On July 7, Polish jazz pianist Kuba Stankiewicz and bassist Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewiczpaid a visit to the Polish Music Center (pictured above). Although the two are long friends of the PMC, this was not merely a social call—they were eager to dig into the PMC’s archival collection for rare printings and original manuscripts of music by Henryk Wars,…Continue Reading Jazz Research at PMC
June 29, 2016 marked the 75 anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s death and several events were held in Warsaw to commemorate this important milestone. The first was a festive concert, held on June 14 inside the august space of Warsaw’s St. John’s Cathedral, where Paderewski’s remains were finally laid to rest on June 29, 1992…Continue Reading Paderewski 75th Death Anniversary
The 65th Congress of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) was held in Rome‘s Auditorium Parco della Musica July 3-8, 2016. This year’s conference was jointly hosted by the Italian branch of IAML and Rome’s venerable Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. The sprawling, modern and air-conditioned facilities—Santa Cecilia Hall, Teatro Studio, Museum…Continue Reading PMC at IAML 2016
On June 30, 2016, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra closed out the 2015/2016 Barbican season in London with Polish pianist Krystian Zimermanperforming Brahms’s Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor. Excerpt from a concert review by Andrew Clements for The Guardian: The first half of the concert had obviously been conceived as a unity: Rattle began by…Continue Reading Rare Zimerman Appearance in London
On the occasion of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s 75th death anniversary, the National Center of Culture in Warsaw organized a Musical Marathon to commemorate the great composer. It was held on June 29, 2016 at Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17. Well known virutosi as well as many rising young talents, including music students from Warsaw’s music high schools and students…Continue Reading Paderewski Musical Marathon
Przybylski: Songs and Piano Works Dariusz Przybylski: Orpheus and Euridice Op. 20, poem for piano; 6 Songs to Words by Halina Poświatowska Op. 14 for soprano and piano; In shadow of Emily D. Op. 51 for piano; Broch Lieder Op. 70, 9 songs to words by Hermann Broch for baritone and piano; π [pi] Klavierstück…Continue Reading New on DUX
Joanna Bruzdowicz (1943) 16 Tableaux d’une Exposition Salvador Dali for piano; Spring in America – sonata for violin and piano; The Song of Hope and Love – sonata for cello and piano Tomasz Jocz, piano; Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka, violin; Krzysztof Pawłowski, cello AP0350 [Sources: acteprealable.com]…Continue Reading New Bruzdowicz on Acte Prealable
Chamber Works by Jerzy Fitelberg String Quartet No. 1 (1926); Serenade for Viola and Piano (1943); Sonatine for Two Violins (1939); String Quartet No. 2 [Concerto for String Orchestra] (1928); Nachtmusik, Op. 9 “Fisches Nachtgesang” for Clarinet, Cello, and Celeste (1921) ARC Ensemble CHANDOS CHAN 10877 (available on Amazon.com) The Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble consists entirely of senior faculty members of…Continue Reading J. Fitelberg on Chandos
Mieczysław WEINBERG (1919-1996) Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 42; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47/3 (arr. Ewelina Nowicka); Symphony No. 10 for String Orchestra, Op. 98 Ewelina Nowicka (violin); Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio/Agnieszka Duczmal (Op. 42; Op. 47/3), Anna Duczmal-Mróz (Op. 98) CPO 777 887-2 From a review by Michael Cookson…Continue Reading Weinberg in Review
The 17th ‘Kolori Polski’ [The Colors of Poland] Festival is organized by the Łódź Philharmonic and takes place from June to September 2016, and celebrates appreciation for classical music and for historical Łódź architecture. Nearly all of the twenty concerts will be performed in a different places, including old churches and monasteries; mysterious castles and museums; valuable…Continue Reading The Colors of Poland