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"Lutosławski and His Musical Ideas" in Brussels
2004-12-27
The photograph exhibition "Lutosławski and His Musical Ideas", prepared by PWM Edition on the occasion of the Lutosławski Year celebrations, was presented between 25 November and 22 December 2004 at the Royal Library in Brussels.
Honorary Decoration for Wojciech Kilar for His Services to the Silesian Voivodship
2004-12-22
The ceremony of the presentation of the annual Awards of the President of the Voivodship took place on 14 December at the Silesian Opera in Bytom.
The Lutosławski Year Celebrations in Beijing
2004-12-07
On 17 December 2004 the exhibition of photographs entitled „Witold Lutosławski and His Musical Ideas” will be opened at the Central Conservatory in Beijing. The exhibition, prepared by PWM Edition and the Witold Lutosławski Society, presents the life and work of Witold Lutosławski.
Death of Professor Marek Stachowski
2004-12-06
Professor Marek Stachowski, composer, teacher, Rector of the Cracow Academy of Music, died in Cracow on Friday, 3 December 2004.
International NON-FICTION Book Fair in Moscow 1-5 December 2004
2004-11-29
PWM Edition is taking part in the Fair in Moscow for the first time and is exhibiting a selection of its most recent book publications as part of the national stall organized by the Book Institute.
Medal for Professor Moszumańska-Nazar
2004-11-26
Professor Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar has been decorated with Medaille de L'Officier des Art des Lettres of the French Republic.
Gombrowicz According to Krauze
2004-11-24
The world premiere of the opera based on Witold Gombrowicz's "Yvonne, the Princess of Burgund" took place in Paris.
The Ninth Polish Composers' Festival in Bielsko-Biała
2004-10-08
This year's Festival, which will be held from 14 to 16 October, is devoted to the work of Witold Lutosławski and marks the tenth anniversary of his death.
"Lutosławski and His Musical Ideas" in Tallin
2004-09-30
The solemn opening of the Witold Lutosławski exhibition took place in Tallin on 15 September.
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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.
The esteemed American-Canadian jazz musician Michael Bates, his Acrobat Ensemble and the Lutosławski Quartet will perform three concerts in Poland in November. The repertoire will include material recorded by the musicians on the album METAMORPHOSES: VARIATIONS ON LUTOSŁAWSKI, released by ANAKLASIS in the REVISIONS series.
The artists have already successfully presented it at Lincoln Center and Barbès Jazz Club in New York. In autumn 2024 we will have the opportunity to hear them live for the first time in Poland: 14.11 - Krakow, 15.11 - Lublin, 17.11 - Wroclaw.
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw invites to the inaugural session of the biennial International Digital Musicology Conference, which will be held 23–25 October 2024, at the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland. The conference focuses on the integration of digital technologies into musicological research, with a special emphasis on introducing digital tools and methods to the Polish academic community, where digital musicology has not yet been widely adopted.
Although Ludomir Różycki - one of the most important representatives of Young Poland - enjoyed spectacular success as a composer during his lifetime, his works are rarely included in concert programmes today. It is therefore worth remembering his exceptional art.
Aleksander Nowak continues his original cycle of compositions that enter into a dialogue with most recent Polish literary works. The album premiere of his opera based on Marcin Wicha’s Nike-awarded book Things I Didn’t Throw Out will take place during the AUKSODRONE festival in Tychy.
Musical themes from Coppola’s cult movie, as deconstructed and reinterpreted by this wayward duo, will be performed at a live concert accompanied by the premiere of THEMES OF DRACULA from ANAKLASIS on vinyl records.
It’ s like a game. The memory game, thanks to which you can look at a very ordinary family from an extraordinary perspective. ALBUM RODZINNY [Family album] – an opera by Jerzy Kornowicz with a libretto by Michał Rusinek – is another premiere of the ANAKLASIS label this year. This time, the record brand is expanding its audience to include the youngest listeners. The album will be released on 21st June.
