WEINBERG, M.: Clarinet Music Mieczysław Weinberg: Clarinet Concerto; Clarinet Sonata; Chamber Symphony No. 4 Robert Oberaigner, clarinet; Michael Schöch, piano; Dresden Chamber Soloists; Michail Jurowski, cond. Naxos 8.574192 Polish-Jewish-Soviet composer Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 – 1996) was familiar with the clarinet from his youth, given its prominent place in klezmer bands and theatre ensembles, and he…Continue Reading New on Naxos & CD Accord
The 1st Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition, organized by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, will take place over the course of the next several months. The objective is to compose a 9-12 minute piece for the symphonic orchestra. It is recommended that a full orchestra perform it. All…Continue Reading 1st Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition
2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. To commemorate the composer and give young artists an opportunity to present and promote their works, the Silesian Philharmonic is launching a composing competition to align with the 8th edition of the ‘International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki‘ Festival. The objective of the…Continue Reading H.M. Górecki International Composers’ Competition
The Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or a Polish passport) who are under 35 years of age. It aims to inspire young artists to present the values in the works of Tadeusz Baird in their own chamber pieces. The objective this year is to create an 8-15…Continue Reading Announcing the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition
The presidents of the Association of Polish Artists and Polish Society of Contemporary Music have started a petition to support the composers and performers of classical music. They are asking Polish Radio Program 2 to increase airtime of their work and expand series of contemporary music, such as “Polish Fantasy” and “Nocturne.” Polish music is frequently…Continue Reading Music lovers, support Polish composers!
Karol Szymanowski completed his only operetta, entitled Lottery for Husbands or Fiance No. 69, in 1909. After nearly a hundred years, in 2007 the Krakow Opera gave the world premiere performance, which was professionally recorded and released on DVD. On March 27, it became available (with English subtitles) on the official YouTube channel of the Krakow…Continue Reading Szymanowski’s “Lottery for Husbands” –YouTube premiere
In honor of International Children’s Book Day (April 2), PWM Edition has published another book for young music lovers: Ignacy Jan and His Plan. Written by Katarzyna Huzar-Czub and illustrated by Zosia Dzierżawska, this book introduces Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a child, when he decided to become a famous musician. It wasn’t for fame or…Continue Reading “Ignacy Jan and His Plan” – PWM youth publication about Paderewski
The TAK Foundation is hosting a video competition as part of the “Musique est une femme” project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. Although women have been writing music for centuries, their work has garnered less…Continue Reading “Musique est une femme” video competition
On 30 March, the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź hosted the online premiere of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Aleksander Tansman, performed by Julia Kociuban and the Łódź Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Paweł Przytocki. The recording will be available on SoundCloud. The recording comes from the album Bacewicz. Tansman. Piano Concertos (DUX 1612), which was nominated for a Fryderyk award. This recording…Continue Reading Online Premiere: Tansman’s Piano Concerto No. 1
A Survey of the Triangiel Catalog In spite of the PMC being closed since March 16 due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic, gifts to our library are still arriving from near and far. We are delighted and very grateful to our supporters worldwide for thinking of us during these difficult times. A very substantial donation…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2020