Obituary: Jan Jarczyk
The Blue Note Of Sorrow By Marek Żebrowski The music that filled Jan Jarczyk’s heart ever since the day he was born in Kraków in… Read more »
08. August 2014
Things Afoot At The PMC
The spring and summer of 2014 has turned out to be a busy season for PMC, with all kinds of new and exciting developments. On… Read more »
Meyer at 70
2013 was an anniversary year for Krzysztof Meyer, who celebrated his 70th birthday last August. In recognition of Meyer’s admirable accomplishments as a composer, many… Read more »
Seasons Of Panufnik
Already in full swing, the 2014 Panufnik Centenary celebrations are moving into festival mode for the summer, then leading towards the birthday month of September… Read more »
New Panufnik Recordings
Panufnik & Lutosławski: String Quartets Andrzej Panufnik: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 /Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet Tippett Quartet Naxos 8.573164 (August 2014) 2014 is the centenary… Read more »
Kolberg In Song
The Twelfth Summer Lieder Festival at Wilanów Palace featured a performance of Kolberg’s songs at an evening concert on July 5. The beautiful atmosphere of… Read more »
Łukaszewski World Premiere
Commissioned by the 2014 Presteigne Festival, the Requiem for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra (2013-2014) of Paweł Łukaszewski will be premiered on Sunday, August… Read more »
Poles In Edinburgh
Traditional Scottish songs performed by Poles will resound throughout the interiors of Edinburgh’s medieval churches during evenings this summer. The Polish Song of the Goat… Read more »
I, Culture Orchestra 2014
Established by Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute in 2011, the I, CULTURE Orchestra (ICO) is an ensemble of outstanding young musicians from Poland and the Eastern… Read more »
Foreigner’s Guide To Polish Jazz
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute has recently published “A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Jazz.” In this ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ style article, readers are given many ways to digest… Read more »
Dancing To Chopin (By Way Of Britten)
From the Boosey & Hawkes website: The lost score of Benjamin Britten’s orchestration of Les Sylphides was recently rediscovered and revived by American Ballet Theater,… Read more »
Poles at IKIF in NY
Two Polish musicians taught and performed at the 16th edition of the International Keyboard Institute & Festival hosted by the New School for Music at… Read more »
‘Three Polonaises’ In L.A.
On August 17, an “Organ Concert of Three Polonaises” featuring organist Agnieszka Rybak will be held in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw… Read more »
Seifert Jazz Violin Competition
Laureates of the 1st International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition—held as part of the Summer Jazz Festival in “Piwnica pod Baranami” on July 16-19 in… Read more »
Chopin And His Europe
The tenth edition of the ‘Chopin and His Europe’ Festival will be held in Warsaw from August 15-31, 2014, under the motto “From Chopin to… Read more »
Transatlantyk Festival
The 4th annual Transatlantyk International Film and Music Festival will be held in Poznań from August 8-14, 2014. The Festival features outstanding films and music… Read more »
‘Letnia Filharmonia’ Festival
The fifteenth edition of the “Summer Philharmonic” concerts is scheduled in two installments this year. The first was held in Wigry—the picturesque lakeside resort in… Read more »
Summer Festival In New Town Warsaw
The 7th edition of the Letni Festiwal Nowego Miasta [New Town Summer Festival] is taking place around Warsaw from July 26 – August 10. Works… Read more »
Solidarity Of Arts
This year’s Solidarity of Arts Festival will be held in Gdańsk from August 8-30, 2014. Although comprised of several events celebrating various artistic mediums, the… Read more »
Warszawa Singera
The 10th edition of the Warszawa Singera [Singers’ Warsaw] Festival of Jewish Culture is just around the corner. This annual celebration of music, theatre, film,… Read more »