Thank you so much to all of our wonderful donors who made our online *Website Reboot*fundraising campaign such a success! On May 17, we reached our goal of 50 donors, which invoked a special Angel Donor gift of $5,000. By the end of the campaign on May 24, donors from around the world had raised $15,076—well…Continue Reading PMC *Website Reboot* Finale
On May 31, the Polish Radio Choir performed a special concert at the Mościce Art Center near Tarnów, Poland. Led by maestro Szymon Wyrzykowski, with soloists including Malwina Paszek (voice), Michał Szymanowski (piano), Tomasz Drozdek (folk instruments), and a percussion ensemble, the Polish Radio Choir performed repertoire by Bolesław Wallek-Walewski, Tadeusz Szeligowski, Andrzej Koszewski, and Marek Jasiński. Etnos, a work…Continue Reading Polish Radio Choir and Szymon Godziemba-Trytka
On June 21, Seattle-based French horn player Josiah Boothby will perform Polish composer Ewa Trębacz’s work Minotaur for horn and surround sound at the Abrons Art Center in New York during the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF).The NYCEMF is an annual, multi-day festival featuring works by emerging and established composers, performers, and sound artists from all over the world. From…Continue Reading Trębacz at NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival
For the 17th time, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra will present the Franciszek Wybranczyk SINFONIA VARSOVIA TO ITS CITY Festival, on June 3 – 11. Dedicated to Warsaw residents, the festival will consist of five concerts spread around the city, featuring star performers of classical music and jazz including Sergei Nakariakov, the Atom String Quartet, Adam Sztaba, Dorota Miśkiewicz, Kwadrofonik and Sinfonia Varsovia Brass. Amongst the…Continue Reading Sinfonia Varsovia to its City
Lidia Kierończyk passed away on April 3, 2017 after fighting a long illness. She was a teacher of music theory and since 1999, she was the head of the theory section in the School of Music on Głogowska Street in Poznań. She was associated with the Poznań School of Talents (now called: The Jadwiga Kaliszewska…Continue Reading Lidia Kierończyk
In collaboration with the Paderewski Festival, Festival Mozaic presented an afternoon of Chopin’s Etudes on April 29 as part of Festival Mozaic’s WinterMezzo concert series. Pianist Jocelyn Swigger performed all 27 Etudes on two pianos at the Paso Robles Inn ballroom, including one that belonged to Polish pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewksi — now part of the inn’s collection. Audiences…Continue Reading Chopin Project
Szymanowski – Warsaw Philharmonic Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Litany to the Virgin Mary; Stabat Mater; Symphony No. 3 ‘Song of the Night’. Soloists Aleksandra Kurzak, Agnieszka Rehlis, Artur Ruciński, and Dmitry Korchak with Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk – cond. Warner Classics (Mar 24, 2017); Available on Amazon. The Guardian’s Erica Jeal gave a four-star rating to the Warsaw…Continue Reading Reviews for Warsaw Phil/Kurzak/Kaspszyk
On April 20, in Aula Nova of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, a concert in the “Music of Our Times” series took place. The concert featured works by Dariusz Przybylski(Figure veneziane), Mateusz Śmigasiewicz (Wariacje), Ignacy Zalewski (Kaprys w formie mazurka), Kamil Kruk (Strzępy snu), Aleksandra Kaca (Smugi Cienia), Michał Dobrzyński(Mgnienie III), Szymon Godziemba-Trytek (Contemplation of One’s man Martydom) and Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska(Trzy Tańce Polskie). The Academy of…Continue Reading Music of our Times
Fryderyk Chopin Piano Concertos Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in e-minor, Op 11; Piano concerto in f-minor, Op 21. Sinfonietta Cracovia; Jurek Dybał (conductor); Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor); Szymon Nehring (piano). DUX 1350 Bacewicz | Tansman | Penderecki Grażyna Bacewicz: Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano (1949). Alexander Tansman: Fantasy for violin and piano (1963). Krzysztof…Continue Reading New on DUX
Lutosławski Quartet Marcin Markowicz: String Quartet No. 4. Andrzej Kwieciński: [P|PE(s)]. Paweł Mykietyn: String Quartet No. 3. Lutosławski Quartet: Bartosz Woroch – violin, Marcin Markowicz – violin, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, Maciej Młodawski – cello. ACD 233 From the CD Accord web site: The idea of an album featuring works written specially to the Lutosławski Quartet is…Continue Reading New on CD Accord