On October 21, the premiere of the three act long opera Goplana by Władysław Żeleński was held in the Grand Theatre of the National Opera (Teatr Wielki Opery Narodowej). Based on Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki, the libretto was created by Ludomiła German. Director Janusz Wiśniewski presented the story in a unique world based on his rich imagination. The orchestra was conducted…Continue Reading Żeleński Premiere: Goplana
On October 23, the Polish Association of Contemporary Music (PTMW) presented Audio Stage 2016, an evening of preludes and audio-stage monodramas at the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw. This year’s Audio Stage is a continuation of the series of audio-stage work premieres that was established in 2012. The project is dedicated to the performing…Continue Reading Premieres at Audio Stage 2016
On Sunday, October 16, the Sunday’s Live series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will host Multi Trio, consisting of pianist Ewa Pobłocka, soprano Ewa Leszczyńska and cellist Maria Leszczyńska. Multi Trio will present a program of works by Chopin, Paderewski, Górecki, and Bacewicz. With Multi Trio, three generations are represented on stage—the mother at the piano, the elder daughter…Continue Reading Multi Trio at LACMA
The Seventeenth Annual Polish Film Festival will be held in various venues around Los Angeles October 12-20, 2016. The Opening Gala at the Egyptian Theatre takes place Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and will feature screening of Janusz Majewski’s feature, The Eccentrics. The Sunny Side of the Street. Festival screenings are held at the Laemmle’s NoHo 7 theatre…Continue Reading Polish Film Festival LA
USC Thornton alumnus and previous PMC performer Marek Szpakiewicz (MM ’01, DMA ‘08) has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Cello Studies at Azusa Pacific University’s (APU) School of Music. Szpakiewicz has been teaching cello at APU since 2005 and currently serves as the Director of Chamber Music. Szpakiewicz’s students have performed as soloists with the APU Symphony…Continue Reading Szpakiewicz Now APU Professor and Concert
The Fryderyk Chopin University is inviting all audiences for a concert on October 3 at 7 p.m. in the UMFC Concert Hall. Entitled “The Music of Spheres by Roman Maciejewski,” the concert will feature students from the music university in Warsaw and the University of Fine Arts in Berlin (UdK Berlin), supervised by Marcin Zalewski and Frank-Immo…Continue Reading Maciejewski Concert
The XVI edition of Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition has been announced. This year, it will focus on pieces for double bass with electronic layers. The composition chosen by the jury will be added to the PWM catalogue, published in print and performed at a concert open for the public. Young composers (under 30 years old as of…Continue Reading XIV Ochlewski Composition Competition
Since 2014, the Polish Music Council has been leading research efforts to improving the social and political conditions for musicians in Poland. In 2015-2016, studies were co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the program Culture Observatory. Currently, their goals are to 1) show the dynamism and diversity of musical career paths…Continue Reading Polish Music Council Research Project
No End: Twenty Years into Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Second Lifeis a two-day special conference celebrating the continuing impact of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s film legacy while commemorating twenty years since his untimely death at the age of 54. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Department of French and Italian at the University of…Continue Reading Kieślowski Conference and Screenings at USC
The ZKP Conference “Seven Currents of Polish Music” was held on September 23-24, 2016 at the Bogumił Linde Hall in the University of Warsaw Library in conjunction with the “7+7=70” Festival. This festival and conference were organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP). During seven sessions devoted to seven…Continue Reading ‘Seven Currents’ Conference