Sundays Live at LACMA is a venerable concert series that for many years attracted large audiences to the Museum’s spacious Bing Theatre. Somewhat coincidentally, the last two Sundays of July featured Polish artists, who presented two very diverse and fascinating programs to a uniformly rapturous reception from the audience. On 22 July, guitarists Ewa Jabłczyńska…Continue Reading Polish Artists at LACMA
The finale of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Wielkopolska entitled “Szczypiorno: At the Source of Independence” will take place on 5 August. The Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Adam Klocek, will perform. The concert will begin with Serenade for strings, Op. 2 by Mieczysław Karłowicz to showcase the 20-year-old composer’s potential. Afterwards, pianist Piotr…Continue Reading Finale of the 11th Music Festival of the Southern Greater Poland
The 52nd International Organ Festival, one of the oldest music events in Poland, will take place in Koszalin and Central Pomerania until 31 August. The festival includes 30 organ, chamber, choral, and oratory concerts featuring artists from all over Europe. The concerts will feature Polish organists, such as Roman Perucki and Marek Toporowski, as well…Continue Reading 52nd International Organ Festival in Koszalin and Central Pomerania
Three concerts in tribute to Elżbieta Chojnacka will be held at the Palace in Rybna, featuring harpsichordists Małgorzata Klajn and Aleksandra Gajecka-Antosiewicz. On 8 July, works by François-Bernard Mâche, Ton Bruynèl, Jacob Ter Veldhuis and Mauricio Kagel will be performed. The harpsichord will be contrasted with the sounds of human speech, metal, African languages, and…Continue Reading In Homage to Elżbieta Chojnacka
On 15 July, Baltic Neopolis Virtuos will premiere Overture for string octet by Mikołaj Górecki as part of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland. The international ensemble will perform in the former Ostrow Synagogue. Eight outstanding artists from the Baltic countries will perform works by composers from Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany. 23…Continue Reading Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music is hosting the 18th Summer Music Evenings Festival, held Wednesdays in July and August, and the 4th Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street, held Tuesdays in July and August. Summer Music Evenings concerts features students, graduates, teachers and guests of the FCUM. Chopin Evenings we will feature representatives of one of…Continue Reading FCUM Festivals
On July 19 at the Sinfonia Varsovia Concert Pavilion, the Orchestra of the Americas will perform under the direction of Hobart Earle. An orchestra of 100 musicians from 25 countries across North, Central and South America, will perform in Poland as part of their European tour. The program includes works Sinfonia India by Carlos Chavez …Continue Reading The Orchestra of the Americas in Warsaw
The Festival of the Polish Royal Opera takes place from July 5 to July 27. Fifteen musical evenings and sixteen artistic events across Warsaw – including the Royal Łazienki Park and the temples at Krakowskie Przedmiescie. Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Ryszard Peryta will premiere in the Royal Theater. The Opera has…Continue Reading Festival of the Polish Royal Opera
On June 30, the first concert of the Guests of the Polish Chamber Choir series – “Polish Music in the Gazebo” – will take place in the Oliwski Park (Opata Jacka Rybińskiego St., Gdańsk). During the following Saturdays, gems of Polish music will be presented during one-hour concerts. The first ensemble to perform will be…Continue Reading Polish Music in the Gazebo
The 18th edition of the Music Gardens Festival will take place from June 30 – July 31 in Warsaw. The Music Gardens Festival, often referred to as the Warsaw Summer Music Salon, has been held since 2001. It features 30 artistic events each year, including concerts, film screenings and opera and ballet performances. The festival takes…Continue Reading 18th Music Gardens Festival