Year: 2017

Trębacz at NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival

On June 21, Seattle-based French horn player Josiah Boothby will perform Polish composer Ewa Trębacz’s work Minotaur for horn and surround sound at the Abrons Art Center in New York during the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF).The NYCEMF is an annual, multi-day festival featuring works by emerging and established composers, performers, and sound artists from all over the world. From…Continue Reading Trębacz at NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival

Sinfonia Varsovia to its City

For the 17th time, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra will present the Franciszek Wybranczyk SINFONIA VARSOVIA TO ITS CITY Festival, on June 3 – 11. Dedicated to Warsaw residents, the festival will consist of five concerts spread around the city, featuring star performers of classical music and jazz including Sergei Nakariakov, the Atom String Quartet, Adam Sztaba, Dorota Miśkiewicz, Kwadrofonik and Sinfonia Varsovia Brass. Amongst the…Continue Reading Sinfonia Varsovia to its City

May Anniversaries

Born This Month 2 May 1846: Zygmunt NOSKOWSKI (d. 23 July 1909), composer 2 May 1913: Florian DABROWSKI, composer and teacher 5 May 1819: Stanislaw MONIUSZKO (d. 4 June 1872), composer – Father of Polish Opera 12 May 1805: Jan Nepomucen BOBROWICZ (d. 2 November 1881), guitarist and composer 17 May 1943: Joanna BRUZDOWICZ, composer living in France,…Continue Reading May Anniversaries

Chopin Project

In collaboration with the Paderewski Festival, Festival Mozaic presented an afternoon of Chopin’s Etudes on April 29 as part of Festival Mozaic’s WinterMezzo concert series. Pianist Jocelyn Swigger performed all 27 Etudes on two pianos at the Paso Robles Inn ballroom, including one that belonged to Polish pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewksi — now part of the inn’s collection. Audiences…Continue Reading Chopin Project

Reviews for Warsaw Phil/Kurzak/Kaspszyk

Szymanowski – Warsaw Philharmonic Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Litany to the Virgin Mary; Stabat Mater; Symphony No. 3 ‘Song of the Night’. Soloists Aleksandra Kurzak, Agnieszka Rehlis, Artur Ruciński, and Dmitry Korchak with Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk – cond. Warner Classics (Mar 24, 2017); Available on Amazon. The Guardian’s Erica Jeal gave a four-star rating to the Warsaw…Continue Reading Reviews for Warsaw Phil/Kurzak/Kaspszyk

Music of our Times

On April 20, in Aula Nova of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, a concert in the “Music of Our Times” series took place. The concert featured works by Dariusz Przybylski(Figure veneziane), Mateusz Śmigasiewicz (Wariacje), Ignacy Zalewski (Kaprys w formie mazurka), Kamil Kruk (Strzępy snu), Aleksandra Kaca (Smugi Cienia), Michał Dobrzyński(Mgnienie III), Szymon Godziemba-Trytek (Contemplation of One’s man Martydom) and Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska(Trzy Tańce Polskie). The Academy of…Continue Reading Music of our Times

New on DUX

Fryderyk Chopin Piano Concertos Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in e-minor, Op 11; Piano concerto in f-minor, Op 21. Sinfonietta Cracovia; Jurek Dybał (conductor); Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor); Szymon Nehring (piano). DUX 1350 Bacewicz | Tansman | Penderecki Grażyna Bacewicz: Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano (1949). Alexander Tansman: Fantasy for violin and piano (1963). Krzysztof…Continue Reading New on DUX

New on CD Accord

Lutosławski Quartet Marcin Markowicz: String Quartet No. 4. Andrzej Kwieciński: [P|PE(s)]. Paweł Mykietyn: String Quartet No. 3. Lutosławski Quartet: Bartosz Woroch – violin, Marcin Markowicz – violin, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, Maciej Młodawski – cello. ACD 233 From the CD Accord web site: The idea of an album featuring works written specially to the Lutosławski Quartet is…Continue Reading New on CD Accord

Gaude Mater Sacred Music Festival

The 27th edition of the International Festival of Sacred Music, Gaude Mater will be held from April 30 – May 7 in Częstochowa. Festival programs range from traditional Gregorian liturgies to Feliks Nowowiejski’s Missa pro pace. This year’s Festival also celebrates the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the iconic portrait of Our Lady of Częstochowa. Associated with…Continue Reading Gaude Mater Sacred Music Festival