Ju-Young Baek Plays Penderecki and Szymanowski Krzysztof Penderecki: Violin Concerto No.2, ‘Metamorphosen’ ; Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1, Op.35 (1916) Ju-Young Baek – violin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Grzegorz Nowak – cond. RPO Recorded at London’s Cadogan Hall, this new release is violinist Ju-Young Baek’s first recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Grzegorz Nowak. [source:…Continue Reading New Polish Music From RPO
Born This Month August 4, 1879 – Józef REISS, musicologist, Polish music expert (d. 1956) August 7, 1935 – Monika (Izabela) GORCZYCKA, musicologist (d. 1962) August 8, 1946 – Mieczyslaw MAZUREK, composer, teacher, choral conductor August 8, 1897 – Stefan SLEDZINSKI, conductor, musicologist August 10, 1914 – Witold MALCUZYNSKI, pianist, student of Lefeld August 11,…Continue Reading August 2014 Anniversaries
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles continues to grow from strength to strength. Each year there are more events presenting various facets of Polish culture and celebrating Ignacy Jan Paderewski, an extraordinary pianist, composer, politician, and humanitarian. The highlight of this year’s Festival will be South Korean pianist Zheeyoung Moon, the featured performer at this…Continue Reading 2014 Paderewski Festival Preview
Dąbrowski Paderewski Program Gift To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the recovery of Polish national freedom, on June 4 2014 the Grand Theatre National Opera in Warsaw held a gala concert whose hero was the spirit and work of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Under the baton of Maestro Jerzy Maksymiuk, the National Philharmonic presented the monumental…Continue Reading Recent Donations to the PMC
The 15th “Colors of Poland” Travelling Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic is held in a variety of locations in Poland throughout the summer months. It began in mid-June and will continue through the end of August 2014. On Sunday, July 13, the Lautari Ensemble will present a program featuring music from Volume 67 of Oskar…Continue Reading Kolberg Concert at ‘Kolory Polski’
On June 28, the “Krokowski Summer of Music 2014” was inaugurated with the concert entitled “In the Footsteps of Kolberg and Chopin” at the Regional Museum in Krokowa, Poland. Founded in 1999 by the “European Meetings” Foundation that serves the Zamek Krokowa properties, the Regional Museum in Krokowa is the only Polish-German museum in Poland,…Continue Reading In The Footsteps Of Kolberg & Chopin
Oskar Kolberg: Songs for voice with piano Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890): Pod twym okienkiem; Do dziewczyny; Młodo zaswatana; Talizman; Zakochana; Przyczyna; Jaskółka; Wyjazd; Kochanka do gwiazdy; Dumny kochanek; Krakowiak; Śpiew poety; Westchnienie za rodzinną chatką; Ułan polski; On zginął; Piszczałeczko jedyna; Wiosna; Gdy na górach świta dzionek; Co mi tam; Kukułeczko moja siwa; Rojenia wiosenne Iwona…Continue Reading Kolberg CD Of Songs
On Tuesday, June 18, President Bronisław Komorowski installed Małgorzata Omilanowska as Poland’s new Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Omilanowska replaces outgoing Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, who has served in the post since November of 2007 but was recently elected to a seat in the European Parliament. According to the external service of Polish Radio: Former…Continue Reading Poland’s New Minister Of Culture
From June 14-15, Warsaw’s Nowy Teatr hosted the 3rd ‘Instalakcje’ Festival of musical installations, curated by composers Wojciech Blecharz and Paweł Mykietyn. The theme of this year’s Festival is the body and its metaphor in music. Held on June 14 at 8:00, the inaugural concert of the 2014 Festival was comprised entirely of World Premieres,…Continue Reading World Premieres at the Instalakcje Festival
The World Premiere of Nikola Kołodziejczyk’s Concerto brzeziński for trumpet, two typewriters, sewing machine, brass quartet, trombone, vocals, and jazz trio will take place on July 6 during the ‘Kolory Polski’ Festival. The composition was commissioned by the Łódź Philharmonic Orchestra, who are the organizers of the Festival, and the town of Brzeziny, where the…Continue Reading Kołodziejczyk World Premiere In Brzeziny