The Anna and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Museum in Stawisko (pictured above) is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year, and its annual ‘Musical Confrontations’ Festival marks its fifteenth year as well. In celebration, a series of concerts, lectures and discussion forums is scheduled throughout the month of October, illustrating the importance of this charming manor house within…Continue Reading XV ‘Musical Confrontations’ Festival At Stawisko
The sounds of the fourth International “Musical Spaces” [Muzyczne Przestrzenie] Chamber Music Festival resonated in several churches, castles and palaces throughout the Wielkopolska region from September 12-28, 2014. In addition to the Festival’s tribute to Sir Andrzej Panufnik on his centenary, works by Johannes Brahms and Max Bruch as well as those by Józef Nowakowski…Continue Reading ‘Musical Spaces’ In Wielkopolska
The Second Accordion Festival was held September 25-29 in Kraków, featuring artists from Poland, the Ukraine, Slovakia and Norway. Besides a number of concerts, a variety of master classes and exhibits for young accordion players were held. The Festival also featured a competition for a brief video ad promoting accordion music as well as a…Continue Reading II Accordian Festival In Kraków
The 15th Annual Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles kicks off with its exciting invitation-only Gala Opening on October 7. This “Holiday of Polish Cinema” will continue celebrating the greatest achievements of Polish filmmakers through October 16, 2014, with screenings in North Hollywood, West L.A., and Northridge. Below are the music-related films that will be…Continue Reading Music At Polish Film Festival In L.A.
Kaja Danczowska – Skrzypce / Violin Works by Mozart, Wieniawski, Bacewicz, Karłowicz, Brahms, Panufnik and many others Kaja Danczowska – violin, with orchestras: NOSPR, Warsaw National Philharmonic, National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Polish Radio and TV Symphony Orchestras of Krakow and Poznań (“Amadeus”), and conductors: Karol Teutsch, Tadeusz Strugała, Antoni Wit, Kazimierz Kord, Agnieszka Duczmal, and…Continue Reading Celebrating 65th Birthday Of Kaja Danczkowska
Sonatina Für Alina Paweł Mykietyn – Sonatina für Alina; Edward Sielicki – Diferentia specifica (una fantasia quasi tango); Jerzy Derfel – Sonata for alto saxophone and strings; Paweł Mykietyn – Anioły w Ameryce [Angels in America]; Jacek Grudzień – Concerto per Sassofono Soprano e Archi Alina Mleczko – saxophone; Baltic Neopolis Orchestra DUX Records In…Continue Reading New Alina Mleczko CD
KISIELEWSKI, S.: Piano Pieces Magdalena Lisak, piano CDAccord ACD210 Stefan Kisielewski was a man of many talents. His adventure with music began during his childhood with piano lessons. “The black box”, as he fondly called his favorite instrument, would accompany him throughout his life, until the very last bars of his Piano Concerto written just…Continue Reading Kisielewski Recorded By Lisak
A Tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody To the Victims of Hiroshima; Duo concertante; Concerto Grosso No. 1 for 3 Cellos; Credo (Recorded live at the Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 23 November 2013) Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev and Krzysztof Urbanski, conductors; and more Accentus Music ACC-20276 [DVD] Krzysztof…Continue Reading New Penderecki Audio/Video Recordings
Chad Lawson: Chopin Variations Chopin: Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1; Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6; Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2; Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2; Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20; Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2; Prelude in…Continue Reading New Sonorities Explored On ‘Chopin Variations’
Born This Month 3 October 1882 – Karol SZYMANOWSKI, composer, pianist, (d. 29 March 1937) 3 October 1923 – Stanislaw SKROWACZEWSKI, composer and conductor 4 October 1910 – Eugenia UMINSKA, violinist 6 October 1885 – Karol STROMENGER, teacher, composer, publicist, music critic (d. 1975) 9 October 1924 – Regina SMENDZIANKA, pianist 10 October 1910 –…Continue Reading 2014 Anniversaries