Marlena Wieczorek, president of MEAKULTURA Foundation and chief editor of meakultura.pl, has received a creative scholarship from The Minister of Culture and National Heritage for her work The Lexicon of Polish Emigrant Composers (1918-2000). The project aims to document and popularize knowledge about the artistic heritage and life of Polish emigré composers. The Lexicon is comprised of two parts:…Continue Reading MKiDN Creative Scholarship for Wieczorek
On January 5, 2017, the XXV Laurels Gala of Skill and Competence will be held at the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio (NOSPR) in Katowice. This year, Piotr Beczała will join the circle of winners and will perform under the baton of the excellent conductor Marc Piollet. The program includes Recitativo of Stefan and the famous Aria z kurantem from The Haunted Mannor by Stanislaw…Continue Reading XXV Nospr Laurels Gala
This 14th edition of the Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition resulted in two ex aequo special prizes by the decision of the jury. The honorable distinctions were awarded to Marcin Antkowiak for his Connexion and to Aleksander Słyz for the piece Glossy. The main theme of this year’s competition was a piece for the double bass and electronic layer. The members of the jury – Aleksandra Gabryś…Continue Reading XIV Ochlewski Composition Competition Winners
The nominees for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on December 6, 2016. Polish classical music and musicians were well represented on the list (see below, which focuses primarily on music from the US. The 2017 Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday,February 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET. James Corden will host the event,…Continue Reading 2017 Grammy Nominations
In collaboration with the Nowowiejski Academy of Music and the Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic as well as the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the City of Bydgoszcz, and the Cuiavia-Pomerania Region, the Board of the Paderewski Music Association has organized the 10th International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz. Held November 6-20, 2016, this world-class event recurs every…Continue Reading Paderewski Competition in Bydgoszcz
On November 22, at the “Diaghliev P.S.” International Festival of Arts in St. Petersburg, Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki received the ETONNE-MOI Award. In addition to Penderecki, the award also went to Boris Eifman. On that day of the festival, the White Dance Theatre performed three spectacles directed by Izadora Weiss: Fedra to the music of Gustav Mahler, Death and the…Continue Reading Etonne-Moi Award for Penderecki
On October 3, 2016, winners of the 4th International Baltic Piano Competition were announced during the gala concert held at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk. The competition was divided into three rounds, where finalists were chosen by the international jury: Waldemar Wojtal (Poland) – Chairman, Dorian Leljak (Serbia/Croatia), Albert Mamriev (Russia/Israel), and Valerio Premuroso (Italy). FIRST…Continue Reading IV International Baltic Piano Competition
On October 8-23, the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition was held in Poznań, under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda. This year’s participants have been selected by the chairman of the competition jury, world-famous violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov, from amongst over 250 applicants representing over 50 countries, including Japan,…Continue Reading 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Competition
Amongst 30 participants from around the world, Polish pianist Łukasz Krupiński became the winner of the VII International Piano Competition in San Marino, Italy. Next to Łukasz Krupiński on the winners’ podium were Dmytro Choni, who got second prize, and Meng-Sheng Shen with third prize. In addition to the main prize, Łukasz Krupiński won also various special…Continue Reading Krupiński Wins in San Marino
Chopin Mazurkas Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A flat major, Mazurka in E minor, Mazurka in B minor, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Mazurka in C major, Mazurka in A minor, Mazurka in F sharp minor, Mazurka in G major, Mazurka in C minor Pavel Kolesnikov: piano Hyperion CDA68137 The new recording by Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has…Continue Reading Kolesnikov Wins 2016 Gramophone Award