On November 4, Rebecca Schmid of the New York Times wrote about “Poland’s Concert Hall Revival,” which opens with a discussion of the new ICE Congress Center—ICE as an acronym for “International Conferences & Entertainment”—in Kraków: The center’s auditorium, with its terraced seating and capacity of 1,800, may seem commonplace to concertgoers in Western Europe, the United States…Continue Reading “Poland’s Concert Hall Revival”
On Saturday, November 8, the Polish Hall in Portland, OR will host a matinee concert of chamber music entitled “Romantic era and beyond.” Part of the Polish Music at Polish Hall series, this concert celebrates Polish Independence Day with music by prominent Polish composers of XIX and XX century: Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), String Quartet N.1 Op.37; Krzysztof…Continue Reading Independence Day Celebrated In Portland
On November 8 and 9, American pianist Henry Kramer, a finalist from the 2010 National Chopin Piano Competition, will present a program of Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel, Liszt, and Brahms as a part of the Chopin for All Concert Series. The Chopin Foundation began presenting the Chopin for All Concert Series in 1996 as a way to make…Continue Reading Chopin Fdn Concerts In Florida
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC has recently made available its Catalogue No. 69 – The Collection of Jacob Lateiner Part II: Chopin First & Early Editions. This collection includes a stunning array of printings of first and early editions of Chopin’s music, the likes of which are rarely seen outside of a museum. Established in…Continue Reading Rare Chopin Editions Available
A world premiere of Aftersounds, a 2014 Marcin Stańczyk composition for two percussionists and electronics, was given on September 12 at Centre Pompidou in Paris. The work was composed during Stańczyk’s one-year long residency at IRCAM in Paris and it explores the relationships between optical phenomena and music. The performers at the appropriately-named Espace de…Continue Reading Marcin Stańczyk Premiere
From October 3-12, the ISCM Polish Section together with the Municipality of Wrocław, the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra and the Wrocław Opera presents the ISCM World Music Days in Wrocław. World Music Days is celebration of contemporary music and twenty-first century music hosted by a different city each year. Brought to life by the International Society…Continue Reading ISCM World Music Days
Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz will make his Houston, TX debut with a piano recital on Friday, October 17 at 8:00 p.m. The program for the evening will include J.S. Bach’s Italian concerto, BWV 971; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in c minor, Op. 13 Pathetique; and three works by Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E…Continue Reading Blechacz In Texas
On October 25-27, the Andrzej Markowski Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), ZAiKS Authors’ Association, and Polish Radio Channel 2 present Triptych MUSICA VINCIT OMNIA: Generations XVIII “Polish-American” series of concerts and conference. The series is organized in honor of the 90th anniversary of Andrzej Markowski’s birth and the 70th anniversary of the Polish…Continue Reading Musica Vincit Omnia
The Andrzej Jagodziński Trio featuring Chicago-based singer Grażyna Auguścik will give a West Coast tour during October, bringing their unique flavor of Polish jazz to San Diego, Los Angeles, Irvine and Portland. Masters of the jazz genre in their own right, when these incredible musicians join forces, the audience is in for incredible show. Friday,…Continue Reading Polish Jazz in CA and OR
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