Category: Performances

Karłowicz interpreted by Szczecin Philharmonic & Bergmann

Works by Mieczysław Karłowicz were performed by the Karłowicz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Szczecin with conductor by Rune Bergmann for performances in Szczecin (17 January) and Wrocław (18 January). The Szczecin Philharmonic’s “Grandioso” series continued on 17 January with a program including Karłowicz’s Serenade for string orchestra and his two symphonic poems: Episode at a…Continue Reading Karłowicz interpreted by Szczecin Philharmonic & Bergmann

CANCELLED: PMC Spring Concert: California Dreamin’

This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020.   Event Details Saturday, 28 March 2020 | 4:00 pm California Dreamin’: Celebrating Dianne & Tad Taube’s Transformational Gift feat. Cracow Duo & guests Alfred Newman Recital Hall at USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA…Continue Reading CANCELLED: PMC Spring Concert: California Dreamin’

Sinfonia Varsovia “Resounds. New Polish Music”

The latest edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia series “Resounds. New Polish Music” opened with a concert on 11 January at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. The program was inspired by a musical retrospective of the interwar period, and included compositions by Agata Zubel, Emil Młynarski and Luciano Berio performed by soloist…Continue Reading Sinfonia Varsovia “Resounds. New Polish Music”

proMODERN Performs Works from New Album “Comfort zone”

The vocal sextet proMODERN presented material from their latest album “Comfort zone” (DUX 1634) on 15 November at the Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz and on December 5 at the Chopin Music University in Białystok. Formed in 2012 by eminent singer-soloists, proMODERN performs the most demanding works by contemporary composers. The musicians have won four…Continue Reading proMODERN Performs Works from New Album “Comfort zone”

New Works by Baculewski and Pstrokońska-Nawratil in Wrocław

The latest works by Krzysztof Baculewski and Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil were performed on 14 November at the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw. The past and the future met in the program prepared by Łukasz Długosz, Agata Kielar-Długosz and Marek Toporowski. The program included Italian Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach, two sonatas by Georg Philipp Telemann…Continue Reading New Works by Baculewski and Pstrokońska-Nawratil in Wrocław

Int’l Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the US”

In Memory of Roman Ryterband A Forgotten Resident of Łódź – Composer, Pianist and Educator Born in Łódź in 1914 – Died in Palm Springs in 1979 The International Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the United States” took place at the Łódź Music Academy on November 30,…Continue Reading Int’l Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the US”

Premieres of Two Works by Łukaszewski

Collegium Musicale, an Estonian chamber choir, performed premieres of two works by Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia and EUFONIE Festival in Warsaw in November 2019. On November 1, Collegium Musicale performed at the Arvo Pärt Centre with a program of both Estonian and Polish music, including works by Arvo Pärt,…Continue Reading Premieres of Two Works by Łukaszewski

Ptaszyńska Premiere by Cracow Duo

Double Concerto for piano, cello, and orchestra by Marta Ptaszyńska will have its premiere on November 22 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. Soloists Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano)—known jointly as the Cracow Duo—will be joined by the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paweł Kapuła. The program also includes Mieczysław Weinberg’s Polish Melodies,…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska Premiere by Cracow Duo

Concert on the 25th Anniversary of Witold Lutosławski’s Death

The Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra paid tribute to Witold Lutosławski on the 25th anniversary of his death with a concert on 10 October in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio. Witold Lutosławski was born in 1913 on Moniuszki Street (next to the Philharmonic). A graduate of the Conservatory, he performed at…Continue Reading Concert on the 25th Anniversary of Witold Lutosławski’s Death

Erdödy Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Concert

The concert marking the 25th anniversary of the Erdődy Chamber Orchestra was devoted to Hungarian and Polish music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The event took place on 10 October at the National Philharmonic as part of the “Orchestras of the World” series. Miklós Rózsa, representing the generation that came after Bartók and Kodály,…Continue Reading Erdödy Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Concert