The fourth round of conversations with composers in the series “Contemporary Music Doesn’t Bite” [Muzyka współczesna nie gryzie] was held on October 5 at the Academy of Social Sciences in Warsaw. The guest was Jarosław Siwiński, a composer and music event organizer. Siwiński, a graduate of the Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, often leads projects…Continue Reading Contemporary Music Doesn’t Bite
The 2nd edition of the Institute of Music and Dance’s program Conductor-in-Residence has introduced two new pairings of Polish conductors and ensembles: Justyna Maj / Częstochowa Philharmonic [Filharmonia Częstochowska im. Bronisława Hubermana] and Paweł Pietruszewski / Lower Silesia Philharmonic [Filharmonia Dolnośląska w Jeleniej Górze]. Justyna Maj will be a conductor-in-residence at the Częstochowa Philharmonic throughout…Continue Reading 2014 IMiT Conductors-In-Residence
Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska has begun her residency at the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra, taking place as part of the 4th edition of the Composer-in-Residence program financed by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT). As part of the residency, the Baltic Neopolis Quartet performed Fabiańska-Jelińska’s 2008 work Three pieces for string quartet on October 12, and on November 15 her 2012 Offenbarungen und…Continue Reading 2014 IMiT Composers-In-Residence
Over the course of Octobe to December, the dearly missed jazz pianist, composer and arranger Jan Jarczyk will be honored with several Tribute Concerts around the world. The first two were in Montreal—on Oct. 7 at the Centre Cuturel Georges Vanier, and on Oct. 27 at Pollack Hall of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, where…Continue Reading Jarczyk Tribute Concerts
On November 4, Rebecca Schmid of the New York Times wrote about “Poland’s Concert Hall Revival,” which opens with a discussion of the new ICE Congress Center—ICE as an acronym for “International Conferences & Entertainment”—in Kraków: The center’s auditorium, with its terraced seating and capacity of 1,800, may seem commonplace to concertgoers in Western Europe, the United States…Continue Reading “Poland’s Concert Hall Revival”
On Saturday, November 8, the Polish Hall in Portland, OR will host a matinee concert of chamber music entitled “Romantic era and beyond.” Part of the Polish Music at Polish Hall series, this concert celebrates Polish Independence Day with music by prominent Polish composers of XIX and XX century: Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), String Quartet N.1 Op.37; Krzysztof…Continue Reading Independence Day Celebrated In Portland
On November 8 and 9, American pianist Henry Kramer, a finalist from the 2010 National Chopin Piano Competition, will present a program of Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel, Liszt, and Brahms as a part of the Chopin for All Concert Series. The Chopin Foundation began presenting the Chopin for All Concert Series in 1996 as a way to make…Continue Reading Chopin Fdn Concerts In Florida
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC has recently made available its Catalogue No. 69 – The Collection of Jacob Lateiner Part II: Chopin First & Early Editions. This collection includes a stunning array of printings of first and early editions of Chopin’s music, the likes of which are rarely seen outside of a museum. Established in…Continue Reading Rare Chopin Editions Available
A world premiere of Aftersounds, a 2014 Marcin Stańczyk composition for two percussionists and electronics, was given on September 12 at Centre Pompidou in Paris. The work was composed during Stańczyk’s one-year long residency at IRCAM in Paris and it explores the relationships between optical phenomena and music. The performers at the appropriately-named Espace de…Continue Reading Marcin Stańczyk Premiere
From October 3-12, the ISCM Polish Section together with the Municipality of Wrocław, the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra and the Wrocław Opera presents the ISCM World Music Days in Wrocław. World Music Days is celebration of contemporary music and twenty-first century music hosted by a different city each year. Brought to life by the International Society…Continue Reading ISCM World Music Days