On Friday evening, October 20, Duo Klavitarre—Maciej Ziemski (guitar) and Jolanta Ziemska (piano)—performed at Kosciuszko Foundation’s Washington D.C. space on O Street near the Dupont Circle. Headquartered in Bremen, Germany, Maciej and Jolanta Ziemski have performed together for over 15 years in concerts across the world.They are the creators and artistic directors of the International…Continue Reading Duo Klavitarre in DC
Media Contact: Melissa Chavez | 805.423.7163paderewskifestpaso@gmail.com The 2023 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is pleased to announce this year’s lineup of concerts. For the first time since 2019, Thursday night concerts are back on the Festival schedule. Spotlighting leading California-based artists, the Thursday, November 2 opening concert will feature Tina Raymond Trio in an all-favorites…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 Artists
The Frost School of Music continues its partnership with the Chopin Foundation to bring us the 5th edition of the Frost Chopin Festival! This year you can look forward to unforgettable performances from leading artists Dang Thai Son, Dmitry Ablogin, Kevin Kenner, and Dean of the Frost School of Music, pianist Shelly Berg. Students of…Continue Reading 5th Frost Chopin Festival in Miami
The Polish-American community of the Los Angeles area has organized a day of Polish events in the arts district of Long Beach, California. This event is a celebration of Polish-American heritage and is also a fundraiser for the 2023 edition of the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles. The event will feature traditional Polish dance music,…Continue Reading Polish Day in LA
On Tuesday June 6, composer and clarinetist Michał Górczyński presented a concert played with musical robots during the second meeting of the ‘Elektro’ series at the Contemporary Music Space Hashtag Lab. This concert was a part of the ‘Warsaw Robot-Duets’ project, which is a presentation of the capabilities of machines and an attempt to transfer…Continue Reading Warsaw | ‘Elektro’: Electrobots
By Marek Zebrowski Rise Up & Resist was the official name for a concert commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, held in San Francisco on April 28. Sponsored by Tad and Dianne Taube and Taube Philanthropies, the program featured music by Ludwig van Beethoven, David Beigelman, Ernest Bloch, Frederic Chopin, Albert Harris,…Continue Reading MUSIC AND MEMORY RISE UP!
Held from June 23-30, the 2023 US edition of the Jazztopad Festival proudly features a series of commissions from the acclaimed Lutosławski Quartet in collaboration with jazz piano luminaries Craig Taborn and Uri Caine, EMMY-winning composer Don Davis and sought-after bassist and composer Michael Bates. Iraqi-American trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar will also perform on…Continue Reading Jazztopad Festival New York 2023
Praised by the New York Times as “the breakout star of the Met Opera’s Ring,” Tomasz Konieczny is one of the most outstanding bass-baritones today. Known as an excellent interpreter of Wagnerian characters, he has performed on the world’s biggest operatic stages, including at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Vienna State Opera, and the Bayreuth…Continue Reading Kosciuszko Fdn hosts Tomasz Konieczny Recital
Sinfonietta Cracovia–one of the premiere chamber orchestras of Europe, and described by the New York Times as “vigorous and precise”–presents their flagship project “KILAR | GLASS” in the US this May and June. This project combines the film music and concert music of two great composers, Philip Glass and Wojciech Kilar, as part of the…Continue Reading Sinfonietta Cracovia ‘KILAR | GLASS’ US Tour
Award-winning Polish violinist Magdalena Filipczak makes her Carnegie Hall debut on Tuesday, May 30 at 8pm in Weill Recital Hall. The program is inspired by the fantasy motif, including Phantasies by Schubert, Wieniawski and Schönberg. Filipczak showcases selections from her debut album Essence of Violin –including works by Lutosławski, Britten, and Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe. Filipczak will also…Continue Reading Magdelena Fillipczak Carnegie Hall Debut