March Anniversaries
Born This Month 1 March 1810 – Fryderyk Chopin, virtuoso pianist, composer 2 March 1927 – Witold Szalonek, composer (d. 2001) 3 March 1922 – Kazimierz… Read more »
03. March 2016
3rd International Maria Szymanowska Symposium
The 3rd International Symposium ‘Colloque international Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) et son temps’ [International Colloquium ‘Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) and Her Times’] took place on November 25-27,… Read more »
Debut of Samojlo at Carnegie Hall
Solo pianist and chamber musician Julia Samojlo made her debut at Carnegie Hall on November 11, in a collaborative concert with cellist Karolina Jarowszewska. Their joint performance included… Read more »
Chopin in Chicago
Organized by the Chicago Chopin Foundation, in cooperation with the Polish Museum of America, a concert dedicated to Frederic Chopin took place on February 28th in the… Read more »
Sadej and Bochenek in San Diego
On February 10, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej and pianist Basia Bochenek performed a recital for the Music at the Carmel Valley Library concert series. Entitled “Art… Read more »
Contempo Concert Features Zubel and Wielecki
On February 29, Contempo—the renowned contemporary music collective at the University of Chicago, now headed by Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska—looked across the ocean to examine today’s… Read more »
Tansman on ‘Brilliant Classics’
Tansman: Complete Music for Solo Guitar Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): Ballade, Cavatina, Danza pomposa, Hommage à Chopin, Suite in modo polonico, Inventions, Pièce en forme de… Read more »
Szewczyk and Violin Futura Project
Violin Futura Ephmeral Rhapsody; Mister Blister; The Doors in the Sky, Op. 706; Sizzle; Blue Berceuse; Red Bull #3; Homecoming; Left for the Dogs; Fish… Read more »
Deljavan Releases Chopin Etudes
CHOPIN Complete Etudes Frédéric Chopin: Etudes Alessandro Deljavan, piano Brilliant Classics (Nov 2015); Available at amazon.com From Amazon.com: Chopin threw down the gauntlet for all… Read more »
2016 Fryderyk Nominations
The 2016 nominations for the 22nd edition of the Fryderyk Awards were announced on March 9 by the organizers at ZPAV, the Polish Society of the… Read more »
Karłowicz Remembered in Zakophone
The Mieczysław Karłowicz Society in Zakopane, organizer of the Muzyka na Szczytach [Music at the Summits] Festival, celebrated the anniversary of Mieczysław Karłowicz’s death in by organizing a… Read more »
Cantores Minores Lentin Concert
Cantores Minores, the men’s choir from the archdiocesan cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw, gives a free concert of Lenten music on Sunday, March… Read more »
Kenner Featured at Chopin Recital
Commissioned by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, the third recital of the Chopin Salon Series will take place on March 13. The evening will… Read more »
International Flute Competition
Application submissions for the 7th International Flute Competition Kraków 2017 will be open from March 1 to October 31. The Competition is open to international… Read more »
Szpakiewicz Performs Benefit Concert
On March 13, Polish cellist Marek Szpakiewicz will join the partially-deaf legendary pianist Fuzjko Hemming who returns to Los Angeles for a special concert commemorating the 5th anniversary… Read more »
Meccore String Quartet in US
For their third tour of the US, the Meccore String Quartet is going coast to coast – starting in California then immediately going across the country to… Read more »
Ruciński at the Met
Polish baritone Artur Ruciński made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in February on the opening night of a new production of Puccini’s famous opera, Madame Butterfly. Ruciński… Read more »
Szymanowski, Strusińska and Sałaczyk in Białystok
On March 11, the Podlaskie Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert featuring Maestra Ewa Strusińska and pianist Piotr Sałajczyk. On the program will be Karol Szymanowski’s Etude… Read more »
Baltic Philharmonic in California
Founded in 1945 on the heels of postwar Polish independence, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic [Filharmonia Bałtycka] is the largest music institution in northern Poland. Finishing… Read more »
Augustyn Featured by Presto
Kinga Augustyn, a Polish violin virtuoso now living and working in New York City, gave an extensive interview in February for Presto, a Polish-language periodical covering… Read more »