Maestro Grzegorz Nowak continues to propel his international career forward with a busy concert schedule this fall. As the current music director, Nowak has devoted much of his time conducting both the Orquesta Sinfonica de España [Spanish National Orchestra] and Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia [Spanish Symphony Orchestra] in Madrid. On October 4, the Spanish Symphony Orchestra made an appearance in London, performing…Continue Reading Nowak in Poland
Sunday, October 16, 2012 | 7:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Reception following the concert Sunday, October 16, 2016 | 1:00 p.m. Screening & Q&A: Madame Curie at the Polish Film Festival Laemmle’s Monica Film Center 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Admission to both…Continue Reading 2016: Elżbieta Sikora
Making his debut appearance in the prestigious and internationally renowned London Pianoforte Series at Wigmore Hall in July of this year, champion of Polish Romantic repertoire and former Paderewski Festival Gala pianist Jonathan Plowright received a rapturous reception from both the capacity audience and critic, whose review was published on the online ‘Classical Source’ website: It’s hard to believe…Continue Reading Plowright and Polish Music Around Europe
On August 20, the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio hosted a concert during which new works by Polish female composers were presented. Chamber vocal compositions written by Alicja Gronau, Iwona Kisiel, Olga Hans, Monika Kędziora and Aleksandra Garbal were interpreted by Lilianna Zalesińska (mezzosoprano) and Piotr Szymanowicz (piano). The concert was organized by the Polish Composers’ Union and Polish Radio Program…Continue Reading Works by Polish Female Composers
On September 29, after the summer break, the next free concert of this year’s “Muzyka pod Liberatorem” series was held in the Warsaw Uprising Museum, featuring Paweł Mykietyn’s music. The meeting was led by Barbara Schabowska. Paweł Mykietyn is recognized as one of the most interesting composers of contemporary music. The concert program featured two of…Continue Reading ‘Muzyka Pod Liberatorem’: Mykietyn Edition
On September 30, in the Western-Kashubian Museum in Bytów, a concert entitled “The Invisible Pianist, a Concert in Darkness” was performed by pianist Barbara Drążkowska. It was the newest project of Drążkowska from the edge of music and performance art – a modification of a concert situation whereby the audience is in complete darkness and the…Continue Reading The Invisible Pianist – A Concert in Darkness
During the 26th edition of the Mozart Festival, the ‘MOZART OFF’ project presented a number of young and talented artists associated with Warsaw Chamber Opera in free concerts scattered all over Warsaw. The Festival is one of the most popular and well-attended summer concert series in Poland’s capital city. Concerts on July 16 at the Culture Park in…Continue Reading ‘Mozart Off’ in Warsaw
On June 30, 2016, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra closed out the 2015/2016 Barbican season in London with Polish pianist Krystian Zimermanperforming Brahms’s Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor. Excerpt from a concert review by Andrew Clements for The Guardian: The first half of the concert had obviously been conceived as a unity: Rattle began by…Continue Reading Rare Zimerman Appearance in London
On the occasion of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s 75th death anniversary, the National Center of Culture in Warsaw organized a Musical Marathon to commemorate the great composer. It was held on June 29, 2016 at Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17. Well known virutosi as well as many rising young talents, including music students from Warsaw’s music high schools and students…Continue Reading Paderewski Musical Marathon
On May 11 as a part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, New York-based Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn performed a recital with pianist Benjamin Laude at the beautiful Preston Bradley Hall of Chicago’s Cultural Center. The concert was broadcast live on WFMT 98.7 fm and streamed live at wfmt.com. The program consisted of: Henryk Wieniawski (1835 – 1880): Legende,…Continue Reading Augustyn Recital: Live and Streaming