Polish composer and sound engineer Eugeniusz Rudnik died on October 24, 2016 at the age of 83. He was a member of the Polish Composers’ Union since 2008. Next to Andrzej Rakowski, Janusz Piechurski and Krzysztof Szlifirski, Rudnik was one of the first producers of electroacoustic music in Poland, and the co-creator of the so-called…Continue Reading Eugeniusz Rudnik
Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume One: Complete Music for Cello and Piano Stephen Dodgson: Two Romantic Pieces (Set A) (1996), Sonata for Cello and Piano (1969), Two Romantic Pieces (Set A) (2008), Five Occasional Pieces (1970) Evva Mizerska – cello, Emma Abbate – piano TOCC0353 (10 January 2016) A CD of premiere recordings by British composer Stephen Dodgson (1924–2013), performed by Polish cellist Evva Mizerska and Neopolitan pianist Emma…Continue Reading Mizerska Premieres Dodgson Recording
Works for Solo Violin Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, Krzysztof Penderecki: La follia per violin solo, Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Solo Violin op. 115, Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata in G major for Solo Violin op. 27 No. 5 (a Matthieu Crickboom) Aleksandra Kuls – violin DUX 1145 Three weeks after the composer’s 80th birthday, on December…Continue Reading New on DUX
A comprehensive list of the finest Chopin recordings has been released in the October issue of the prestigious Gramophone Magazine. The list includes 50 artistic and musical benchmarks, recorded as early as 1929! Every recording included has received the approval of Gramophone’s critics and as such, are Gramophone Award-winning albums, Recordings of the Month, or Editor’s Choice discs from Rubinstein, Argerich,…Continue Reading 50 Greatest Chopin Recordings
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 17 & Suite for Orchestra Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996): Symphony No. 17 ‘Memory’ and Suite for Orchestra Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande – cond. Naxos 8.573565 One of the most significant projects of composer Mieczysław Weinberg’s later years was his symphonic trilogy On the Threshold of War. Bearing the dedication “In memory of the…Continue Reading Weinberg on Naxos
On November 5 –11, 2016 the III International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival, organized by the Ave Arte Foundation, will take place. The Festival is 7 days long and includes 18 events organized in 6 prestigious locations and in open spaces of Warsaw, with more than 200 participants from USA, Austria, Switzerland and Majorca. Interdisciplinary events containing…Continue Reading Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival in Warsaw
On November 6-12, the Festival of Polish Culture in Beijing will be held. Its purpose is to promote Poland and Poles in China and to build multicultural dialogue. The initiator and organizer of the Festival is the Ludwig van Beethoven Association, which since the first edition in 2012, has given the event an interdisciplinary character. This year’s…Continue Reading Festival of Polish Culture in Beijing
On October 3, 2016, winners of the 4th International Baltic Piano Competition were announced during the gala concert held at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk. The competition was divided into three rounds, where finalists were chosen by the international jury: Waldemar Wojtal (Poland) – Chairman, Dorian Leljak (Serbia/Croatia), Albert Mamriev (Russia/Israel), and Valerio Premuroso (Italy). FIRST…Continue Reading IV International Baltic Piano Competition
On October 8-23, the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition was held in Poznań, under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda. This year’s participants have been selected by the chairman of the competition jury, world-famous violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov, from amongst over 250 applicants representing over 50 countries, including Japan,…Continue Reading 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Competition
Sponsored by the Tatra Mountains Cultural Foundation, the Polish Museum of Americahosted Highlanders Day on October 23. As the third collaborative Highlander event this year, “Bringing You to the World” celebrated the deep-rooted livelihood of Polish Highlander culture that has been passed down through generations. The program featured a rich display of music, traditional Highlander folk costumes, song and dance, film, literature, and folk crafts highlighting amongst…Continue Reading Polish Highlander Day