On March 22, the Residence of the Ambassador of Poland in Washington, D.C.— His Excellency Piotr Wilczek—hosted a gala to celebrate the gifting of a new grand piano to the Embassy by the “$100k for the 100th” Committee. “My sincere hope is that this beautiful new piano will serve as a platform for generations of…Continue Reading “$100k for the 100th” Committee gifts piano, receives Amicus Poloniae Awards
The Jerzy Semkow Polish ‘Sinfonia Iuventus’ Orchestra invites you to the Royal Castle in Warsaw on May 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The musicians will perform under the baton of Anna Duczmal-Mróz, who was hailed as a “sensational conductor” by the German press. The program of the concert will be composed of 20th-century Polish music…Continue Reading Sinfonia Iuventus & Anna Duczmal-Mróz
On May 25, 2019 the Silesian Quartet will premiere Eugeniusz Knapik’s 2nd String Quartet at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall in Katowice. This concert will also feature the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the city of Tychy, performing a program of works by British composer Edward Elgar, German artist Werner Egek and Eugeniusz…Continue Reading Silesian Quartet Premieres Knapik’s 2nd String Quartet
Two Polish or Polish-related directors, a composer and an opera manager were nominated for the 2019 International Opera Awards. The winners were announced on April 29. Director Krzysztof Warlikowski was nominated for his staging of Leos Janacek’s opera From the House of the Dead at the Royal Opera House in London. Fifty-six-year-old Warlikowski is one…Continue Reading Poland at the Prestigious International Opera Awards