Organized by the Association of Polish Arts and Musicians, the world premiere of Piano Quintet by Stanisław Bromboszcz was presented at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Music School in Białystok on March 31. Also featured on this program of Polish composers of the younger generation was Prisma by Bartosz Kowalski and Piano Quintet by Paweł Łukaszewski. This free concert was…Continue Reading Bromboszcz Premiere
Theatre and opera director Mark Weiss stages his final production of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Czarnamaska (Black Mask) for the Baltic Opera on March 20 in Warsaw. Czarnamaska is hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces of the contemporary opera as well as the most difficult opera Weiss has directed thus far. Weiss collaborated with musical director Szymon…Continue Reading New Penderecki Productions at Baltic and Silesian Operas
On March 24, the Baltic Neopolis Orchestrapresented an evening of Polish music entitled “Mosaic – Impressions – Poland” including works by such renowned Polish composers as Grażyna Bacewicz, Krzysztof Penderecki, Andrzej Panufnik, Wojciech Kilar and Paweł Łukaszewski at Radialsystem V in Berlin. This “Long Night of Polish Concerts” was split into three parts, of which the…Continue Reading Bałdych Premiere in Berlin
The Mieczysław Karłowicz Society in Zakopane, organizer of the Muzyka na Szczytach [Music at the Summits] Festival, celebrated the anniversary of Mieczysław Karłowicz’s death in by organizing a hike to a spot where he died in an avalanche on February 8, 1909. Braving a strong chinook wind, the group managed to reach the memorial stone and their trek…Continue Reading Karłowicz Remembered in Zakophone
Cantores Minores, the men’s choir from the archdiocesan cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw, gives a free concert of Lenten music on Sunday, March 6, 2016. The concert is held at the Holy Cross Basilica on Krakowskie Pzedmieście Street in Warsaw, where the choir is accompanied by the Basilica’s organist, Michał Dąbrowski. Among the dozen works…Continue Reading Cantores Minores Lentin Concert
Commissioned by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, the third recital of the Chopin Salon Series will take place on March 13. The evening will consist of a delightful concert featuring internationally acclaimed American pianist and 1990 National and International Chopin Competition laureate, Kevin Kenner, followed by a wine reception and dinner.The program will include…Continue Reading Kenner Featured at Chopin Recital
Application submissions for the 7th International Flute Competition Kraków 2017 will be open from March 1 to October 31. The Competition is open to international participants who were born after April 2, 1984. Prize winners will be expected to perform in 3 different stages of competition held from April 2-8, 2017, in addition to a…Continue Reading International Flute Competition
On March 13, Polish cellist Marek Szpakiewicz will join the partially-deaf legendary pianist Fuzjko Hemming who returns to Los Angeles for a special concert commemorating the 5th anniversary of earthquake & tsunami in Japan. The program will encompass many favorite works for cello and piano, including Chopin’s Introduction et Polonaise Brillante, Op.3, as well as solo works for each…Continue Reading Szpakiewicz Performs Benefit Concert
For their third tour of the US, the Meccore String Quartet is going coast to coast – starting in California then immediately going across the country to play in Florida. Audiences will also hear them in Alabama and Idaho, where Meccore String Quartet will present their colorful repertoire, including works by Szymanowski, Beethoven, Haydn, Ligeti and Sibelius….Continue Reading Meccore String Quartet in US
Polish baritone Artur Ruciński made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in February on the opening night of a new production of Puccini’s famous opera, Madame Butterfly. Ruciński shares his role with American baritone Dwayne Croft as Sharpless, the American consulate at Nagasaki. Though he only has two more performances at the Met in March, there is no…Continue Reading Ruciński at the Met