Day: February 1, 2017

Simon Plays Lutosławski

Lutosławski:  Complete Piano Works Witold Lutosławski: Bukoliki [Bucolics] for solo piano; Two Studies for solo piano; Folk Melodies for solo piano; Three pieces for young people for solo piano; Invention (1968); An Overheard Tune; Sonata for piano Corinna Simon – piano AVI8553341 / Deutschlandradio Kultur (Mar 11, 2016); Available on Amazon Witold Lutosławski, one of the most important composers of the 20th century, was an excellent pianist. He and…Continue Reading Simon Plays Lutosławski

Lutosławski ‘Łańcuch’ Festival 2017

The 14th edition of the Witold Lutosławski “Łańcuch” [Chain] Festival is being held from January 28 to February 12, 2017 at Polish Radio’s Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The program of the 2017 edition of the “Chain” Festival places side by side two of the greatest musical personalities of 20th century Polish culture: Lutosławski and Szymanowski. The idea is…Continue Reading Lutosławski ‘Łańcuch’ Festival 2017

Mocarty 2016 Nominations

The winners of the MocArt RMF Classic award will be selected through online voting, which is available at rmfclassic.pl. The results will be announced on March 13, 2017 in Warsaw. The nominees include the following Polish musicians and musical events: Maestro Jerzy Maksymiuk – conductor, pianist, composer For Man of the Year Award.  An “eternal artistic youth” –…Continue Reading Mocarty 2016 Nominations

Plowright/Borowicz Award and Recording Plans

Recently, British pianist Jonathan Plowright and Polish conductor Łukasz Borowicz were nominated for a prestigious International Classical Music Award (2017 ICMA) for their recording of concertos by Ludomir Różycki (Hyperion CDA68066). Performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the album explores Różycki’s irrepressible spirit and response to the horrors of two world wars expressed in the Ballade in G major,…Continue Reading Plowright/Borowicz Award and Recording Plans

Opera Creation Finalists

On January 5, 2017, the first public performances of excerpts from the opera Człowiek z Manufaktury took place in the Łódź Grand Theatre. 40 composers from Poland, Spain, Iran, USA and Italy had registered to participate in the international composing competition held to create the opera. Among them, four finalists (Rafał Janiak,Katarzyna Brochocka, Aleksander Nowak and Kamil Cieślik – pictured above) were…Continue Reading Opera Creation Finalists

Penderecki/Warsaw Phil Receive Grammy

During the 59th edition of the Grammy Awards, which took place on February 12, Maestro Krzysztof Penderecki and the Choir and Orchestra of the Warsaw Philharmonic(Henryk Wojnarowski – choir director) won the “Choral Music” category for the album “Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Vol. 1.” The first of a planned series, this album is the composer’s first studio recording with the Philharmonic,…Continue Reading Penderecki/Warsaw Phil Receive Grammy

Miro Kępiński Wins Award

Young Polish film composer Miro Kępiński was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Award for his soundtrack to a documentary The Wounds We Cannot See, directed by Alexander Freeman. Kępiński was also given two honorable mentions for his music to this film by the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards and by the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival. The film…Continue Reading Miro Kępiński Wins Award

“Anders’ Army” Exhibit in LA

L.A.’s Polish church Our Lady of the Bright Mount is hosting a unique exhibition entitled “Anders’ Army,” devoted to the Polish Army General Władysław Anders as a fulfillment of a promise to his daughter, Senator Anna Maria Anders. From January 22 until February 12, the exhibition will be open to the public every Sunday from 10:00 a.m….Continue Reading “Anders’ Army” Exhibit in LA

KF in New York

In collaboration with The Isadora Duncan International Institute, Inc. (IDII), the Kosciuszko Foundation will present an evening of music and dance on the transformative power of love on February 11.  The production, “The Theater of Love,” will consist of masterpieces from the treasury of Isadora Duncan’s original dances and new works to Old Masters, accompanied by romantic…Continue Reading KF in New York

Lira at the Consulate

With the season of love afoot, the Lira Ensemble will present an evening of Polish and American love songs on February 15 at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago. The Lira Ensemble is unique in that the company performs all kinds of Polish music and dance, including popular and folk songs and dances, traditional…Continue Reading Lira at the Consulate