Culture.pl, the website of Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute, recently published an interesting article about the 8 most unusual instruments used in Polish folk music dating back to the 11th century: the ligawka, hurdy-gurdy, cart rattle, devil’s fiddle, suka, burczybas, pedal accordion, and vessel. In contrast to their unappealing names, these instruments emanate stunning sounds through simple mechanisms,…Continue Reading Unusual Polish Folk Instruments
The Centre of Artistic Education at the Gorzów Philharmonic announces the 4th International Composers Competition. The idea of Competition is to promote artistic creation and to support composers’ individual approaches to contemporary music. The Competition aims to popularize the fascinating and rich world of sounds. The previous three editions (2013-2015) were addressed to young Polish composers…Continue Reading 4th International Composers Competition
Conducted by Charles Olivieri-Munroe, the Kraków Philharmonic will presents a concert featuring Russian trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov on February 12-13. Known as the “Paganini of the trumpet” after an exceptional performance at 13 years old, Nakariakov has traveled extensively to expand his range of classical literature for the trumpet. He has performed in many of the world’s leading centers of…Continue Reading Krakow Phil – Weinberg Trumpet Concerto
mUltimate Chopin is a modern Internet platform presenting all the available sources of the works of Fryderyk Chopin. Developed by Paweł Kamiński, editor of the Chopin National Edition, in co-operation with the editorial team of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute as part of the Digital Heritage program. This application has been especially designed to enable browsing, analyzing and comparing…Continue Reading mUltimate Chopin
Maestro Grzegorz Nowak continues his busy concert schedule this winter. On February 6-7 Nowak presented three concerts at the Festival La Folle Journée in Nantes, France with Sinfonia Varsovia, conducting works by Field, Knecht, Stamitz, Gang Chen/He Zhan Hao, and Casals, as well as Noskowski’s TheSteppes. On February 18 Nowak leads the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia in Madrid with the…Continue Reading Nowak News
Polish composer Hanna Kulenty has a new official YouTube channel. Here visitors will find full versions of nearly all of her compositions, performed by such excellent ensembles as: Kronos Quartet, ensemble ‘de ereprijs’, trumpeter Marco Blaauw, NOSPR, Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum,” and many more. There are already around 75 works available—categorized by works for symphony orchestra, stage and opera,…Continue Reading New YouTube Channel for Kulenty
The general opinion is that anyone can criticize others. A deeper reflection and careful assessment reveals that the phenomenon of musical critique is a rare ability. Even more rare is the ability to make an original judgment in such a way that it attracts attention of casual readers. The KROPKA Polish Music Critic Competition seeks to evaluate…Continue Reading Kropka Music Critic Competition
On January 13, 2016, the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra [Orkiestra Polskiej Filharmonii Bałtyckiej] begins a concert tour of the US that will include 43 concerts in the most prestigious venues in 18 states. The longest concert tour in the orchestra’s history, it will continue until March 20, 2016. The program features Piano Concerto No. 2 in F…Continue Reading Baltic Phil on US Tour
Polish conductor Agnieszka Duczmal will be celebrating her 70th birthday this year. Duzcmal has won many prestigious awards and honors, including National Competition for Conductors in Katowice, the Silver Medal of Herbert von Karajan at the International Meeting of Young Orchestras, and the title of “La donna del mondo” awarded by the International Cultural Centre. She has…Continue Reading Duczmal Birthday Concert
A series of five concerts will be performed at the University of Warsaw starting January 6. The university campus is a significant place in relation to Fryderyk Chopin’s life: he was not only an alumnus of the Music School, but also faculty in the Fine Arts and Sciences department. Moreover, in 1817 his family took residence in…Continue Reading Chopin & the University Of Warsaw