2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. To commemorate the composer and give young artists an opportunity to present and promote their works, the Silesian Philharmonic is launching a composing competition to align with the 8th edition of the ‘International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki‘ Festival. The objective of the…Continue Reading H.M. Górecki International Composers’ Competition
The Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or a Polish passport) who are under 35 years of age. It aims to inspire young artists to present the values in the works of Tadeusz Baird in their own chamber pieces. The objective this year is to create an 8-15…Continue Reading Announcing the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition
The TAK Foundation is hosting a video competition as part of the “Musique est une femme” project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. Although women have been writing music for centuries, their work has garnered less…Continue Reading “Musique est une femme” video competition
By Marek Zebrowski One cannot predict anything, but I would nonetheless like my music to survive, just like Szymanowski’s. Times have changed, yet Chopin’s music remains. Thus, I hope, my music will also remain.” [Penderecki for National Chopin Institute, quoted at onet.pl] Krzysztof Penderecki died in Kraków in the early hours of Sunday morning, March…Continue Reading In Memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki
Apparition Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade; Samuel Barber – 4 Songs op. 13; George Crumb – Apparition; Karol Szymanowski – Songs of the Fairytale Princess op. 31; Fernando Obradors – Canciones Clásicas Españolas Agata Zubel – soprano, Krzysztof Książek – piano ACD263 (2019) The newest album featuring celebrated soprano Agata Zubel and pianist Krzysztof Książek recently…Continue Reading New & Award-winning on CD Accord
On Feb 29 and March 1, the semifinalists of the US National Chopin Piano Competition competed for the top prizes and special prizes. The winners were announced as follows: First Prize: Avery Gagliano Second Prize: Evren Ozel Third Prize: Parker Van Ostrand Fourth Prize (Tie): Umi Garrett & Chelsea Guo Sixth Prize: Talon Smith Best…Continue Reading US National Chopin Competition Results & Chopin Int’l Competition Dates Announced
The annual Fryderyk Awards—Poland’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the US—were given in ten classical music categories at a gala evening held at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra [NOSPR] Hall in Katowice. With its phenomenal acoustics, this new hall was a perfect setting for the March 8 ceremony. The Berlin Piano Trio and…Continue Reading Fryderyk Awards 2020
Dear Newsletter Readers and all Friends of the Polish Music Center: With a heavy heart and much regret, we must share with you the news of cancellations and closures that are affecting the operations of the Polish Music Center. First of all, our Spring Concert, California Dreamin’, scheduled for March 28 at USC’s Newman Recital…Continue Reading PMC Closure and Cancellations
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. On Sunday, March 29, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust presents the Cracow Duo in a recital comprised of works by Jewish composers from Poland and the US. Their program will include works by Roman Ryterband [Tryptique Contemporain], who…Continue Reading CANCELLED: Cracow Duo at LA Museum of the Holocaust