Year: 2018

“Polish Libraries Abroad” Conference in Paris – Call for Proposals

The Société Historique et Littéraire Polonaise, also known as the Polish Library in Paris, will host this year’s Fortieth Annual “Conference of Museums, Archives and Polish Libraries Abroad.” As in past years, the gathering will bring scholars and representatives of Polish cultural institutions from all across the world. Scheduled to take place at the Polish…Continue Reading “Polish Libraries Abroad” Conference in Paris – Call for Proposals

2018 Fryderyk Award Winners – Classical Music

On April 16, the names of the 2018 Fryderyk Award winners in the Classical Music genre were announced at a special gala held in Polish Radio’s Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The gala concert was performed by the Polish Radio Orchestra led by director Michał Klauza; the National Music Forum Choir conducted by Agnieszka…Continue Reading 2018 Fryderyk Award Winners – Classical Music

Premiere of Zubel’s “Cleopatra Songs” in Germany

Agata Zubel’s Cleopatra Songs will receive its world premiere on April 27 in Witten, Germany, during the Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik Festival. The composer will be the soloist with the Klangforum Wien ensemble led by Emilio Pomàrico. The concert will be broadcast by WDR 3 radio. Scored for voice and instrumental ensemble, Cleopatra Songs was…Continue Reading Premiere of Zubel’s “Cleopatra Songs” in Germany

PWM Composer of the Month: Zygmunt Krauze

PWM Editions’s April “Composer of the Month” campaign will familiarize music lovers with the œuvre of Zygmunt Krauze. He is an extraordinary figure in the music community: a composer, pianist, teacher and organizer of musical events. This year, the composer will be celebrating his 80th birthday. In order to encourage the study Zygmunt Krauze’s scores,…Continue Reading PWM Composer of the Month: Zygmunt Krauze

Premiere of “Afterglow” by Opałka

On April 22, the premiere of Violin Concerto No. 2 “Afterglow” by Tomasz J. Opałka will be held at NOSPR Hall in Katowice. It will be performed by violin soloist Katarzyna Duda with the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, led by Szymon Bywalec. Also in the program is Barbara Kaszuba’s Ptasi Koncert for violin, orchestra and bird…Continue Reading Premiere of “Afterglow” by Opałka

This Month at LAMOTH

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

As institutions of public history, museums play a vital role in presenting difficult histories. With recent efforts in Poland to dictate how the history of the Holocaust should be told, what stories are Polish museums telling and how free are they to tell them? These issues are especially relevant this year, which marks the 100th…Continue Reading This Month at LAMOTH

Contrasts Concert

The Witold Lutosławski Society presents the “Contrasts” Concert on April 16, the next event in the “New Music Scene” series of concerts at Warsaw’s Nowy Teatr. The concert will feature the Chain Ensemble conducted by Andrzej Bauer (pictured above), performing: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki – Little Requiem for a Certain Polka op. 66; Carola Bauckholt –…Continue Reading Contrasts Concert

III Festival de Música Polonesa

From 11-13 April 2018, the Institute of Arts at São Paulo State University in Campinas, Brazil (UNICAMP) is hosting the 3rd annual Festival de Música Polonesa [Festival of Polish Music]. Festival Director, cellist Lars Hoefs (a USC Thornton School of Music graduate, now teaching at UNICAMP), says: “It may seem an odd fit, a Polish music…Continue Reading III Festival de Música Polonesa

Piotr Beczała at the MET

Piotr Beczala Placido Domingo

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

Knittel Honored with Gdańsk Theatre Award

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