The rich musical life of Stanisław Firlej, a world-famous cello virtuoso and distinguished music professor at the Łódź Music Academy, was celebrated with an Oct. 6 concert featuring the maestro and his wife, pianist Anna Wesołowska-Firlej. Their joint performance included many of cello and piano favorites with Chopin’s Etude Op. 25 no. 7 (in Glazunov’s transcription),…Continue Reading Firlej at 70
The annual Szymanowski Festival held in his favorite Tatra Mountains retreat town of Zakopane took place July 25—August 2 this year. As usual, it presented a number of concerts and artists from all over the world as well as other accompanying events that spotlighted Szymanowski as well as Zakopane’s history. The Festival attracted a lot of positive…Continue Reading The 38th Szymanowski Festival in Zakopane
On October 14th, 2015, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prof. Małgorzata Omilanowska decorated 23 persons with Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals for Merit in Culture “Gloria Artis.” Amongst those honored were composer Krzesimir Dębski and pianist Jerzy Marchwiński. All of the winners are listed below: Gold Medals for Merit in Culture – Gloria Artis Maria…Continue Reading Gloria Artis for Debski & Marchwinski
The finalists in the 13th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composers’ Competition, organized by the Polish Music Publishers (PWM Edition, Kraków), were recently announced. According to the rules, winning composers receive cash prizes (first prize: 1500 zł, award: 1000 zł), and winning compositions are published by and incorporated into the catalog of PWM for public usage. The jury…Continue Reading Winners of the 13th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composer’s Competition
An October 24 concert at the Mickiewicz University Hall in Poznań honored composer Paweł Łukaszewski, who received the Jerzy Kurczewski Award. Łukaszewski received his prize from Krzysztof Meyer, head of the Awards Committee and Alina Kurczewska, daughter of the Award’s founder and a distinguished choral conductor herself. Led by maestro Jacek Sykulski, the Poznań Boys’ Choir…Continue Reading Kurczewski Award for Łukaszewski
Organized by the Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation, the “Discovering Paderewski” International Festival in Lviv has already become one of the most important cultural events in Ukraine. Held at the Lviv Opera House, this year’s fourth edition of the festival aims at promoting Polish culture and getting our eastern neighbors acquainted with the treasures of national musical repertoire at the…Continue Reading Discovering Paderewski Festival in Lviv
I.J.Paderewski – Pieśni [Songs] Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Cztery pieśni na głos i fortepian op.7 (sł. Adam Asnyk); Konwalijka na głos i fortepian op.7[a] (sł. Adam Asnyk); Sześć pieśni na głos i fortepian op.18 (sł. Adam Mickiewicz); Dans la forêt na głos i fortepian (sł. Théophil Gautier); Dwanaście pieśni na głos i fortepian op. 22 (sł. Catulle Mendès) A. Radziejewska…Continue Reading Paderewski’s Songs on DUX
Szymanowski & Debussy: Meccore String Quartet Karol Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2. Claude Debussy: String Quartet No. 1. Polskie Nagrania/ Warner Music October 23 marked the debut of Meccore String Quartet’s latest CD featuring Szymanowski’s Quartets no. 1 and 2 and Debussy’s G-minor Quartet. Founded in 2007, the Meccore Quartet belongs to…Continue Reading Szymanowski & Debussy by Meccore
Cinematic Piano Opening; A Letter to Mr. Desplat; The Temple; Fun in The Park; Prometheus; A Letter to Mr. Newman; Noir; The Wannabe Spy; The Island; The Thief in Persia; Song of Destiny; Find Your Neverland Aleksander Dębicz, piano Amazon (May 1, 2015) The 27-year old virtuoso pianist, Aleksander Dębicz, demonstrates his prodigious musical gifts on his…Continue Reading Cinematic Piano on Sale!