Category: Performances

Svrček & Bacewicz in Los Angeles

On March 17 in the Colburn School of Music’s Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, pianist and contemporary music specialist Susan Svrček performed Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz’s Sonata No. 2 (1953). Entitled “Oh, for the love of…,”this Piano Spheres program also included Domenico Scarlatti’s Three Sonatas, Lou Harrison’s Six Sonatas, Chen Yi’s China West Suite and Julia Gomelskaya’s Gutsulka-dance (performed with…Continue Reading Svrček & Bacewicz in Los Angeles

Pasadena Master Chorale Presents “The Sound of Heaven”

Haunting and beautiful harmonies of modern master composers Arvo Pärt, John Tavener and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki were performed by the Pasadena Master Chorale on March 21 and 22, 2015. Singer and writer Lauri D. Goldenhersh, of singer networking website www.laurislist.net, wrote a review entitled Heaven in SoCal: Modern choral with Pasadena Master Chorale. Below is an excerpt: Finally, the concert…Continue Reading Pasadena Master Chorale Presents “The Sound of Heaven”

2015: Measures & Frames

Saturday, March 28, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Reception following the concert Admission is FREE and open to the public Campus Parking: $12 – enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) Measuring Up To Film From…Continue Reading 2015: Measures & Frames

Strugała Anniversary

On March 13, the Warsaw National Philharmonic will celebrate the 80th birthday of Maestro Tadeusz Strugała, who has long been associated with the Philharmonic and continues to serve as deputy Artisitic Director and permanent guest conductor. Since his career began 60 years ago, as an oboist with the Wrocław Symphony Orchestra, Strugała has been a…Continue Reading Strugała Anniversary

Stańko At Jazz Bakery In L.A.

On Saturday, March 28, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko and his New York Quartet (including pianist David Virelles, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gerald Cleaver) will take the stage at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. This performance will be largely dedicated to the poetry of Wisława Szymborska—the Polish poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate—who is also the…Continue Reading Stańko At Jazz Bakery In L.A.

Svrček Performs Bacewicz

On March 17 in the Colburn School of Music’s Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, pianist and contemporary music specialist Susan Svrček will perform Grażyna Bacewicz’s Sonata No. 2 (1953) on a Piano Spheres program cheekily entitled “Oh, for the love of…”. Also on the program are: Domenico Scarlatti’s Three Sonatas, Lou Harrison’s Six Sonatas,…Continue Reading Svrček Performs Bacewicz

Marcin Dylla In Pasadena

Polish classical guitarist Marcin Dylla returns to the Pasadena Conservatory of Music for a performance on the Guitar Nights concert series. Dylla will be joined by Rick Ruskin, contemporary fingerstyle guitarist Rick Ruskin on the same program. Marcin Dylla has been hailed by The Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet.”…Continue Reading Marcin Dylla In Pasadena

Belchacz at Warsaw Philharmonic

Pianist Rafał Blechacz, now thirty years old, is a rare guest in Poland these days, and the public welcomed his recent appearance with Warsaw Philharmonic under Jacek Kaspszyk on February 24. He was the featured soloist in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, and the orchestra also programmed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 that evening. Writing for Rzeczpospolita,…Continue Reading Belchacz at Warsaw Philharmonic

Weinberg and Meyer in Warsaw

The Grand Theatre-National Opera began 2015 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, with a libretto by Alexander Medvedev based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story, presented at the Moniuszko Auditorium on January 16. The performers of Poznań Opera Theatre…Continue Reading Weinberg and Meyer in Warsaw

New Jazz Series at Kosciuszko FDN in D.C.

A new music series at the Kosciuszko Foundation in Washington, D.C., promoting Polish Jazz had its grand opening with a concert by Bogna Kicińska on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. A jazz vocalist, violinist, composer and an educator now based in New York City, Kicińska was joined on stage by Kuba Cichocki, piano and…Continue Reading New Jazz Series at Kosciuszko FDN in D.C.