Category: 2017

Premieres at the Świętokrzyskie Phil

Under the honorary patronage of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the governor of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and Kielce, the 25th edition of the Świętokrzystkie Voivodeship Days of Music Festival will take place from March 4–April 7 at the Świętokrzyskie Philharmonic. This year’s program includes a number of symphonic and chamber concerts, film screenings and exhibitions. The opening concert on March…Continue Reading Premieres at the Świętokrzyskie Phil

7th Festival of Premieres Polish Modern Music

From March 24-26, Katowice will once again become the capital of New Music during the Festival of Premieres Polish Modern Music. This year’s seventh edition of the festival will present premiere performances of nearly 30 works by Polish composers of various generations, from young novices to Polish leaders of the art of composition. Organized by the…Continue Reading 7th Festival of Premieres Polish Modern Music

Hendrich Premiere by Omn

On March 5, 2017, the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej (OMN) presented a concert entitled “Matematyka i asceza” [Mathematics and Asceticism] at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice. The highlight of the evening was the world premiere of Paweł Hendrich (b. 1979) – Hordiaver, which was commissioned by OMN and co-financed by the Institute of Music and Dance’s “Composer-in-Residence” program. The program…Continue Reading Hendrich Premiere by Omn

Recent Gifts to PMC

A Warsaw-based musicologist, Dr. Grzegorz Zieziula,recently sent us two very interesting publications containing his scholarly articles. The first, O Słowackim—Umysły ludzi różne [About Słowacki—The Variety of Human Minds] was published by the Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2009 to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of Słowacki’s birthday. The substantial written oeuvre of this very important Romantic-era…Continue Reading Recent Gifts to PMC

Gnarwhallaby and Polish Avant-Garde

On March 25 at 4:00 p.m., the adventurous gnarwhallaby ensemble will reveal rare facets of avant-garde expression in contemporary Polish music through the works of such visionary composers as Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Zygmunt Krauze, Hanna Kulenty, Krzysztof Meyer, Bogusław Schaeffer, Witold Szalonek, and Tadeusz Wielecki. Entitled “Exploring the Avant-Garde,” the 2017 PMC Spring concert presents a survey…Continue Reading Gnarwhallaby and Polish Avant-Garde

In Memoriam Leoncjusz Ciuciura

Leoncjusz Ciuciura, an ardent advocate for contemporary music and co-organizer of the Polish Chapter of Jeunesses Musicales International, died on February 28. He was 86 years old. Born 22 June 1930 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Ciuciura studied composition with Tadeusz Szeligowski in Warsaw during the years 1954-1960. Laureate of numerous prizes, Ciuciura’s early works from the…Continue Reading In Memoriam Leoncjusz Ciuciura

Andrzej Nikodemowicz

Polish composer, pianist and music teacher Andrzej Nikodemowicz died at the age of 92 on January 28, 2017. Born in January 2, 1925 in Lviv, Nikodemowicz studied chemistry and composition at prestigious institutions in his hometown. He later went on to teach composition, music theory and piano at the Lviv Conservatory. In 1973, he was…Continue Reading Andrzej Nikodemowicz

Bargielski Celebration

On Jan. 21, Silesian String Quartetgave a concert at the NOSPRChamber Hall. The program celebrated Zbigniew Bargielski’s80th birthday and featured two of his chamber compositions: String Quartet No. 4 “Płonacy czas” [Burning Time] and Po drugiej stronie lustra [The Other side of the Mirror] for clarinet and string quartet. Known for his predilection for chamber music, Bargielski uses interesting formal…Continue Reading Bargielski Celebration

Kurczak and Alagna Shine in Paris

Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna gave a recital on January 9, 2017 in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The duo, who are not only acclaimed international soloists but also married to each other, brought their dynamic presence to the stage, performing some of the most beautiful French and Italian opera arias and…Continue Reading Kurczak and Alagna Shine in Paris

Sobczak on Szymanowski

On January 31, pianist Radosław Sobczak performed a recital commemorating Karol Szymanowski’s 80th Death Anniversary in the Chamber Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic, as a part of their Piano Masters Series. The program included Johann Sebastian Bach – Largo from Organ Sonata no. 5 in C major BWV 529 (version by S. Feinberg); Franz Schubert – Wanderer Fantasy in C major…Continue Reading Sobczak on Szymanowski