The Polish Music Council and the Polish Composers’ Union held a concert to commemorate harpsichord virtuosa Elżbieta Chojnacka on the first anniversary of her death. The event took place on June 6 at the Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art in Warsaw. Recognized by Chojnacka as her artistic successor, Aleksandra Gajecka-Antosiewicz was the performer of…Continue Reading Concert: Elżbieta Chojnacka in memoriam
Thirty years after the Polonaise for oboe, clarinet and bassoon was composed by Józef Świder (1930-2014), it is finally being published by PWM Edition, Poland’s largest music publisher. Świder’s Polonaise will also have its world premiere on 23 May 2018 at the Polish Library in Paris, where it will be performed by the Cracow Reed…Continue Reading Józef Świder World Premiere
After many years of efforts and the perseverance of the whole music community, the city of Katowice—which, since 2015, is a UNESCO Creative City of Music—will host the long-anticipated Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. The event is organized by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice in cooperation with leading Polish musical and…Continue Reading New Szymanowski Competition – Application Deadline: May 31
Books & Scores from PWM Dr. Daniel Cichy, Director and Editor-in-Chief for PWM [Polish Music Publishers] was recently in Los Angeles and stopped by the Polish Music Center to look at the manuscripts by Henryk Wars [Henry Vars] and Roman Ryterband. He also brought with him some very welcome gifts for our library, including scores…Continue Reading Recent Gifts to PMC
May 18 marked the seventh birthday of the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2011 a beautiful new building was opened with an inaugural concert featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Since that time, many concerts have featured leading artists from across the world presenting their talents for local music lovers. Housing about 600 seats, the main concert hall…Continue Reading Gorzów Phil Anniversary
Polish composer Joanna Bruzdowicz celebrated her 75th birthday this month. A longtime friend of the Polish Music Center and one of the first distinguished lecturers in our Paderewski Lecture-Recital annual series, Bruzdowicz had continued to collaborate with us on a number of different and exciting projects over the past two decades or so, as well…Continue Reading Bruzdowicz Birthday!
The U.K. based Boydell & Brewer just announced the publication of Lutoslawski’s Worlds, a collection of English-language essays about Witold Lutosławski and his music. The collection is edited by Lisa Jakelski, Associate Professor or Musicology at the Eastman School of Music and Nicholas Ryland, Head of Undergraduate Programs at the Royal Northern School of Music….Continue Reading New Publication on Lutosławski
Under the title “Powstało w wolnej Polsce” [Created in Independent Poland], the Warsaw National Philharmonic’s April 27-28 concerts featured Paderewski’s Overture for Symphony Orchestra and a Piano Concerto in D-flat Major by now largely forgotten Kraków based composer, Jerzy Gablenz (1888-1937). Although the work was completed in 1926, this lushly neoromantic work received its world…Continue Reading Warsaw Phil Honors Polish Independence
In her extensive May 8 interview for the Nowy Dziennik, a Polish language newspaper in New York, violinist Kinga Augustyn shared her insights on studying violin, performing, repertoire choices and her latest professional accomplishments. Kinga’s latest recording—a solo album of compositions by Georg Philipp Teleman on the Centaur label—was officially launched on May 5. Her…Continue Reading Kinga Augustyn Explores her Career as a Violinist
The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City announced the names of jurors for the 2018 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. They are: Joshua Winograde, Associate Artistic Administrator and Director, National Council Auditions at The Metropolitan Opera; Diane Zola, Director of Artistic Administration, Houston Grand Opera; Gregory Henkel, Managing Artistic Director, San Francisco Opera; and conductor…Continue Reading Sembrich Competition at Kosciuszko