The opera ahat ilī – Sister of Gods will premiere during the finale of the 16th Sacrum Profanum Festival. The opera was composed by Aleksander Nowak, with an original libretto by Olga Tokarczuk loosely based on her novel Anna In w grobowcach świata. The performance is directed by Pia Partum, with sets designed by Magdalena…Continue Reading World Premiere Of Ahat Ilī – Sister Of Gods
Marek Zebrowski, piano, will join the Symphony Orchestra of the Pomeranian Philharmonic, conducted by Michał Klauza, in performing works by Szpilman, Wars, and Kilar at the 56th Bydgoszcz Music Festival. They will perform Mała Uwertura by Władysław Szpilman, Szkice miejskie (City Sketches) and Koncert fortepianowy (Piano concert) by Henryk Wars, and Suita z filmu „Pan…Continue Reading Performance of Szpilman, Wars, and Kilar
The 10th Music On The Heights International Festival Of Chamber Music, dedicated to Krzysztof Penderecki in honor of his 85th birthday, will be held on 1-18 September 2018 in Zakopane. The festival is organized by the Mieczysław Karłowicz Association and the festival’s name refers both to the Tatra mountains which lie next to Zakopane, and…Continue Reading 10th Music On The Heights International Festival Of Chamber Music
The August Upheavals concert, organized by the Opera House at the Castle, will take place on 1 September in Solidarity Square. The concert features compositions from the most famous works of Polish cinematography guided by Jerzy Wołosiuk (artistic director of the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin) and Tomasz Raczek (film critic). This year will…Continue Reading August Upheavals Concert
The 2nd Chamber and Organ Music Festival of the Kłodzko Region will take place the first two weekends of September. The festival features a wide range of classical and contemporary chamber and organ music, including masterpieces of Western European and Polish composers of the twentieth and twenty-first century. On 2 September, PolishStories Duo (Agnieszka Wichłacz…Continue Reading 2nd Chamber and Organ Music Festival
Pianos of Freedom is part of the 10th Soundedit Festival and will premiere on 1 September. It features ten musical events (ten pianists, performing ten composers) organized to celebrate the centenary of independence and the best Polish piano music of the last century. Keyboardists Rozalia Kręc, Władysław Komendarek, Zygmunt Krauze and Szábolcs Esztényi will be…Continue Reading Pianos of Freedom
Tomasz Stanko, renowned Polish jazz musician, died on July 29 in a Warsaw hospital at the age of 76. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. Tomasz Stanko was born in Rzeszów, Poland on July 11, 1942. He started his studies with classical piano and violin, but eventually switched to the jazz…Continue Reading Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has passed away
The 2nd Vitis Music Sfera Festival will take place 12-18 August at the vineyard in Janowice. The festival features different genres of music – from classical to jazz to pop – and a variety of Polish and international artists. On 12 August, there will be seven concerts of soloists, chamber musicians and string orchestra. The…Continue Reading II Vitis Music Sfera Festival
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw announced its 19th Intensive Music Course and Festival entitled “Chopin–Górecki. Sources and Inspirations,” which will take place on 13–22 August. The festival showcases Polish composers from Chopin to Górecki through private lessons given by acclaimed international artists, master classes, concerts, lectures and an excursion around Poland. Courses…Continue Reading Chopin–Górecki: Sources and Inspirations Music Festival
One of the musical highlights of summer in Warsaw is the Chopin and His Europe Festival. Organized since 2005 by the National Chopin Institute in Warsaw, it presents European music from the classical era to the present time in the context of links to Poland’s greatest composer, Frederic Chopin. The concerts take place at the…Continue Reading 14th Chopin and His Europe International Music Festival