Category: Performances

Atom String Quartet & Paweł Gusnar Celebrate Penderecki & Lem at Wschód Kultury

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

‘Ignacy Paderewski: Patriot & Philanthropist’ Concert

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

Walicki-Popiołek Duo presents “Made in Poland” 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

New Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries’ Online 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

E4TT Presents Emigres & Exiles in Hollywood: Series Finale

Since they kicked off the Paderewski Festival in 2019, the Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) has been doing all of their performances virtually this season, allowing viewers from other cities, states, and even continents to enjoy their thoughtful performances. As a part of their ongoing ‘Jewish Music & Poetry Project,’ this Bay-area based group continues to…Continue Reading E4TT Presents Emigres & Exiles in Hollywood: Series Finale

Chyrzyński Around the World

Marcel Chyrzyński—a noted composer and member of the Polish Composers’ Union [ZKP] – Kraków branch—has also been closely associated with the Polish Music Center since his Paderewski Lecture-Recital concert at USC in October of 2017, which included a monographic concert program of his latest compositions. The program was presented by the Cracow Duo, assisted by…Continue Reading Chyrzyński Around the World

Kinga Reigns on YouTube!

The New York-based Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn continues to be very active in a variety of recordings and collaborative video projects. One of these, launched a few weeks ago in mid-April 2021, is a beautiful, one-hour long film about one of the greatest American painters, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and his pronounced love of music….Continue Reading Kinga Reigns on YouTube!

35th Warsaw Music Encounters

The 35th-anniversary edition of the Warsaw Music Encounters will be held on 7-12 May 2021. All concerts combining early and new music will be available online for free via Facebook and YouTube. The Warsaw Music Encounters have been organized since 1986 by the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP). It is the only…Continue Reading 35th Warsaw Music Encounters

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra online: Zygmunt Stojowski

Maestro Antoni Wit is one of the most valued conductors of his generation, admired on stages worldwide and a devoted promoter of Polish music. The music of his motherland, represented by compositions by a single composer and rendered in a neo-romantic expressive spirit, will fill the entire program of a monographic concert on 8 May…Continue Reading Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra online: Zygmunt Stojowski