The 9th Emanacje Festival will be held on 4 July – 29 August, 2021 at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice. With works performed by outstanding artists, the three strands of this year’s edition will create extraordinary contexts and interesting repertoire compilations. The Polish Radio Amadeus Chamber Orchestra under the baton of…Continue Reading 2021 Emanacje Festival
The Lutosławski Quartet performed at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław on 24 June 2021. Their program included works that have entered the canon of contemporary classical music, as well as premieres of two pieces by Polish artists. The concert featured the premieres of works by the musicians of the Lutosławski Quartet: String Quartet…Continue Reading Premieres by Lutosławski Quartet at NFM
The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań held their last concert on June 23, 2021 as the final concert of this year’s “Music of our times” program, dedicated to Krzysztof Penderecki. Krzysztof Penderecki, an outstanding Polish composer, greatly supported the nationwide project “Music of Our Times,” seeing it as a source of opportunities…Continue Reading Final Concert of the “Music of our times” Program
The 8th edition of the Mikołaj Kopernik International Choir Festival PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA will be held on June 26-30 in Toruń. It is presented by the Association of Choral Music Lovers “Astrolabium” based in Toruń, in cooperation with the German agency meeting music, and with support from the Toruń City Commune and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship….Continue Reading 2021 ‘Per Musicam Ad Astra’ International Copernicus Choir Festival
The 2021 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), one of the most important events in this area of creative activities, is being held from 21 June through 27 June. It will include 28 concerts, installations, lectures and workshops, all available online. The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival is the largest showcase of electroacoustic…Continue Reading 2021 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Given the good news regarding vaccination levels and statewide opening in California, the Board of Directors of the Paderewski Festival has decided to plan for an in-person Festival this year. Please save the following dates for your visit in Paso Robles: Friday, November 5 – Sunday, November 7. The Festival will begin with a Chamber…Continue Reading 2021 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: Save the Date
The inauguration of the project “Impresjowizacja”, supervised by Polish composer Aleksandra Chmielewska, took place on June 23, 2021 on the Instagram account of the Julian Cochran Foundation. The institution, which has been popularizing classical music since 2016, prepared an innovative challenge for its followers: the first Polish interactive piece written specifically for Instagram! Aleksandra Chmielewska…Continue Reading “Impresjowizacja” – Instagram as Compositional Forum
The Jury of the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers was comprised of: Olga Hans (chairwoman), Aldona Nawrocka (secretary), Marcin Bortnowski, Artur Kroschel and Justyna Kowalska-Lasoń. The jury listened to the following pieces, submitted anonymously: Isomorphic Reflection for 4 clarinets (composer pseudonym: Coal2), … Breathe for 4 violins (composer pseudonym: D.502) ), Grand Père…Continue Reading 2021 Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers Winners
The XXIII Summer Music Festival will be held from June 27 to July 4 in Płock, Poland. This year’s edition will feature 4 concerts in historic parts of the city. The Płock Symphony Orchestra (POS) will inaugurate the festival with a concert entitled “Musical Premieres,” featuring the premiere of a composition for violin and symphony…Continue Reading 2021 Summer Music Festival in Płock
Last year we lost one of the most influential artists of the 20th-21st centuries, composer Krszystof Penderecki. The composer, who changed the history of music and captured the complex events of the last century in his works, was also a good friend of Lithuanian musicians therefore his loss severely affected that community of composers. On…Continue Reading Krzysztof Penderecki: Europe in Tribute to the Master