Stankiewicz & Oleszkiewicz In Paso Robles
On May 9, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, CA brings two Polish jazz virtuosos—pianist Kuba Stankiewicz and bassist Darek ‘Oles’ Oleszkiewicz—to the stage of… Read more »
05. May 2015
PMC Welcomes Another Exciting Collection
On April 17 we received a very special gift from a very special person. Precisely at noon, Diana Eisele arrived at Stonier Hall with a… Read more »
Fryderyk 2015 Laureates
On April 23, the Fryderyk Awards Gala was held at the Teatr Polski in Warsaw and the 2014 winners were announced in front of leaders… Read more »
Diamond Baton For Kaspszyk
Polish Radio celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala event at the National Opera in Warsaw on April 21. During the evening, Jacek Kaspszyk, the… Read more »
‘Guarantee Of Culture’ Award
Every year, TVP Kultura bestows their “Gwarancje Kultury” Awards on those who were ‘guarantors’ of excellent culture experiences during the past year. Those awarded are… Read more »
Winners Of The Kropka Competition For Music Critics
This unusual competition promotes the efforts of good musical reviewers writing about Polish musical events. After considering a great number of applications, the jury of… Read more »
Kurzak Wins International Opera Award
Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak is a recipient of one of this year’s Readers’ Awards for opera singers of the year at the 2015 International Opera… Read more »
Young Polish Composers Honored In Ostrava
The International Competition for Young Composers “Generance” has been organized by the Janaček in May Festival in Ostrava, Czech Republic for 37 years already. The… Read more »
Premieres At The Warsaw Music Encounters
Organized by the Warsaw branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the 29th edition of the Warszawskie Spotkania Muzyczne [Warsaw Music Encounters] will be held… Read more »
Latest Installment of Project ‘P’
The third presentation of the hottest young Polish creators in the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera’s Project ‘P’ series will have its world premiere on May 22, 2015. The… Read more »
Grella-Mozejko Premiere & Warszynski CD Release
A new work by Canadian-Polish Piotr Grella-Mozejko entitled …only Midnight… per due pianoforti (2009) will be given its world premiere in Edmonton, Canada on May… Read more »
Stańczyk Premiere At Musica Moderna
The 66th edition of Musica Moderna Festival in Łódź was launched on April 20, 2015. This year’s program will present several interesting concerts featuring works… Read more »
Premieres In Kielce
Held in Kielce April 10-24, the Świętokrzyskie Music Days Festival was dedicated to new and rediscovered music. Two world premieres of works commissioned by the… Read more »
Król Roger In London
Starting May 1, the Royal Opera House will present a new staging of Karol Szymanowski’s sumptuously scored opera, Król Roger [King Roger]. According to the… Read more »
‘Lutosławski & Nordheim’ Conference In Oslo
The oeuvres of Witold Lutosławski and Arne Nordheim are of the utmost significance for the musical culture of Poland and Norway respectively. Among the most… Read more »
Debate: New Sounds, New Trends, New Opportunities
Centre for Dialogue and Analysis THINKTANK and Orange Poland have organized a music-related debate on the theme of “Nowe dźwięki, Nowe trendy, Nowe możliwości” [New… Read more »
Janowski Steps Down From Berlin RSO
Musical America’s Susan Elliot reports the following: Marek Janowski will step down as artistic director and chief conductor of the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio… Read more »
‘Beyond Chopin: Poland And Music Today’ In Italy
On May 5, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic will bring modern Polish music to the Teatro Comunale in Pordenone, Italy. Entitled “Beyond Chopin: Poland and Music… Read more »
Szymon Grab at Disney Hall
On May 16 and 17, Polish organist Szymon Grab will perform with the L.A. Master Chorale for their “Music of Whitacre & Pärt” concert at… Read more »
Szymanowski Composers Competition
The Karol Szymanowski International Composers Competition is organized by the Karol Szymanowski Music Society in collaboration with the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.… Read more »