Category: 09. September 2019

Polish Music Around the World in September

September 1 Potsdam (Germany): Wojciech Kilar’s Missa pro pace performed by Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Rudolf Tiersch Glasgow (Great Britain): Karol Szymanowski’s Love Songs of Hafiz performed by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov September 2 Prague (Czech Republic): Witold Lutosławski’s Preludes and Fugue performed by Prague Modern September 3…Continue Reading Polish Music Around the World in September

62nd Warsaw Autumn

Festival Overview The 62nd annual ‘Warsaw Autumn’ [Warszawska Jesień] International Festival of Contemporary Music took place from 20-28 September. The theme “Pneuma – ExpandedReality” was incorporated in over 50 events, including two at Warsaw Autumn Hits the Club, seven at Little Warsaw Autumn, and a dozen fringe events. This year’s Warsaw Autumn concluded a triptych…Continue Reading 62nd Warsaw Autumn

7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Festival

World-class artists Cameron Carpenter, Rafael Payare, and Jerzy Stuhr took part in the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Festival at level 320 in Zabrze from 14-19 September 2019. The Festival was inaugurated by Maestro Penderecki himself, conducting his Adagio from the Symphony No.3 for string orchestra and Mazur from Moniuszko’s opera The Haunted Manor, in honor…Continue Reading 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Festival

Recent PMC Donations

From Betty Harford-Naszódy Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes. Edition Peters, No. 1904 (Herrmann Scholtz, Ed.) Mark Hambourg: “Nocturne in C Minor by Chopin.” [2 pages] Clipping from the Etude Magazine, April 1937 Rowena Gailey, “Why Professional Pianists Practice Slowly.” [1 page] Clipping from the Etude Magazine, April 1937   From Dr. Ewa Muchnick Zephyr Records 70-002: Good…Continue Reading Recent PMC Donations

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Two concerts commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II took place on 1 September. At Warsaw’s New Theater, Lidia Zielińska’s composition I don’t like it for ensemble, electronics and choir of young amateurs (2018/2019) was premiered. The work includes sung and recited texts illustrating the escalation of aggression to war from…Continue Reading Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan is renowned for his lecture/concerts that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin, Bernstein, and Joplin. Sharing insight into some of the most creative minds, he opens his audiences’…Continue Reading Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Jan Kulma Obituary

Jan Kulma, theater and television director, musician, philosopher, writer, Home Army soldier, participant in the Warsaw Uprising, husband of poet Joanna Kulmowa, and co-founder of the Warsaw Chamber Opera, passed away on 30 August 2019. He was born in 1922. During the Warsaw Uprising, Jan Kulma belonged to the 125th platoon of the second company…Continue Reading Jan Kulma Obituary

11th ‘Music on the Heights’ International Festival

The 11th “Music on the Heights” International Chamber Music Festival, organized by the Mieczysław Karłowicz Association in Zakopane, will be held from 7-14 September 2019. The festival’s name refers both to the Tatra Mountains which lie next to Zakopane, the resort town where the festival is held, and is also a reference to the high…Continue Reading 11th ‘Music on the Heights’ International Festival

48th Polish Composers’ Union Musicological Conference: Borders of Freedom

The 48th Musicological Conference of the Polish Composers’ Union “Borders of Freedom” will take place from 5-7 September at the Leśnik Recreation Centre in Łagów, Poland. In 1949, the infamous congress of composers and music critics met to impose socialist realism doctrine on Polish artists. It was not the first meeting of communist authorities and…Continue Reading 48th Polish Composers’ Union Musicological Conference: Borders of Freedom

Witkacy Premiere & 53rd Polish Piano Festival

The 53rd Polish Piano Festival in Słupsk will take place from 7-13 September. The festival has been organized since 1967 under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture. Since 1974, the main program has been accompanied by the “Youth Stage” Competition which features talented young pianists. Since 1975, the festival has also hosted the…Continue Reading Witkacy Premiere & 53rd Polish Piano Festival