Organized by the City of Kraków and Kraków Festival Bureau, the XIV Sacrum Profanum Festival will take a place on October 1-8 in Kraków. The 14th edition of the festival focuses on multithread academic composition, wild avant-garde and indie classical streams of 20th century music. This year, the audience will be presented with performances by such artists…Continue Reading Sacrum Profanum Festival
Amongst 30 participants from around the world, Polish pianist Łukasz Krupiński became the winner of the VII International Piano Competition in San Marino, Italy. Next to Łukasz Krupiński on the winners’ podium were Dmytro Choni, who got second prize, and Meng-Sheng Shen with third prize. In addition to the main prize, Łukasz Krupiński won also various special…Continue Reading Krupiński Wins in San Marino
Chopin Mazurkas Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A flat major, Mazurka in E minor, Mazurka in B minor, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Mazurka in C major, Mazurka in A minor, Mazurka in F sharp minor, Mazurka in G major, Mazurka in C minor Pavel Kolesnikov: piano Hyperion CDA68137 The new recording by Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has…Continue Reading Kolesnikov Wins 2016 Gramophone Award
The Gdynia Film Festival is one of the oldest film events in Europe, featuring a main competition for selected Polish premiere films, debuting films, and those awarded at the greatest international film festivals. High monetary prizes (up to 100 thousand PLN), tough competition, and the presence of a jury composed of distinguished representatives of the world of…Continue Reading Motion Trio Honored at Gdynia Film Festival
On September 27, 2016, Piotr Gliński, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis to several prominent Polish organizations of cultural preservation and leaders of the Polish-American community in the US: Polish Museum of America (PMA) in Chicago…Continue Reading US Polish Organizations Honored with Gloria Artis
The Annual Awards of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) were announced on September 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Association of Art Historians’ office. The ZKP Awards are granted to outstanding composers, performers, musicologists, teachers and organizers of cultural events in honor of their achievements and contributions to Polish culture. This year, the Jury…Continue Reading ZKP Awards
On October 1, 2016, winners of the “Koryfeusz” [Coryphaeus] Polish Music Award were announced at a special gala held at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The awards were granted in 4 categories: Karol Mossakowski – Debut of the Year Agata Zubel – Personality of the Year Opening of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław –…Continue Reading Koryfeusz Awards
Halina Łukomska (1929-2016) Polish soprano Halina Łukomska died on August 30, 2016 at the age of 87. The artist studied voice with Stanisława Zawadzka and Maria Halfterowa at the Higher State Music School in Warsaw, where she received her diploma in 1954. She continued her studies with Giorgio Favaretto in Siena (1958) and Toti Dal…Continue Reading Obituaries – September 2016
Internationally award-winning Polish guitarist and composer Marek Pasieczny is one of the most respected contemporary composers writing for the guitar today. As a composer, guitarist, lecturer and adjudicator, Pasieczny has appeared regularly at festivals in Europe (Poland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, and Italy), Asia (China, Japan), Australia, New Zealand and…Continue Reading New Recordings of Pasieczny
Penderecki conducts Penderecki/Warsaw Philharmonic – VOL. I Krzysztof Penderecki: Dies Illa – for 3 soloists, the choir, and the orchestra (2014); Hymn do św. Daniiła – for the mixed choir and the orchestra (1997); Psalmy Dawida – for a mixed choir and percussion (1958) Choir and Orchestra of the Warsaw National Philharmonic; Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski – choir director; Johanna Rusanen – soprano;…Continue Reading New Penderecki Album