2019-03-01
At the start of the month – we introduce the new protagonist of our project COMPOSER OF THE MONTH – Paweł Mykietyn.
2017-10-02
The coming days will bring a rare opportunity to hear both of Paweł Mykietyn’s flute concertos.
On 13 October, the Flute Concerto from 2013 will be performed in Szczecin. Łukasz Długosz will be accompanied by the local philharmonic orchestra under the baton of Perry So.
Two days later, on 15 October, the Double Concerto for two flutes (2016) will be heard in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The soloists will be Łukasz and Agata Długosz, and the Polish Radio Orchestra will be conducted by Michał Klauza.
2016-06-09
The Festival of Seven Trends will take place in Warsaw on 19th-25th June. This festival caps the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the Association of Polish Composers.
2016-05-20
Birthday. World Premiere. Double Concerto fo Two Flutes and Symphony Orchestra. Gdańsk, Ołowianka Philharmonic Hall. 19.00. Welcome!
2016-05-17
This Friday, 20th May, will feature the premiere of Double Concerto for two flutes and symphony orchestra by Paweł Mykietyn. The work was commissioned by The Polish Baltic Philharmonic (PFB) in Gdańsk and here it will be staged for the first time. The Baltic Philharmonics will be conducted by Juri Gilbo, and the solo parts will be performed by Łukasz Długosz and Agata Kielar-Długosz.
2015-08-27
This year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of PWM Edition. In 1945 Tadeusz Ochlewski brought to life the publishing house which had served many generations of musicians and music lovers in Poland and abroad.
2015-06-22
Mons, the European Capital of Culture 2015, showing a sing of respect to Wrocław, which is to be the Capital of Culture 2016, invites Polish artists to present the works of Silesian composers within the frame of the Contemporary Sounds of Poland project. The programme comprises Agata Zubel's Not I and Paweł Mykietyn's 3 for 13.
2014-10-13
The first performance Hommage à Oscar Dawicki for Paul Mykietyn’s symphony orchestra took place in Paris the 10th of October 2014. The work was commissioned by Radio France and performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Darrella Anga.
2014-10-13
A new album of Paweł Mykietyn’s piano music entitled "My Piano" is now released.
2013-12-02
"Rather, in Mykietyn rhythmical games dominate, continually slowing, but never slow - very interestingly done" - Dorota Szwarcman wrote about last Saturday's premiere of Paweł Mykietyn's new work ("Concerto for Flute and Orchestra") on the blog „Co w duszy gra”.
2013-11-13
On November 29 the Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wojciech Rodek and Łukasz Długosz (flute) will premiere "Concerto for Flute and Orchestra" - Paweł Mykietyn's latest work.
2012-11-13
Yesterday Paweł Mykietyn received the prestigious Prix France Musique Sacem 2012 for his music for the film Essential Killing by Jerzy Skolimowski. The Polish composer defeated 10 other artists, including Alexander Desplat and Howard Shore.
2012-08-28
At the inauguration of this year's Sacrum Profanum festival we will hear King Lear, the latest work of one of Poland’s most original composers, Paweł Mykietyn.
2012-07-27
Although this is the height of the holiday season, it is fully worth seeing what attractions are coming in September with the Warsaw Autumn, Wratislavia Cantans and Sacrum Profanum music festivals.
2012-06-21
During the first weekend of summer, 23 - June 24, 2012, the Warsaw Królikarnia park will be turned into a musical-sport installation. According to the organizers, the trainer-coach for the event will Paweł Mykietyn and his assistant - Wojtek Blecharz.
2012-06-15
On 9 September 2012, during the Sacrum Profanum festival, Paweł Mykietyn’s musical „King Lear” will be premiered. The Spanish text is mainly based on the Spanish play by dramatist and director Rodrigo Garcia „King Lear”, with fragments from Shakespeare making an appearance. The text was adapted by Piotr Gruszczyński.
2012-05-07
On the initiative of the Polish Institute in Rome, in this year's 10th festival of Polish culture, Corso Polonia, Paweł Mykietyn’s music will be presented in Italy for the first time.
2012-04-27
This was a wonderful evening for Polish serious music. Paweł Mykietyn was Composer of the Year, and Wojciech Kilar received a Golden Fryderyk Lifetime Achievement Award. And the list of accolades goes on...
2012-04-18
Already this coming Friday the Musica Polonica Nova Festival begins. It is one of the most important events in the country presenting contemporary music. As every year, you will hear classics of the twentieth century and recent compositions written especially for this festival.
2012-01-23
The programme of the festival Sacrum Profanum 2012 is already known. As is clear from the organizers’ announcement, the festival, which will take place in September in Kraków, will bring together the cream of performers from around the world, while the programme will include many pieces by composers associated with PWM.
2011-12-12
Paweł Mykietyn’s Symphony III is a five-movement work inspired by hip-hop, rock and club music and will be heard on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7pm in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio.
2011-09-27
On October 1, 2011, the International Day of Music, the first winners of a new award on the Polish music scene, Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej, will be announced.
2011-07-04
Paweł Mykietyn’s III Symphony was premiered on 1 July at 20.00 in the Concert Hall of the National Philharmonic. The fifty-six minute piece surprised his audience with an experimental journey into the realm of words and sounds, called "the city jungle" by the composer.
2011-06-22
Experiment, challenge, transgression of the boundaries of music, a fascinating journey through words and sounds – these are the definitions given in the announcement of an extraordinary musical event that will take place July 1st. This is, of course, talking about the premiere performance of Paweł Mykietyn’s "Symphony III", a piece written especially for the inauguration of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
2011-06-14
Paweł Mykietyn won the prize for best film music at the 36th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for writing the soundtrack to "Essential Killing" by Jerzy Skolimowski.
2011-05-27
From 1 July to the end of December 2011, Poland will chair the Council of the European Union. The inaugural ceremony will be held on 1 July in Warsaw. During the evening of musical performances, pieces by composers associated with PWM will be presented. Paweł Mykietyn’s „III Symphony”, written especially for this occasion, will be premiered. During the culminating firework display, we will hear "Orava" by Wojciech Kilar.
2011-04-13
“Mykietyn has a position comparable with that won by Lutosławski, Penderecki and Górecki at the turn of the ‘50s and ‘60s,” says Antoni Wit in the article „Następca największych” („Wprost” 6 / 2011), about this composer, associated with PWM.
2011-02-07
The President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta to Paweł Mykietyn, a composer associated with PWM, for outstanding contribution to national culture and the promotion of Polish art in the world.
2011-01-18
A huge festival of Polish music starts this Saturday in New York
