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Anniversaries

20 Years of Cracow Duo

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A concert celebrating twenty years of performance by the Cracow Duo was held on 4 December 2021, at the elegant Florianka Hall in Kraków. Cellist… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, December 2021, February 2022, Performances, Premieres

Paderewski in Silesia

On October 29, a symphonic concert at the Silesian Philharmonic will commemorate the 120th anniversary of the only concert played by Ignacy Jan Paderewski in… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, October 2021, Performances

Paderewski Gala in NYC

Paderewski Tribute Gala 2021

The year 2021 marks the eightieth anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s death. He died after a short illness at the Buckingham Hotel in New York… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, October 2021, Performances

SONORA Artists News: Krauze, Sikora & Koziak

SONORA Music continues to actively promote artists on its roster, despite the pandemic-induced slowdown in live performances during the past year. They have instead used… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, Discography, Performances, Premieres, September 2021

Chylińska Triumphant!

On June 20th of this year, Polish musicologist Teresa Chylińska celebrated her 90th birthday. This extraordinary individual and a dynamic force par excellence in the… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, August 2021, Awards, Publications

Concert on the First Anniversary of Penderecki’s Death

March 26, 2021

A concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki will take place under the honorary patronage of Prof. Piotr Gliński – Deputy… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, March 2021, Performances, Poland

PCINY presents ‘Krzysztof Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide’

March 25, 2021

Throughout the spring of 2021, the Polish Cultural Institute New York (PCINY) will curate “Krzysztof Penderecki in Memoriam,” honoring the life and legacy of Poland’s… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, March 2021, Performances

2021: Remembering Górecki—A Discussion and Film Screening

March 5, 2021
Composer Henryk Górecki and soprano Elizabeth Hynes on the stage of USC's Bovard Auditorium, 3 October 1997. Photo courtesy of USC Daily Trojan.

Watch the broadcast here: www.thorntonlive.usc.edu   On 20 March 2021, the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music will recognize the tenth anniversary… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, Films, PMC Events, PMC News, Spring Concert

New album and concert for the celebrant – “Songs & Sonnets” from Anaklasis for Romuald Twardowski

October 1, 2020

In the year of the exceptional jubilee, the composer’s 90 birthday, a unique album is published in the ANAKLASIS catalogue, devoted to the chamber vocal… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, October 2020, Performances

Silesian Uprisings in Memoriam

August 26, 2020

On 23 August 2020, the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Jakub Chełstowski, and the Silesian Philharmonic commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of the… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, Anniversaries, August 2020, Performances

Concert on the 150th birth anniversary of Zygmunt Stojowski

August 21, 2020

A concert dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Zygmunt Stojowski will be held on 23 August 2020 at the Palace on the Isle in Royal… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, August 2020, Performances

30 Years of the Paderewski Centre in Kąśna Dolna

July 21, 2020

The celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Paderewski Centre in Kąśna Dolna on 24-26 July 2020 will feature special events to sum up the… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, July 2020, Performances

80th Birthday Recital of Krzysztof Jakowicz

February 24, 2020

A master recital by violinist Krzysztof Jakowicz on the occasion of his 80th birthday took place on 28 January at the National Philharmonic. Accompanied by… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, January 2020, Performances

Composers’ Anniversaries

February 25, 2019

by Marek Zebrowski The year 2019 will mark several important anniversaries for Polish musicians. The most prominent of them, Stanisław Moniuszko, was born 200 years… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, February 2019

Resounds: New Polish Music

January 30, 2019

On January 17, the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio will host a second concert in the “Resounds: New Polish Music” series. The Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, January 2019, Performances

100th Birth Anniversary of Mieczysław Weinberg

January 30, 2019

A total of 22 symphonies, including seven for voice and orchestra, eight operas, 17 string quartets, concertos, sonatas, cantatas, and songs… One cannot stop marvelling… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, Festivals, January 2019, Performances

Grażyna Bacewicz Year 

January 30, 2019

2019 marks a double anniversary for Grażyna Bacewicz, who was born 110 years ago on February 5, 1909 in Łódź and died in 50 years ago,… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, January 2019, Performances

Seven Gates Of Jerusalem – Lublin

February 1, 2018

Over 200 artists gathered on the stage situated in the Centre for the Meeting of Cultures [Spotkania Kultur] in Lublin to perform Seven Gates of Jerusalem — the monumental… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, February 2018, Performances

2017 In Review Part 2

February 1, 2018

June – December   Anniversaries The iconic festival of contemporary music, Warszawska Jesień [Warsaw Autumn], celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. Held in various venues around Warsaw… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, February 2018, Year in Review

December Anniversaries

December 1, 2017

Born This Month 3 December 1896 – Bolesław SZABELSKI, composer (d. 1979) 5 December 1899 – Bolesław WOYTOWICZ, composer (d. 1980) 6 December 1933 –… Read more »

Tagged Anniversaries, December 2019

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