Krzysztof Meyer’s Quasi una Sonata for guitar and accordion was premiered on 28 May at the Warsaw Philharmonic. The Institute of Music and Dance commissioned the work as part of the “Composing Commissions” program. Beginning only in the 1820s, the accordion’s history is not as long as those of other instruments. In 1821, Christian Friedrich Ludwig…Continue Reading Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer’s “Quasi una Sonata” at Warsaw Phil
The 4th “TRZY-CZTE-RY: Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations” Festival will take place in Warsaw from May 28 – June 19, 2019. The festival features panel discussions after each concert, allowing the audience to interact with the musicians. This year’s program is devoted to Witold Lutosławski, whose 25th death anniversary fell on February 7. During the inaugural concert, the…Continue Reading 4th TRZY-CZTE-RY Festival
The Musica Electronica Nova festival was held from May 17-25, 2019. As the festival’s artistic director Pierre Jodlowski explains, this year’s theme is “Signs:” Because humanity has organized itself into societies, signs occupy a very important place in our lives: from prehistoric images to the banners of the Middle Ages, from signs spreading in the…Continue Reading 9th International Festival Musica Electronica Nova
“Moniuszko Days” with the Toruń Symphony Orchestra will take place between May 5 and June 21, 2019. This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Moniuszko, composer, conductor, organ player, educator, director of Warsaw’s Grand Theatre, and the father of Polish opera. Embracing operas, art songs, cantatas, religious music, symphonic works, chamber and…Continue Reading “Moniuszko Days” with the Toruń Symphony Orchestra
The Gdańsk Music Festival was held on May 18-25, 2019. Each year, the festival organized by the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre and Radio Gdańsk is defined by a theme, the Artist in Residence, or important anniversaries. The 2019 edition was dominated by both contemporary and historical pianos. The soloist of the…Continue Reading Gdańsk Music Festival 2019