2015 began with one-time performances of two rarely heard but groundbreaking operas, presented by the Poznań Opera Theatre. The first was Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Portrait, presented at the Moniuszko Auditorium on January 16, and the second was their production of Krzysztof Meyer’s Cyberiada (1967 – manuscript pictured at left), staged at the Grand Theatre-National Opera in Warsaw on January 18 From January…Continue Reading 2015 in Review- Performances
The Paderewski Symphony Orchestra in Chicago honors the legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), one of the greatest pianists from the Golden Age of Piano, composer extraordinaire, philanthropist, political leader, diplomat and the first Prime Minister of Poland. The Paderewski Gala celebrating the 155th anniversary of the legendary artist’s birth will take place at Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall…Continue Reading Paderewski Symphony Orchestra Gala in Chicago
Pianist Julia Samojlo will make her debut at Carnegie Hall as she collaborates with cellist Karolina Jaroszewska. The cello-piano duo will perform Chopin’s Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3 and various classical pieces by polish composers, like Penderecki, Franck and Ysaye. Samojlo has worked closely with The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and The Polish Composers Union, and…Continue Reading Poles in Recital at Carnegie Hall
Commissioned by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, several intimate series of concerts are held to celebrate and showcase the newly crowned laureates from the organization’s preceding event, the National Chopin Piano Competition (NCPC). This year, the three “Master Winners” of the competition will be featured. In the Chopin for All concert series starting in…Continue Reading Chopin Concerts in Miami
The Pomeranian Music Society organized a Nov. 4 concert at the Great Hall of the Artus Court in Toruń to commemorate the tragic death four years ago of Marek Wakarecy, a well-known Toruń-based musician who also led the Toruń Symphony Orchestra. In 1997 Wakarecy founded the Music and Architecture summer festival and in 2005 he laid the…Continue Reading Marek Wakarecy Memorial Concert
Music of Remembrance (MOR) launches its 18th season with La Revue de Cuisine on Sunday, November 8 at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. Founded in 1998, MOR aims to commemorate the Holocaust through music by today’s leading composers with concert performances, educational programs, recordings and commissions of new works. The concert…Continue Reading Holocaust Revival Concert
As a part of their 2015/2016 season at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the London Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting a series entitled “Riots, rebels and revolutionaries,” which explores how music has been used as a tool to explore the human experience, challenge our assumptions, and provoke debate through the ages. In this series, the LPO…Continue Reading LPO Performs Penderecki
The rich musical life of Stanisław Firlej, a world-famous cello virtuoso and distinguished music professor at the Łódź Music Academy, was celebrated with an Oct. 6 concert featuring the maestro and his wife, pianist Anna Wesołowska-Firlej. Their joint performance included many of cello and piano favorites with Chopin’s Etude Op. 25 no. 7 (in Glazunov’s transcription),…Continue Reading Firlej at 70
A survey of early Polish music with Adam Knight Gilbert and USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia Sunday, October 18, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Friday, October 9, 2015 | 8:00 p.m. Baroque Sinfonia presents works by Polish, German…Continue Reading 2015: Musica Antiqua Polonica
On August 30, 2015, 18 year-old American pianist Eric Lu held an all-Chopin concert at the South Pasadena Library. The concert was organized by the Southwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United States, established in 2014 by Chris Onzol, and dedicated to the support the young generation of American pianists pursuing their studies…Continue Reading Review Of “Chopin, Chopin, Chopin” Program In Pasadena