by Marek Zebrowski During the last weekend of March, the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City held their 66th Chopin Piano Competition. The preliminary auditions were conducted in early January by video submission and the semi-finalists were invited to compete at the Kosciuszko Foundation’s elegant headquarters on New York’s Upper East Side. This year’s competition…Continue Reading Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2019 Chopin Piano Competition
The Świętokrzyska Philharmonic presents the 27th edition of the Świętokrzyskie Days of Music Festival from 3-12 April for, featuring ten concerts of different musical styles. Managed by Jacek Rogala since 2002, the festival aims to present Polish works not previously performed in Kielce. In honor of Grażyna Bacewicz’s 110th birth and 50th death anniversaries this…Continue Reading 27th Świętokrzyskie Music Days
Vivid Reveries Held on May 25, the concert ‘Vivid Reveries’ will cap the 2018/2019 Jacaranda Music Series season. ‘Vivid Reveries’ will feature highly acclaimed former LA Phil principal clarinetist, Michele Zukovsky, and Los Angeles contemporary music scene favorite, pianist Gloria Cheng, for a classic pair of 20th century duos: Alban Berg’s expressionist Four Pieces, and…Continue Reading Polish Music at Jacaranda
From Łódź… Two visiting faculty members from the Łódź Music Academy not only performed on our Spring Concert on March 23 but also donated several interesting items for the PMC library. Tomasz Król, Dean of Instrumental Faculty presented us with two great books—Sentymentalna podróż po Łodzi [A Sentimental Journey Around Łódź] and Świat Oper Zygmunta…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC April 2019
On Tuesday, April 23 in Newman Hall, vocal and instrumental students of the USC Thornton School of Music will perform the Los Angeles premiere of Farewell, Auschwitz—a musical setting of the poetry of Polish resistance member Krystyna Zywulska. The work will be featured on the second half of a Vocal Chamber Music concert, under the…Continue Reading L.A. premiere of ‘Farewell, Auschwitz’
The 23rd Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival will be held from April 7-19, 2019 at various venues in Warsaw. The festival features twelve symphonic concerts, four chamber concerts, two song recitals and a concert for children. The theme of this year is “Beethoven and the Song of Romanticism” and it features many musical works that…Continue Reading 23rd Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
On 18 April 2019, on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra under the baton of Gabriel Chmura will perform a sold out concert in the auditorium of the the POLIN Museum in Warsaw. They will pay tribute to the musicians of the Warsaw…Continue Reading Concert to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On March 11, 2019, the Jury of the Second Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers in Kraków selected the winners of the competition. 37 scores from Armenia, Austria, Chile, China, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Canada, Israel, South Korea, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Great Britain and Italy were submitted, 5 of which…Continue Reading Winners of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki Int’l Competition for Young Composers
The Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) has chosen the 2019 ZKP Honorary Award winner for contributions to the promotion of Polish music and the Award for merits in the field of music education. The ZKP Honorary Award for contribution to the promotion of Polish music was given to Joanna…Continue Reading 2019 ZKP Award Winners
Górecki: Symphony No. 3 – Beth Gibbons, NOSPR & Krzysztof Penderecki Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Symphony No. 3 “Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs” Beth Gibbons – vocals, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki – cond. Domino Records WIGCD395 (29 March 2019) In this new recording of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Symphony No. 3, pop icon Beth Gibbon…Continue Reading New Recording of Górecki’s 3rd with Gibbons, NOSPR and Penderecki