The Musical Gardens [Ogrody Muzyczne] Festival is held annually in the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. This year’s Festival began on June 27 and will continue until July 19. Its current 14th edition honors Italy and her cultural heritage and recognizes Italy’s presidency of the European Union during the second half of this…Continue Reading Ogrody Muzyczne Festival
The Marcin Józef Żebrowski Music School in Częstochowa organized the third biennial celebrations of Marian Sawa’s music, presenting concerts, workshops, master classes and concerts, including world premieres of Sawa’s music. This year’s festivities took place June 30—July 4 and were co-sponsored by the local Center for Arts Education and Marian Sawa Society. Marian Sawa (1937-2005)…Continue Reading Marian Sawa Celebrations
The 57th Organ Festival in Oliwa began on July 1 and will continue throughout the summer until August 26. Concerts are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at the historical Gothic Cathedral of Oliwa, which has one of the most magnificent organs in northern Poland. A number of well-established and young-and-rising organ virtuosos from across the…Continue Reading Organ Music In Oliwa
Another music festival featuring historical venues with interesting programming in a city where Copernicus was born is running from June 24 until August 30 this year in Toruń. Called “Europe &Toruń. Music & Architecture,” this will be the 18th edition of the Festival that presents a wide spectrum of music from the Baroque to contemporary…Continue Reading Music And Architecture In Toruń
Lutosławski/ Mykietyn : String Quartets Paweł Mykietyn: String Quartet (2006) and Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet (1964) Lutosławski Quartet: Jakub Jakowicz- violin I, Marcin Markowicz- violin II, Artur Rozmysłowicz- viola, Maciej Młodawski- cello DUX 735 The members of the Lutosławski Quartet began their collaborations in 2007. Notorious for performing contemporary music, they focus on the popularization of…Continue Reading New CD Of Mykietyn & Lutosławski
The June 2014 issue of Muzyka 21 features on its cover such teasers as “Jacek Urbaniak—the Renaissance hits of Cyprian Bazylik from Sieradz,” and “Ewa Podleś—Still Topping the Charts.” Further into the magazine, Łukasz Kaczmarek nominates Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) – Complete Piano Works on Acte Prealable by Sławomir Dobrzański, pianist and a group of assisting…Continue Reading CD Reviews Of Polish Music
Kletzki / Szymanowski / Lutosławski: Music for Violin and Orchestra Paul Kletzki: Violin Concerto (World Premiere Recording); Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto no 2; Witold Lutosławski: Partita Robert Davidovici, violin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Grzegorz Nowak, cond. RPO The latest recording by Maestro Grzegorz Nowak and the Royal Philharmonic was declared “CD of the week” by The Guardian….Continue Reading Nowak & RPO – World Premiere Recording
Born This Month July 04, 1904 – Artur MALAWSKI, composer (d. 1957) July 06, 1837 – Władysław ŻELEŃSKI, composer (also a doctor of philosophy, d.1921) July 09, 1931 – Eugeniusz KNAPIK, composer July 10, 1936 – Jan Wincenty HAWEL, composer and conductor July 10, 1835 – Henryk WIENIAWSKI, violin virtuoso & composer (d. 1880, Moscow)…Continue Reading Anniversaries: July 2014
Piano Secrets in Etude From our dear friend in Santa Barbara area, Betty Harford, the gift of a copy of the November 1933 issue of TheEtude magazine was given. In pristine condition, the magazine has a rare portrait of Chopin on the cover and many articles about Polish music and musicians inside, including a fascinating…Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC
The World Première of the new opera by Eugeniusz Knapik will be held on June 25 in the Teatr Wielki -Opera Narodowa [Grand Theater – National Opera] in Warsaw as a part of the Terytoria series. With a libretto by Krzysztof Koehler based on Herman Melville’s novel, Knapik’s Moby Dick will be directed by Barbara…Continue Reading Knapik Opera Premiere