szymanowski's Death
2012-03-29
Today, 29 March 2012, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Karol Szymanowski’s death – one of the most accomplished Polish composers of European and worldwide significance and a representative of the Young Poland movement in music. His invaluable contribution to musical culture includes symphonic works, vocal-instrumental, solo and chamber works.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Krzysztof Penderecki
2012-03-28
Krzysztof Penderecki has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award given by the International Classical Music Awards 2012 (ICMA) for his lifetime’s work.
PWM at the Music Teachers National Association 2012 National Conference
2012-03-26
From 24 March PWM presents its offer for piano at the MTNA conference in New York. You can see some pictures of our exibition below.
The third day of the Fair
2012-03-24
National Edition of Works of Frederic Chopin and Complete Works of Frederic Chopin arouse great interest of the visitors to our booth. The name of Frederic Chopin usually attracts customers from around the world.
Maestro Antoni Wit about Wojciech Kilar
2012-03-23
We present you Antoni Wit's statement about the creativity and style of composer Wojciech Kilar on the occasion of the 80th the composer's birth.
The second day of Musikmesse fair in Frankfurt
2012-03-22
Musikmesse is the best opportunity to look at international trends in publishing. This year, in hall 3.1, you can find the largest music publishers from around the world including: Schott, Baerenreiter, Henle, Peters, Music Sales.
PWM at Musikmesse in Frankfurt
2012-03-21
The theme of this year is Wojciech Kilar's 80th birthday. Therefore we want to remind foreign publishers, distributors and agents the works of this composer.
Bologna Children's Book Fair
2012-03-21
From Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd March in Bologna helds Children’s Book Fair.
Interview with Krzysztof Meyer
2012-03-19
On the Radio 2 morning programme Krzysztof Meyer spoke to Marcin Baniak about his book „Mistrzowi i przyjaciele” (Masters and Friends) – an exceptional tale of the past, thanks to which, that which has passed and gone sparkles anew with its former glory.
New edition of Fantasy String Quartet III in E minor by Zygmunt Noskowski
2012-03-14
Apart from working to develop musical culture and to present its customers with the greatest treasures of Polish and world music in reliable, critical arrangements, one of the overarching objectives of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne has always been to promote Polish music and encourage musicians in the country and abroad to draw upon our native repertoire, including the works of lesser known, but no less valuable, composers.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.
