Category: Performances

Leszek Możdżer’s “Missa Gratiatoria” at the Silesian Philharmonic

Music lovers experienced the unusual combination of mass mysticism and modern jazz music on 4 October at the Silesian Philharmonic. The Silesian Philharmonic Choir with Michał Schoppa, Paweł Tomaszewski, Bartek Pieszka, Krzysztof Nowakowski and Tomasz Kałwak under the baton of Jarosław Wolanin performed Missa Gratiatoria by the most famous Polish jazzman Leszek Możdżer. The concert…Continue Reading Leszek Możdżer’s “Missa Gratiatoria” at the Silesian Philharmonic

Chopin, Kilar and Wars: Polish film music at Music @ Rush Hour

Polish film music 6 Nov 2019

The USC Polish Music Center presents a program of Polish music used in or written for films, as a part of the USC Thornton “Music @ Rush Hour” concert series. Works by Frederic Chopin, Wojciech Kilar and Henryk Wars will be performed by Thornton students: Bradley Bascon and Johnny May, violins; Jenny Sung, viola; Allan…Continue Reading Chopin, Kilar and Wars: Polish film music at Music @ Rush Hour

Searching for Light: Anna Kijanowska celebrates Roman Ryterband

Hailed by the New York Times as “an excellent young Polish pianist,” Anna Kijanowska returns to New York to the Kosciuszko Foundation‘s recital hall to delight audience with “Searching for light” recital celebrating the artistic legacy of Polish-Jewish composer Roman Ryterband. The recital features performances of guest artists: Bulgarian lyric soprano Adriana Velinova and Polish…Continue Reading Searching for Light: Anna Kijanowska celebrates Roman Ryterband

Los Angeles Events – October 2019

Please enjoy the following Polish music events happening in Los Angeles this month… Thornton Baroque Sinfonia: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque Rotem Gilbert and the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia present Musica Polonica III: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque, Polish masterworks of the Baroque era. OCTOBER 11, 2019 | 8:00 P.M. USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia:…Continue Reading Los Angeles Events – October 2019

Polish Music Around the World in September

September 1 Potsdam (Germany): Wojciech Kilar’s Missa pro pace performed by Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Rudolf Tiersch Glasgow (Great Britain): Karol Szymanowski’s Love Songs of Hafiz performed by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov September 2 Prague (Czech Republic): Witold Lutosławski’s Preludes and Fugue performed by Prague Modern September 3…Continue Reading Polish Music Around the World in September

Concert Marking Piotr Moss’s 70th Birthday and 50th Anniversary of His Creative Work

On 11 October, the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin hosted a concert to celebrate composer Piotr Moss’s 70th birthday and 50th anniversary of his creative work. Although his studies (with Grażyna Bacewicz, Piotr Perkowski and Nadia Boulanger) were influenced by the neoclassical trend, Moss himself is referred to as a neo-romantic. A versatile composer, he…Continue Reading Concert Marking Piotr Moss’s 70th Birthday and 50th Anniversary of His Creative Work

Polish Music Around the World in October

October 1 Nantes (France): Zygmunt Noskowski’s Morskie Oko performed by National Orchestra of the Pays de la Loire, conducted by Marzena Diakun Kiev (Ukraine): Witold Lutosławski’s Funeral Music performed by Kiev Camerata, conducted by Valery Matiuchin; Marcel Chyrzyński’s Ukiyo-e No. 4 performed by Kiev Camerata, Joanna Domańska (pf), Roman Widaszek (cl), Tadeusz Tomaszewski (cr); Mikołaj Górecki’s Concerto…Continue Reading Polish Music Around the World in October

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Two concerts commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II took place on 1 September. At Warsaw’s New Theater, Lidia Zielińska’s composition I don’t like it for ensemble, electronics and choir of young amateurs (2018/2019) was premiered. The work includes sung and recited texts illustrating the escalation of aggression to war from…Continue Reading Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan is renowned for his lecture/concerts that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin, Bernstein, and Joplin. Sharing insight into some of the most creative minds, he opens his audiences’…Continue Reading Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Premiere of Polish Landscape by Les Femmes

The premiere of the new album Polish Landscape by the ensemble Les Femmes took place on 8 September at the St. I. Witkiewicz Theatre in Zakopane as part of the Music on the Heights Festival.The album is an anthology of Polish vocal lyrics from the last 150 years that speak to the experiences and emotions…Continue Reading Premiere of Polish Landscape by Les Femmes