Looking Back at the 2014 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
The annual Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles was held November 5-9, 2014 in the charming Central Coast town that Ignacy Jan Paderewski once considered his… Read more »
The annual Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles was held November 5-9, 2014 in the charming Central Coast town that Ignacy Jan Paderewski once considered his… Read more »
During a meeting in Warsaw, composer Joanna Bruzdowicz presented PMC Director Marek Żebrowski with her new CD, “Joanna Bruzdowicz: String Quartet No. 1 ‘La Vita,’… Read more »
Panufnik In New York Times On November 28, the New York Times published an interesting article about the life and music of Polish émigré composer… Read more »
The world premiere of Dies Illa—a 2014 Krzysztof Penderecki composition for three soloists, three mixed choirs and orchestra—was given on November 9 at Koekelberg Basilica… Read more »
On October 16 and 17, the premiere of 2014: Here and Now composed by Zbigniew Preisner was performed by the Sinfonietta Cracovia and soloists with… Read more »
The newly-established Southwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United States will hold its Grand Opening Gala Concert on December 6, 2014. The Rice… Read more »
On December 12, leading avant-garde Polish ensemble Kwartludium and British electronic artist Scanner will present a program of new works using visual scores at the… Read more »
One of the first concerts in the inaugural season of the new ICE Congress Centre in Kraków will feature Sinfonietta Cracovia’s program of Viennese classics… Read more »
For a number of years the Katowice Music Academy has organized the Brand New Music Festival. Between the years 2001-2006 the Festival consisted of a… Read more »
Tributes commemorating Polish jazz pianist and composer, Jan Jarczyk, continue worldwide since his untimely death in Montreal on August 3. Throughout his life, Jan had… Read more »
November 3 marked the 10th anniversary of Professor Marek Stachowski’s death. A distinguished composer, pedagogue and Rector of the Kraków Music Academy, Stachowski was a… Read more »
Known around the world as “Armistice Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” November 11 is also Poland’s Independence Day, commemorating the restoration of Poland’s sovereignty after World… Read more »
According to the external news service of Polish radio, thenews.pl: Polish jazz singer Urszula Dudziak has been chosen as a UNESCO Artist for Peace on… Read more »
Paweł Łukaszewski—well-known composer, conductor, choirmaster, and 2011 Paderewski Lecturer—is this year’s winner of the Jerzy Kurczewski Prize. The artist was chosen for his outstanding achievements… Read more »
Since 1988 the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) had organized a cycle of concerts presenting contemporary Polish composers. This year’s 24th edition of the series presented… Read more »
The 65th session of Musica Moderna was held November 26—December 6 in Łódź. Professor Deborah Bradley-Kramer from Columbia University in New York City and Jarosław… Read more »
Weinberg: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 4 Mieczysław Weinberg: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 67; Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 61 Warsaw… Read more »
Jazz in Polish Cinema: Out of the Underground 1958-67 Works for film by composers Krzysztof Komeda and Andrzej Trzaskowski Tomasz Stańko – trumpet; Don Cherry… Read more »
Magdalena Filipczak: Essence of Violin Saint-Saën (arr: Eugene Ysaÿe): Caprice d’après l’Etude en forme de valse, Op 52/6; Elgar: Chanson de Matin, Op 15/2; Salut… Read more »
On Thursday November 20, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko and his New York Quartet (comprised of pianist David Virelles, bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Gerald Cleaver)… Read more »