Organized by the Tri-City ensemble NeoQuartet and the Neo Arte Association, the 4th edition of the Neo Arte – New Music Spectrum Festival will be held on October 8-11, 2015. The festival aims to present the most interesting trends in contemporary music around the world, connecting artists from different cultures and disciplines of art. The…Continue Reading Neo Arte Festival – Premieres & Monograph
Piotr Witt is a noted writer and historian who, for many years, contributed commentaries and essays for international radio broadcasts of Radio Free Europe. Mr. Witt’s latest work is a fascinating book examining the origins of Chopin’s tremendous success in Paris. With an excellent title—Przedpiekle sławy [Fame: The Antechamber of Hell]—this work was originally published in…Continue Reading Witt on Chopin
The Szymanowski Composers’ Competition is organized by the Karol Szymanowski Music Society in collaboration with the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. The subject of the competition is a piece for great symphony orchestra including: 3 flauti (3. muta in fl picc.), 3 oboe (3. muta in cr.ing.), 3 clarinetti (3. muta in cl.b.),…Continue Reading 2nd Szymanowski Composers Competition
On October 3rd, the late Polish composer, Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, will be celebrated at London’s Barbican Centre shortly before the 5th anniversary of Gorecki’s death. Polish music expert, Professor Adrian Thomas, will preface the event with an introduction to the life of Henryk Gorecki. The programme includes a screening of a film entitled ‘Please Find’…Continue Reading Górecki Day at London’s Barbican
Construction on the National Music Forum building is now finished and open to hosting concerts, conventions, symposiums, conferences and other exciting events with state-of-the-art equipment. The NFM building was designed by Kuryłowicz & Associates Architecture Studio, selected through an international architectural contest. The architect was inspired by a musical instrument – its shape and the…Continue Reading #New Concert Hall In Wroclaw
In our June 2015 issue of this Newsletter, we reported on the publication in Polish translation of Madame Paderewska’s Memoirs, recently discovered and edited by Maciej Siekierski, Curator of European Collections at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives in Stanford, California. Now, as promised, there is an English version, Helena Paderewska: Memoirs, 1910-1920, published by…Continue Reading Helena Paderewska’s Memoirs
OCTAVA Ensemble in Chicago OCTAVA ensemble, one of the most interesting vocal groups of the young generation in Poland, will present an exclusive a cappella program entitled “Polish Pure Sounds.” Performed for the first time in the US on October 9 in Chicago, “Polish Pure Sounds” presents the most valuable Polish vocal music and emphasizes…Continue Reading Early Polish Music In October
Under the direction of its new artistic director, John Magnum, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County has announced its concert programs for the 2015-16 season. Featured are performances by pianists Lang Lang and Yuja Wang – both known for virtuosity spiked with showmanship. Almost every year since 2008 either Lang or Wang has starred in…Continue Reading Lang Lang Performs Chopin In O.C.
San Francisco: Dozynki Polish Harvest Event and Party: Celebrating 40 Years of Łowiczanie Sat, Oct 24 – 5:30pm till 1am Established in 1975, Łowiczanie Polish Folk Dance Ensemble, the Resident Dance Company of the Polish Club in San Francisco, is a group of skilled and dedicated dancers, singers and musicians who present traditional music, song and…Continue Reading Celebrations of Polish Heritage Month
On Thursday, Oct. 8, renowned Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman received an honorary doctorate from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. During the ceremony, which coincided with the opening of the 2015/26 academic year at the Music University, Zimerman was honored by the Dean of the Piano Department, Professor Anna Jastrzębska-Quinn, as well as…Continue Reading Zimerman Receives Honorary Doctorate From Chopin Univ.