The Polish Museum of America (PMA) presents a special evening commemorating the historic 80th anniversary of its opening on January 22. Founded in 1935, the PMA is in the heart of Chicago’s historic Polonia, in the national headquarters building of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. Designed by John Flizikowski, this 1913 structure was listed…Continue Reading 80th Anniversary PMA Concert
Laboratorium Pieśni is a group of female singers from Poland. Using traditional, polyphonic singing they perform songs from all over the world, especially Ukraine, the Balkans, Poland, Belarus, Georgia, Scandinavia, as well as many other places. The newest album performed and arranged by Laboratorium Pieśni is entitled “Rosna.” This magical journey though forests, fields, villages, seas…Continue Reading Album Premiere in Gdańsk – Laboratorium Pieśni
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 25 the Whizin Center and the Sigi Ziering Institute together with the Consulates of Poland, Germany and Israel present “A Friendship Concert with Trio Artus” in Los Angeles. Trio Artus is comprised of Esti Rofe – flute, Krzysztof Kaczka – flute and Perry Schack – guitar, and they will…Continue Reading Friendship Concert with Trio Artus in LA
Between January 7 and February 25, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic will present a cycle of special Carnival concerts every Saturday evening in Gdańsk. During one of these magical evenings (Jan 28), composer and violinist Krzesimir Dębski will perform along with his friends of the Zagan Acoustic ensemble (Andrzej Wojciechowski – clarinet, Paweł Zagańczyk – accordion, Joachim Łuczak – violin and Jarosław…Continue Reading Polish Baltic Philaharmonic Carnival Series
A special symphonic concert dedicated to Mieczysław Karłowicz will be held on January 10 at the Philharmonic in Szczecin. The concert will promote the Szczecin Philharmonic’s recent album release “Karłowicz. Filharmonia. Szczecin,” featuring Karłowicz’s Violin Concerto, Op. 8 and A Sad Story, Op. 13, recorded by Szczecin-born violinist Bartłomiej Nizioł and Łukasz Borowicz. Furthermore, the event will conclude the series of artistic events paying…Continue Reading Karłowicz Album Promotion
As part of tradition, the inaugural concert of the 2017 season of The Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Center will be held on January 8, 2017, at 7 p.m. in Lutosławice. The concert program will be performed by the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, featuring the II Symphony of Krzysztof Penderecki (also called the “Christmas Eve” Symphony) and the VII Symphony of Antonín Dvořák, which is considered to…Continue Reading Penderecki Europe Music Center Inauguration
The Grand Theatre in Łódź will present the premiere of a new production of Stanisław Moniuszko’s Halka on January 21, to celebrate the anniversary of the stage production as well as the 50th anniversary of the theatre, which opened on January 19, 1967. The Polish opera will be directed by Jarosław Kilian, conducted by Wojciech Rodek, and performed from January 21…Continue Reading Moniuszko Premiere
On January 22, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice will present a concert featuring songs and film music entirely by Zygmunt Konieczny, under the baton of Paweł Przytocki. The program will consist of the composer’s most popular movie themes, including excerpts from Pornography and Jasminum dir. by J.J. Kolski, as well as new arrangements of his songs to…Continue Reading Konieczny Monographic Concert
Organized by the Marian Sawa Society, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music will host a special concert in Warsaw to commemorate the 80th anniversary of composer Marian Sawa’s birth. The concert featuring Sawa’s chamber compositions, will be performed by pianists Maria Gabryś, Marcin Łukaszewski and Urszula Świerczewska, violinist Jolanta Sosnowska, soprano Dorota Całek and a string quartet consisting of students of…Continue Reading Anniversary of Marian Sawa
The Sydney Opera House will present Król Roger [King Roger] by Karol Symanowski from January 20 – February 15, 2017. This co-production with the Royal Opera House was first performed in Covent Garden and was “rapturously acclaimed” by critics who described Kasper Holten’s arresting staging as a “major artistic triumph” (The Telegraph, UK). Andrea Molino conducts a cast led…Continue Reading Król Roger in Sydney