Category: Performances

12th Schaeffer’s Era from the New World – Schaeffer in L.A.

Ghost Road Company (Los Angeles) and Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation (Warsaw) present an international real-time collaboration: original works of dance, theatre, and film, created to respond to the work of maverick Polish composer and playwright, Boguslaw Schaeffer. The event will be live-streamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network on Monday 23 November 2020 at…Continue Reading 12th Schaeffer’s Era from the New World – Schaeffer in L.A.

Marta Ptaszyńska Premiere

The world premiere of Marta Ptaszyńska‘s Concerto No. 2 for flute and orchestra will take place on 20 November 2020 at 7:00 p.m (Central European Time), performed by the Warmian-Masurian Philharmonic. The online version will be available on the ensemble’s YouTube channel. The piece was created as part of the “Composing Commissions” program carried out by the…Continue Reading Marta Ptaszyńska Premiere

2020 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up

The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles tradition continued this year in spite of pandemic-induced restrictions. By early August—when it became clear that in-person gatherings in closed spaces are not possible—the Festival Board unanimously voted to move this year’s program online. This decision also led to changes in the number of concerts and accompanying events, which…Continue Reading 2020 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up

Polish Operetta Premiere by Józef Beer

Amazingly enough, Józef Beer (1908-1987), a very successful composer of operas, operettas and other stage works, is still largely unknown in Poland. Born near Lwów (now Lviv), he came from a well-to-do family of bankers and, at his father’s insistence, first studied law at the University of Lwów. After getting a law degree, Beer entered…Continue Reading Polish Operetta Premiere by Józef Beer

Chopin For All & Give Miami Day

The Broward County Main Library is graciously presenting a special live broadcast featuring a conversation with 2020 Competition laureate, Chelsea Guo and Executive Director, Barbara Muze. Following the conversation,  Chelsea’s performance from the 2nd round of the competition in an exclusive video broadcast. Be sure to register now and tune in on Saturday, November 14…Continue Reading Chopin For All & Give Miami Day

Anderszewski in Finland

On October 30, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Jukka Tiensuu’s nemo and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor Tarmo Peltokoski and Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski. The concert will be held at the Helsinki Music Centre, but will be live-streamed via the venue’s website at areena.yle.fi and will continue to be viewable following the live…Continue Reading Anderszewski in Finland

Premiere of Herdzin’s “Te Deum” in Bydgoszcz

The premiere of Krzysztof Herdzin’s Te Deum in memory of St. John Paul II will take place on 16 October 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz. The concert will also be broadcast on the Philharmonic’s YouTube channel. Te Deum by Krzysztof Herdzin was commissioned by the Marshal of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship…Continue Reading Premiere of Herdzin’s “Te Deum” in Bydgoszcz

Multigenerational musical meetings are back!

The Kraków branch of the Association of Polish Chamber Musicians (SPMK) is presenting a unique concert series. The “Intergenerational Academy of Music: Kraków / Dobczyce” will be held from 13 September – 14 December 2020 at the Villa Decius in Kraków and the Mayor M. Pawlak Regional Educational and Sports Centre in Dobczyce. The project involves a…Continue Reading Multigenerational musical meetings are back!

Premieres of Contemporary Chamber Miniatures

Ewa Fabianska-Jelinska

Presentations of new works in the series “Contemporary Chamber Miniature in the Times of Pandemic. Premieres” continued in September and ended on October 1, International Music Day. Organized by the Academy of Music in Poznań, the premieres in this series were presented by outstanding professors of the Academy and broadcast via the Academy’s website, Facebook page and YouTube channel….Continue Reading Premieres of Contemporary Chamber Miniatures

Kinga Augustyn in Livestream Performance

This Sunday, October 4, 2020, violinist Kinga Augustyn will serenade virtual audiences with music by Wieniawski, Massenet and Beethoven, with Dmitri Glivinskiy at the piano. The short Livestream recital is available to watch from the comfort of one’s home and accessible on phone or computer. Born in Poland and based in New York City, Kinga…Continue Reading Kinga Augustyn in Livestream Performance