The vocal sextet proMODERN presented material from their latest album “Comfort zone” (DUX 1634) on 15 November at the Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz and on December 5 at the Chopin Music University in Białystok. Formed in 2012 by eminent singer-soloists, proMODERN performs the most demanding works by contemporary composers. The musicians have won four…Continue Reading proMODERN Performs Works from New Album “Comfort zone”
The latest works by Krzysztof Baculewski and Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil were performed on 14 November at the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw. The past and the future met in the program prepared by Łukasz Długosz, Agata Kielar-Długosz and Marek Toporowski. The program included Italian Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach, two sonatas by Georg Philipp Telemann…Continue Reading New Works by Baculewski and Pstrokońska-Nawratil in Wrocław
In Memory of Roman Ryterband A Forgotten Resident of Łódź – Composer, Pianist and Educator Born in Łódź in 1914 – Died in Palm Springs in 1979 The International Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the United States” took place at the Łódź Music Academy on November 30,…Continue Reading Int’l Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the US”
The Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture—one of the most celebrated arts festivals in Poland—returns to New York City, November 17-19, 2019 for the second year. The most highly anticipated event on Warsaw’s cultural calendar, this year’s NY program features a cantorial concert by Yaakov Lemmer and Frank London, film screenings, readings of short stories…Continue Reading The Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture
Collegium Musicale, an Estonian chamber choir, performed premieres of two works by Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia and EUFONIE Festival in Warsaw in November 2019. On November 1, Collegium Musicale performed at the Arvo Pärt Centre with a program of both Estonian and Polish music, including works by Arvo Pärt,…Continue Reading Premieres of Two Works by Łukaszewski
Double Concerto for piano, cello, and orchestra by Marta Ptaszyńska will have its premiere on November 22 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. Soloists Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano)—known jointly as the Cracow Duo—will be joined by the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paweł Kapuła. The program also includes Mieczysław Weinberg’s Polish Melodies,…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska Premiere by Cracow Duo
The year, the Musicology Institute at the Polish Academy of Sciences [PAN] held the Third Annual Conference on the topic of “Polish Music Abroad.” A number of researchers from Poland and the United States gathered to present papers on the subject of “American Dream: Polish Artists on the Other Shore.” Conference Sessions & Speakers The…Continue Reading PMC at the PAN Conference
Conference Overview The 41st annual conference of Polish Museums, Archives and Libraries [MAB] was held September 14-18 in Lublin. Hosted by the John Paul II Catholic University [KUL] and the Lublin branch of the National Remembrance Institute [IPN], the conference officially opened with addresses of the University President Fr. Dr. Antoni Dębiński and the IPN…Continue Reading PMC at MAB Conference
The Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation led by Adam Bala and Marianna Humetska brought a chamber version of Paderewski’s opera, Manru, to Chicago’s Cernicus Center on October 6. With musicians and soloists travelling from Poland and Ukraine (together with sets, costumes and props), it was an incredible feat of logistics and an incredibly successful presentation for the…Continue Reading Celebrating Paderewski in Chicago
link to album The latest album by Ravel Piano Duo – A Polish Kaleidoscope 3 – will premiere on 17 November at the Władysław Żeleński State Secondary Music School in Kraków as part of the 3rd Krakow Musical Salon: Moniuszko – Żeleński. Ravel Piano Duo (Agnieszka Kozło and Katarzyna Ewa Sokołowska) actively perform in Poland…Continue Reading New Ravel Piano Duo Album – “A Polish Kaleidoscope 3”