Category: 2020

6th Int’l Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta: Hommage à Krzysztof Penderecki”

The Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow—Sinfonietta Cracovia—announces the 6th International Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta: hommage à Krzysztof Penderecki.” Aimed at promoting young composers and broadening the repertoire for string orchestra, the competition asks participants to compose an original piece for a string orchestra and percussion (max. ensemble formation 6-5-4-4-1 / perk….Continue Reading 6th Int’l Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta: Hommage à Krzysztof Penderecki”

9th edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy

Recruitment for the 2020/2021 season for the 9th edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy will be open until 31 May 2020. The project is aimed at students and graduates of music academies, violin, cello, oboe and horn classes with Polish citizenship who are under 26 years old as of 31 December 2020. The course starts…Continue Reading 9th edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy

Premiere of Katarzyna Kwiecień Długosz’s Ad Fontes

The work Ad Fontes, written especially for the Gdańsk carillons by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, was premiered online on 24 April as part of the “Weekly Carillon Concerts.” The concert is available to view at www.facebook.com, as well as an interview with the composer and discussion of the carillons of Gdańsk here. This latest piece by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, completed…Continue Reading Premiere of Katarzyna Kwiecień Długosz’s Ad Fontes

The World Wide Web of Polish Music

By Marek Zebrowski Over the past several years, the PMC has hosted a number of excellent young performers from Poland. Many of our friends and supporters saw their concerts at USC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, and the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles. This year, some…Continue Reading The World Wide Web of Polish Music

Poles Featured on Gramophone “Best New Classical” List

The double album of the cantatas Milda and Nijoła by Stanisław Moniuszko (DUX 1640/1641) and a new recording of the String Quartet No. 3 ‘…songs are sung’ and Sonata for Two Violins by Henryk M. Górecki (Naxos 8.574110) have made Gramophone magazine’s sought-after Best New Classical Albums list for the month of May. The Moniuszko cantatas were recorded…Continue Reading Poles Featured on Gramophone “Best New Classical” List

New on Acte Prealable

Wiktor Łabuński (1895-1974): Complete Piano Works Wiktor Łabuński: Władco serc; Mazurek; Impromptu no. 2; Toccata; Impromptu; Rigaudon; Menuet; Reminiscence; Patterns; Six Piano Pieces; Łatwe Utwory [Four Easy Pieces]; Children at Play; Humoresque; Etude in A minor; Four Variations on a Theme by Paganini; Rustic Dance (revised version); Poem for two pianos; Nocturne for two pianos;…Continue Reading New on Acte Prealable

2020 Met Gala “At Home” features Polish Artists

In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during this season of closure, the Metropolitan Opera has invited some of the greatest contemporary opera stars to participate in an “At Home Gala,” singing from their home.  This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 25…Continue Reading 2020 Met Gala “At Home” features Polish Artists

ROCO presents Kilar

The Houston-based professional River Oaks Chamber Orchestra [ROCO] featured a fantastic performance of Wojciech Kilar’s Orawa in their recent weekly concert rebroadcast. Entitled “Ticket to Ride,” the program is a musical journey of Europe by rail, led by conductor Brett Mitchell in his ROCO debut.  During the concert, one can hear the world premiere of…Continue Reading ROCO presents Kilar

#stayathome—Virtual Musical Offerings from Poland

Sinfonietta Cracovia: “Beat the Virus with Music!” artistic and educational offer To provide artistic and educational outlets during this time, Sinfonietta Cracovia is presenting free content for adults and young music lovers through its media channels.  Every other day at 7:00 p.m. in Europe, Sinfonietta will premiere concert recordings of music by Ludwig van Beethoven—on…Continue Reading #stayathome—Virtual Musical Offerings from Poland

Live Stream of Panufnik Violin Concerto

On May 22, 2020, the Berlin Philharmonic will live-stream a performance of Andrzej Panufnik’s Violin Concerto. Written in 1971 for violin and string orchestra, the composer said this of his Violin Concerto: When Yehudi Menuhin asked me to compose a violin concerto for him, I immediately had in mind his unique spiritual and poetic qualities…Continue Reading Live Stream of Panufnik Violin Concerto