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
The Gdynia Film Festival is one of the oldest film events in Europe, featuring a main competition for selected Polish premiere films, debuting films, and those awarded at the greatest international film festivals. High monetary prizes (up to 100 thousand PLN), tough competition, and the presence of a jury composed of distinguished representatives of the world of…Continue Reading Motion Trio Honored at Gdynia Film Festival
On September 27, 2016, Piotr Gliński, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis to several prominent Polish organizations of cultural preservation and leaders of the Polish-American community in the US: Polish Museum of America (PMA) in Chicago…Continue Reading US Polish Organizations Honored with Gloria Artis
The Annual Awards of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) were announced on September 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Association of Art Historians’ office. The ZKP Awards are granted to outstanding composers, performers, musicologists, teachers and organizers of cultural events in honor of their achievements and contributions to Polish culture. This year, the Jury…Continue Reading ZKP Awards