On March 21, Ewa and Dariusz Kupiński of the internationally acclaimed Kupiński Guitar Duo dropped by the Polish Music Center for tea. During the visit, the pair shared their new CD (QBK 016), which features music by Rossini, Chopin, Bogdanovic, Piazzolla, Gershwin, and Granados. This is their second classical album release. The Kupiński Guitar Duo is showcasing…Continue Reading Kupiński Guitar Duo at USC
On March 10, the premiere of Paweł Mykietyn’s String Quartet No. 3 took place at the National Music Forum in Wrocław, Poland. The piece was composed for the Lutosławski Quartet (Bartosz Woroch and Marcin Markowicz, violins; Artur Rozmysłowicz, viola; Maciej Młodawski, cello), who have successfully performed and recorded Mykietyn’s previous string quartet. The ensemble presented…Continue Reading Mykietyn World Premiere
The spring concert organized by the Polish Music Center at USC’s Thornton School of Music on April 2 was devoted exclusively to works by Roman Ryterband (1914-1979). An expectant crowd filled USC’s Alfred Newman Recital Hall to hear music by this lesser-known Polish composer, who spent the last twelve years of his life in Palm Springs, California….Continue Reading Ryterband Returns
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, 2015 at the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Paris Center, the site of two earlier conferences cosponsored by Maria Szymanowska Society in 2011 and 2014. This edition of the Symposium was dedicated to “Talents…Continue Reading 3rd International Maria Szymanowska Symposium
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 Chopin’s Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3 and various classical pieces by polish composers, like Penderecki, Franck and Ysaye. Samojlo’s performance was applauded by the New York Concert Review: Samojło…Continue Reading Debut of Samojlo at Carnegie Hall
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 PMA’s Sabina P. Logisz Great Hall in Chicago. Internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Kurganov and violist Aurelien Fort Pederzoli were featured at this event, where they performed the musical masterpieces of…Continue Reading Chopin in Chicago
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 Songs of the 20th century, from France to Poland to the United States,” heir 45-minute program featured rare works by Lili Boulanger, Jerzy Petersburski, Ned Rorem, Charles Ives and Tom Cipullo….Continue Reading Sadej and Bochenek in San Diego
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 leading European composers during their “Contempo: Focus on Europe” program. Held at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, this compelling concert featured such award-winning compositions…Continue Reading Contempo Concert Features Zubel and Wielecki
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 passacaille, Deux chansons populaires, Sonatine, Variations sur un theme de Scriabin, Prélude et interlude, Pezzo in modo antico, Suite, Hommage à Lech Walesa, Pièces brèves, Mazurka, Quattro tempi di mazurka…Continue Reading Tansman on ‘Brilliant Classics’
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 Gotta Swim; Żubrówka; Toward the Other Shore; Rush; Cirque; Real Phone Key; Fp (For Piotr); Midnight Dance; All Wheel Drive; Buyer’s Remorse; Coming Undone; Scatterbrain; Benediction; Caprice; Respite; Puce; Swoosh;…Continue Reading Szewczyk and Violin Futura Project