The recent starring role appearance of Polish tenor Piotr Beczała in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at the Metropolitan Opera in New York elicited much praise from all quarters. In his April 3 review, Robert Levine’s headline “Superb Yoncheva and Beczała in The Met’s Luisa Miller, anchored by Domingo” succinctly says it all. Writing of Beczała’s rendition…Continue Reading Piotr Beczała at the MET
Krzysztof Knittel was honored with the 2017 City of Gdańsk Theatre Award for his opera Sąd Ostateczny [The Final Judgment]. Since 2008, this Award has been given to authors of the best theatrical events in the city. This year’s Gala Award Ceremony was held in Gdańsk on March 19, 2018. Premiered on November 8, 2017…Continue Reading Knittel Honored with Gdańsk Theatre Award
The International Festival of Kraków Composers (formerly known as the “Days of Music by Kraków Composers”) has been present among the cultural events in Kraków since 1989. The main purpose of the Festival is the promotion and presentation of contemporary, professional work by Kraków composers—from legendary composers and professors, through the outstanding middle generation, to…Continue Reading Premieres at 2018 Int’l Festival of Kraków Composers
Dr. Grzegorz Mania, pianist and member of the Society for Poland’s Chamber Musicians [SPMK] gave us his recently published volume, Konteksty kultury—Konteksty edukacji, profesjonalne kształcenie I upowszechnianie muzyki [Cultural Contexts—Educational Contexts: the professional teaching and popularizing music], co-edited by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. This publication features a number of fascinating articles and case…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2018
Already it is Dusk John Cage – In a Landscape; Guillaume Dufay – Ave maris stella; Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816; Andrzej Krzanowski – Relief II; Henry Purcell – An Evening HymnI; Arvo Pärt – Fratres; Wacław z Szamotuł – Modlitwa, gdy dziatki spać idą; Henryk Mikołaj…Continue Reading Przybylski Plays Hammond Organ
On the anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in collaboration with Polish Television and Polish Radio, is organizing an event of extraordinary character. The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments will take place in September 2018 in Warsaw; subsequent editions will be organized every five years. APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1,…Continue Reading Chopin Competition on Period Instruments 2018
Starting on April 16, the Grand Theater in Łódź will host a series of concerts entitled “100 songs for 100 years of Independence.” During the concerts, leading soloists from the Grand Theater in Łódź will present the most beautiful songs set to the poems of Polish poets about their homeland. There will be plenty of…Continue Reading 100 Songs for 100 Years of Independence
Polish Music Publishers (PWM) is planning to publish and record one hundred works by over eighty Polish composers, written between 1918 and 2018. This project will be capped by a cycle of concerts that will take place on November 11, 2018, in the most prestigious venues in Poland and all across the world. In his…Continue Reading PWM’s ‘100 for 100’
Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah by performing the Fifth Annual Holocaust Remembrance Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in Kilbourn Hall. Entitled “A Time to Remember . . .”, the concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World…Continue Reading Holocaust Remembrance Day at Eastman feat. Roman Ryterband
On April 14, the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York will present students from the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in Canzoni e Concerti—a concert of Baroque Chamber Music from Poland. Juilliard student performers include: Annie Gard, baroque violin; Rachell Wong, baroque violin; Adam Young, viola da gamba; and Katarzyna Kluczykowska, harpsichord. The event will feature instrumental…Continue Reading ‘Canzoni e Concerti’ Concert – Polish Baroque Chamber Music in NY