2019-05-28
Paweł Łukaszewski’s most recent composition, Missa choralis for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra, was premiered on Sunday 2nd June 2019 in Legnica during the anniversary edition of the Legnica Cantat choral festival.
2016-05-27
The premiere of Symphony No. 4 by Paweł Łukaszewski will take place on 3rd June. The composer entitled it ‘Symphony on the Mercy of God’, referring to his earlier works within this genre that were dedicated to God’s Providence, Love and Angels.
2015-09-30
A new choral piece by Paweł Łukaszewski, Veni Sancte Spiritus for Two Unaccompanied Mixed Choirs, dedicated to the memory of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, will be performed for the first time on 2 October at an oratory concert in the Kraków Philharmonic.
2015-06-09
Sinfonietta per archi by Paweł Łukaszewski will have its Indian premiere in June. The work will be presented at concerts in Mumbai and Pune.
2015-04-29
The ceremony of awarding Fryderyks, the Polish Phonographic Academy's Music Awards distinguishing e.g. the best 2015 albums, took place on 23 April, 2015. This year, one of the statuettes was presented to Paweł Łukaszewski and his CD Musica Sacra 5.
2015-02-16
2014 brought many interesting events that will certainly become part of the PWM Edition history. Names of new composers were entered in the PWM catalogue, many pieces had their premières and the artists collaborating with our publishing house were honoured with awards and distinctions. Below we present a selection of the most important events of 2014.
2014-11-28
Wojciech Kilar, John Tavener, the cardinal Józef Glemp, Paweł Łukaszewski’s friends and the family are those to whom he dedicated his Requiem.
2014-10-29
On the 31st of October in Kraków the Orchestra and Choir of the Kraków Philharmonic, directed by Michał Dworzyński and conducted by Teresa Majka-Pacanek, with the following soloists: Maria Boberska (soprano), and Jarosław Bręk (bass) premièred a symphony version of Requiem – an opus whose version for chamber orchestra was enthusiastically received by the audience during its first performance in Presteigne in August of this year.
Requiem was also presented by Hertford College Choir&Orchestra directed by Nick Graham. The composition took place in Hertford College Chapel Sunday the 9th of November 2014, 5,45 PM
2014-10-13
In October as many as three compositions by Paweł Łukaszewski will be performed for the first time: Laudate Dominum was first performed (October 11, Wroclaw) and Litany de Sanctis Martyribus (October 11, Slubice). Requiem in a version for chamber orchestra will be held on the 31th of October 2014 in Krakow.
2014-09-25
This year, Wrocław will play host to the prestigious festival known as World Music Days.
The program contains compositions available from the PWM catalogue incuding composers like Zygmunt Krauze, Witold Lutosławski, Paweł Łukaszewski, Elżbieta Sikora, Karol Szymanowski and Agata Zubel.
2014-08-19
Commissioned by the 2014 Presteigne Festival "Requiem" of Paweł Łukaszewski it will be premiered in August by Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Christopher Foster (baritone), the Joyful Company of Singers and the Presteigne Festival Orchestra under George Vass.
2014-04-07
Yesterday, Paweł Łukaszewski added the Choc de Classica prize to his various awards for the recording of „Missa de Maria a Magdala (Missa bremgartensis)”, which appeared on the DUX label in the Musica Sacra series.
2013-12-18
We recommend you the article about Paweł Łukaszewski’s works, which was published in “Gramophone”, a magazine devoted to classical music, particularly recordings.
2013-10-24
A concert linked to the release of the album by Baltic Neopolis Orchestra with compositions by Mikołaj Górecki and Paweł Łukaszewski will be held on 30 October 2013 at 7pm in the TRAFO Trafostacja Sztuki in Szczecin.
2013-04-26
25 April 2012 during the gala Fryderyk Awards Ceremony 2013, Prof. Jan Ekier received a Golden Fryderyk for lifetime achievement, and Paweł Łukaszewski was announced the Artist of the Year.
2013-04-02
Yesterday, in the romanesque basilica of St. Pantaleon in Cologne, Paweł Łukaszewski's work „Resurrectio”, an oratorio for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra, was premiered at the Festa Paschalia festival.
2012-12-07
Paweł Łukaszewski’s Antiphons will be heard in the first and second week of Advent, in several concerts in the United Kingdom and the United States.
2012-08-31
On August 28 in St. Peter’s Church, Riga, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the National Choir of Latvia gained an unusually warm reception from the public for the premiere of Paweł Łukaszewski’s Symphony III.
2012-08-28
On September 5 at 7pm in the Polish Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Wrocław we will hear Paweł Łukaszewski’s "Via crucis". This is one of the elements of the programme of the 47th Wratislavia Cantans International Festival starting on September 1.
2012-08-28
On 28 August the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Latvija State Choir will premiere Paweł Łukaszewski’s latest symphony during the 15th International Festival of Sacred Music.
2012-02-01
“Two Lenten Motets” of Poland’s most celebrated choral composers, Paweł Łukaszewski will be heard March 10, 2012 in Douai Abbey.
2011-12-14
The annual carol concert in the National Philharmonic given by the Choir, directed by Henryk Wojnarowski, enjoys undminished popularity.
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.
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".
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.
2011-08-30
September 11, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, a concert will be held as part of the Wratislavia Cantans festival, "New York September 11, 2001 in memoriam", at which Paweł Łukaszewski’s "Lamentationes" will be premiered.
2011-08-12
Two of Paweł Łukaszewski’s pieces - Symphony II „Festinemus amare homines” and “Veni Creator” will be performed on 16-17 August at the International Festival of Sacred Music in Riga.
2011-06-03
Paweł Łukaszewski, a composer associated with PWM, has received the Polish Primate’s "Silver Pipe" award. The award ceremony will be held 12 June at the 21st International Festival of Sacred Music.
2011-05-11
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Fryderyk 2011 awards! Many of our esteemed colleagues and friends have been recognised in the category of Classical music. Maestro Jerzy Maksymiuk received a special ZŁOTY FRYDERYK 2011 award (GOLDEN FRYDERYK 2011) for outstanding artistic achievements. Here is the list of winners:
2011-05-10
The Polish premiere of Paweł Łukaszewski’s Missa de Maria e Magdala took place as the inauguration of the "Gaude Mater" liturgical festival on May 2nd in Częstochowa. The second title of the Mass is Missa Bremgartensis, derived from the Swiss city of Bremgarten, for which it was written.
2011-02-07
The Panasonic Choir from Osaka, who won the National Choir Competition in Japan, presented two pieces during the competition by a composer associated with PWM, Paweł Łukaszewski.
2010-11-24
During The 17th International Festival “Laboratory of Contemporary Music” we shall hear the premiere of one piece by composer associated with PWM: “Utopia” by Paweł Łukaszewski.
