On October 21, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) presents Polish jazz vocalist Grażyna Auguscik with Chicago-based bassist and composer Matt Ulery for an evening of music at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Auguscik and Ulery present a double bill tour promoting two new albums: Ulery’s new release…Continue Reading Polish Jazz In Michigan
Lutosławski’s latest biography, jointly written by Danuta Gwizdalanka and Krzysztof Meyer, was recently published in German translation by Christina Marie Hauptmeier. Entitled Wege zur Meisterschaft [The Road to Excellence], this 415-page volume has been updated with the latest research and scholarship resulting from the Lutosławski centenary celebrations in 2013. Krzysztof Meyer, a prominent Polish composer…Continue Reading Lutosławski By Meyer and Gwizdalanka
Polish organist Piotr Rachoń from Warsaw’s St John Cathedral will present a recital at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, October 5. Guest organist Rachoń will play a recital on the Cathedral’s 10,650–pipe great organ. His program will include works by Polish composers such as Jan z Lublina (ca. 1530), Jakub Sowa (1545–1593), and Mieczysław Surzyński (1866–1924), as…Continue Reading Polish Organist At Washington Nat’l Cathedral
The 56th International ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival of Contemporary Music [Warszawska Jesień] will be held in various venues throughout Warsaw from September 19-27, 2014. Created in 1956 and running annually with only two exceptions since its beginning, Warsaw Autumn is a festival with a long tradition and is a true witness to music history. It is…Continue Reading Premieres At Warsaw Autumn
Concerto of Song Offerings for piano solo, choir and orchestra is the title of Eugeniusz Knapik‘s new work, which the composer is preparing for the grand opening of the new home of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice. The premiere of this piece was recently announced for the October 1st opening gala,…Continue Reading Zimerman Premieres Knapik Work at Opening of NOSPR Hall
Vienna’s Salzburg Festival—one of the world’s most prestigious festivals dedicated to classical vocal music—experienced quite a shock when, due to an acute infection of the bladder and respiratory tract and a very high fever, world renown Spanish singer Plácido Domingo was forced to withdraw from the performances of Il trovatore on August 18, 21 and 24, 2014. Best…Continue Reading Ruciński Replaces Domingo At Salzburg Festival
Comprised of three concerts organized by the Witold Lutosławski Society and the Warsaw National Philharmonic, the Music in Wartime Warsaw [Muzyka w okupowanej Warszawie] series will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II and the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Held on September 12-14, these concerts are devoted to showcasing…Continue Reading Music In Wartime Warsaw
Miami-based Chopin Foundation of the U.S. announces the Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition and the 2014-15 Concert Season Schedule. Held in Miami every five years, the Competition attracts the best American pianists (ages 17 – 30) to compete for $160,000 in cash prizes during a week-long Chopin extravaganza. The Chopin for All Free Concert Series…Continue Reading Polish Music In Florida: 2014-2015
Most recently seen in California at the 2013 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, Wiesław Dabrowski’s film Paderewski: The Man of Action, Success and Fame has been nominated for the Main Competition at the 2014 Documentary Film Festival in Miami. The film will be screened during the Festival on September 12 at the Willow Theatre in…Continue Reading Paderewski: Man Of Action… At Miami Doc Film Festival
The third 2014 issue of Quarta, PWM’s bi-lingual quarterly music magazine has been published at issuu.com. The entire edition is dedicated to a remembrance of pianist and pedagogue Jan Ekier, who passed away on August 15 (see his Obituary here). [Sources: press release, issuu.com]…Continue Reading New Issue Of Quarta