The Fifth Music Festival in Lower Silesia continues with concerts from September through December 2017, held in historical venues, such as palaces, manors and churches in the region. Artists from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Śląsk Ensemble, and Lutos Air Quintet are among the featured performers. The Festival began on September 3 with a presentation of Penderecki’s Ciaconna in…Continue Reading Music in Lower Silesia
The 55th annual festival, “Kontrasty—Polska i sąsiedzi” [Contrasts—Poland and her neighbors] was held in Bydgoszcz September 11—October 6. Planned as the prelude to the celebrations of Poland’s centenary of independence, this festival focused on the cultural legacy of Poland’s neighbors as well as other ethnic groups living in Poland, including the Jewish and Roma populations….Continue Reading “Contrasts” – Poland and Her Neighbors
The jury of the 15th International Serocki Competition for Composers met at the Radziejowice Palace September 29—October 1. After studying 149 scores submitted for consideration, jurors Paweł Łukaszewski, Paul Patterson and Dariusz Przybylski announced the winners. First Prize: Satoshi Ohmae for Fancy Five (16,000 PLN) Second Prize: Manuel Martinez Burgos for Initiations (10,000 PLN) The Third Prize: Hyunwook Tak for Umbau (5,000 PLN) Funding for the prizes came from the Ministry…Continue Reading Serocki Competition Winners
The Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards are given annually to outstanding works penned by artists residing in the Mazowsze Region of Central Poland. In the music category, this year’s Norwid Award was given to Paweł Mykietyn for his opera, Czarodziejska góra [Magic Mountain]. The gala ceremony for the winners was held on September 25 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. More information…Continue Reading Mykietyn Receives the Norwid Award
The newest album released by the Silesian String Quartet [Kwartet Śląski], entitled “Grażyna Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets,” has won the 2017 Gramophone Classical Music Awardin the Chamber Music category, beating out albums by the Danish Quartet, the Diotima Quartet, The Nash Ensemble, the Doric Quartet and the Ehnes Quartet. The award ceremony took place on September 13, 2017…Continue Reading Kwartet Ślaski/Bacewicz Win Gramophone Award
On October 1, the International Day of Music, winners of the 2017 ‘Koryfeusz’ Polish Music Awards were announced at the Award Gala – “Róbmy swoje,” held in the W. Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. Organized by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT), the Koryfeusz Award was created in 2011 on the initiative of the music community…Continue Reading 2017 Koryfeusz Award Winners
The 60th death anniversary of Artur Malawski was observed in Rzeszów with the October 2 conference and concert at the Chamber Auditorium of the Malawski Philharmonic Hall. Artists and authors as well as music faculty from Warsaw, Bydgoszcz, Kraków, Przemyśl and Sanok participated in the event. The festivities were also accompanied by an exhibit dedicated to Malawski…Continue Reading Malawski Honored in Rzeszów
Stanisław Moniuszko’s iconic opera, Straszny dwór [The Haunted Manor] will be presented at the Copernicus Centre in Chicago on October 28 and 29. The soloists of Warsaw’s Grand Theatre and choirs of the National Orchestra and Chopin Music University in Warsaw will be heard with the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra led by Wojciech Niewrzoł. [Source: pwm.com.pl]…Continue Reading Moniuszko in Chicago
The 18th Annual Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles will be held in various venues around town from October 18-26, 2017. The Opening Gala at the Egyptian Theatre takes place Oct. 18 at 6 p.m., featuring a screening of THE ART OF LOVING. STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA [Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wislockiej] by Maria Sadowska. In addition, the following…Continue Reading Music at the 18th Polish Film Festival in LA
From October 12-14, the Łódź Music Academy hosted the ZKP conference entitled “Muzyka i Miasto,” dedicated to the relationship of creativity and musical life to the institutions and functioning of cities. Musicologists, sociologists and ethnographers gathered to participate in a variety of discussions and attend concerts. Among the latter was performance of Artur Zagajewski’s blockhaus D, a continuation of a…Continue Reading Music and the City