On May 28 – June 4, the 57th edition of the Krakow Film Festival took place in Warsaw. The Festival is one of the oldest events in Europe dedicated to documentary, animated and short feature films. During the eight-day event, audiences enjoyed exhibitions, concerts, open-air shows and meetings with artists. Filmmakers from Poland and around…Continue Reading Krakow Film Festival
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI – PIANO MUSIC Karol Szymanowski: Nine Preludes, Op. 1; Four Études, Op. 4; Masques, Op. 34; Two Mazurkas, Op. 62 Barbara Karaśkiewicz – piano Divine Art Records DDA 25151 (June 16, 2017) Barbara Karaśkiewicz is a Polish pianist of consummate skill with a natural empathy for Polish music, demonstrated by her critically acclaimed…Continue Reading Szymanowski by Karaśkiewicz
PĘKIEL, B.: Masses (Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, Kosendiak) Bartłomiej Pękiel: Missa a 14; Canon a 6: Tres Canones Simul Cantatur 1; Missa senza le cerimonie; Canon a 6: Aliud. sex vocibus; Missa Paschalis; Canon a 6: Aliud. Sex vocibus; Missa senza le cerimonie II; Missa Concertata La Lombardesca Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, Andrzej Kosendiak – conductor ACD…Continue Reading New on CD Accord
Neo Temporis Group Dialog bez granic Jerzy Kornowicz: Ekstrema dla 11 wykonawców; Bohdan Sehin: Talos na kwartet smyczkowy; Maksym Kolomiiets: Supremus na zespół 11 instrumentów; Dariusz Przybylski: Green and Maron. Hommage a Mark Rothko op.71b na kwartet smyczkowy; Oleksii Shmurak: I have lost my Eurydice the four lost dances na zespół 11 instrumentów Ensemble Nostri…Continue Reading New on DUX
By Lars Hoefs Under the auspices of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and its “Lusitania Programme,” Polish conductor Michał Klauza and violin soloist Agata Szymczewska joined forces with the Orquestra Jovem do Estado de Sao Paulo [Sao Paulo State Youth Orchestra] for two performances of a program of Polish music in May: at the Teatro CIAEI…Continue Reading Concert Review: Klauza & Szymczewska in Brazil
World renowned Polish harpsichord player Elżbieta Chojnacka passed away on May 28, 2017 at the age of 77. Chojnacka graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna in Warsaw and then studied in Paris with Aimée van de Viele, who was a student of Wanda Landowska. After her studies, Chojnacka settled in Paris where she started her…Continue Reading Elżbieta Chojnacka
On May 26, 2017 the final concert of the 58th edition of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) Tadeusz Baird Young Composers’ Competition was held at the Warsaw headquarters of the Polish Music Publishers (PWM). The Competition was organized by ZKP in cooperation with PWM and the Association of Authors ZAiKS, with the funds from the Minister of…Continue Reading ZKP T. Baird Awards
During recent meetings with PMC Director Marek Zebrowski, officials from the Kraków Music Academy presented several items for the PMC’s ever-growing library. First, an important English-language resource by the esteemed musicologist and pedagogue, Mieczysław Tomaszewski, entitled Krzysztof Penderecki and His Music. Four Essays. We were also gifted 3 interesting CDs produced by the Academy: “Jazz in Academia –…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC June 2017
On Saturday, July 1, the Paderewski Festival presents Paso Pops, the annual patriotic-themed concert and Independence Day celebration in Paso Robles combining great wine, beer and food with live music, family-friendly activities and fireworks at the Paso Robles Horse Park. The 2017 “Pops” program has been announced, with an important reminder to those planning to attend that the…Continue Reading 2017 Paso Pops
Thank you also to those who attended our recent concert at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Dedicated to “The Music of Roman Ryterband,” the program was a great success, and was witnessed not only by members of the Ryterband family but also other Holocaust survivors from the city of Łódź. It was a deeply…Continue Reading PMC at LAMOTH: Videos Now on YouTube