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
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 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
The ninth edition of the “Rise of Eastern Culture. European Stadium of Culture” [Wschód Kultury] festival will be held on 25-27 June 2021 in Rzeszów. Poland. For the first time in its history, the festival will present classical and contemporary music, focusing, on honoring the recently deceased composer Krzysztof Penderecki, on the region of Rzeszów…Continue Reading Atom String Quartet & Paweł Gusnar Celebrate Penderecki & Lem at Wschód Kultury
On Tuesday, June 29, the Arts and Culture Foundation [FKiS] presents a free online memorial concert to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of Ignace Jan Paderewski. Paderewski was a citizen of the world, statesman, diplomat, virtuoso, composer, advocate of an independent Poland, and above all, a great patriot. He appealed to work for…Continue Reading ‘Ignacy Paderewski: Patriot & Philanthropist’ Concert
The premiere concert of the second album of the Walicki-Popiołek Duo, Made in Poland (Seis Cordas Records), took place at the Warsaw branch of PWM Edition on June 11, 2021. The program included works by Polish composers inspired by native folklore. A special project fully devoted to Polish music, the Walicki-Popiolek Duo were encouraged by…Continue Reading Walicki-Popiołek Duo presents “Made in Poland” Concert
The Music School Complex [Zespół Szkół Muzycznych] in Poznań will end the school year with a panache concert of Poland’s largest cultural institutions. This unique concert of 20th and 21st century music will be held on June 19, 2021, performed by students and presented on the Music School Complex’s YouTube channel. The concert will be…Continue Reading New Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries’ Online Concert