MAY 31 APPLICATION DEADLINE The launch of the 5th edition of the ”Blank Pages of Music” research grant program—run by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT)—has been announced. The call for applications is addressed to Polish and foreign scholars who intend to carry out research related to neglected or little known areas of Polish…Continue Reading “Blank Pages of Music”
APPLY BY AUG. 31 The 5th Grażyna Bacewicz International Composer Competition, held in Łódź, Poland in September 2015, has been announced. Organized by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź and the Arthur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic, the subject of this year’s competition is a work for: instrument solo and string orchestra with the option of using…Continue Reading Bacewicz Composer Competition
The genius of Wojciech Kocyan… world class artistry…” The Gramophone On April 11, Polish piano virtuoso and Loyola Marymount University Artists-in-Residence Wojciech Kocyan presents a recital of exciting piano works, including: Four Impromptus by Frédéric Chopin, Intermezzo in A-flat major by Francis Poulenc, Sonata No. 7 by Sergei Prokofiev, and Sonatas Hob. XVI:20 and Hob. XVI:26 by…Continue Reading Kocyan Performs Chopin at LMU
Polish-born pianist, harpsichordist and educator Magdalena Baczewska has several interesting concerts related to her position as Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University during the month of April. On April 15, she will participate in the Miller Theatre Children’s Concert, an interactive concert aimed at 5-7 year olds. Coloring books and crayons will be provided. The concert will feature Prokofiev’s…Continue Reading Baczewska Around NYC in April
On April 19, the Classical Encounters Foundation presents a recital by pianist Dmitri Ratser. His program will feature several works by Chopin: Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op.26 No.1; Two Mazurkas: C-sharp Minor, Op.6 No.2 and F Minor, Op.63 No.2; Two Waltzes: A Minor, Op.34 No.2 and C-sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2. Also included on the program…Continue Reading Chopin in Tarzana
by Marek Zebrowski Maestro Tadeusz Strugała, one of the leading Polish conductors, recently celebrated his 80th birthday and the 60th anniversary of his artistic career. Since 1979 Strugała was associated with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw as its conductor and deputy artistic director. Besides his concert engagements, Maestro Strugała is a noted pedagogue and organizer of musical events…Continue Reading Double Anniversary for Strugała
On March 17 in the Colburn School of Music’s Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, pianist and contemporary music specialist Susan Svrček performed Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz’s Sonata No. 2 (1953). Entitled “Oh, for the love of…,”this Piano Spheres program also included Domenico Scarlatti’s Three Sonatas, Lou Harrison’s Six Sonatas, Chen Yi’s China West Suite and Julia Gomelskaya’s Gutsulka-dance (performed with…Continue Reading Svrček & Bacewicz in Los Angeles
Haunting and beautiful harmonies of modern master composers Arvo Pärt, John Tavener and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki were performed by the Pasadena Master Chorale on March 21 and 22, 2015. Singer and writer Lauri D. Goldenhersh, of singer networking website www.laurislist.net, wrote a review entitled Heaven in SoCal: Modern choral with Pasadena Master Chorale. Below is an excerpt: Finally, the concert…Continue Reading Pasadena Master Chorale Presents “The Sound of Heaven”
The 6th edition of the International Chamber Music Festival “Q’arto Mondi” took place, just like every year, in Poznań during the month of April. Some of the world’s leading artists, intriguing repertoire and a few novelties were once again on the program. This year’s inauguration was held at the Aula NOVA of the I.J. Paderewski…Continue Reading Q’arto Mondo Festival
For two weeks in February, Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer conducted extensive research in the Polish Music Center’s Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection. The two performers, scholars, and faculty members at the Kraków Music Academy came to Los Angeles on a grant from their institution to survey the manuscripts of various cello and piano works…Continue Reading Cracow Duo at PMC