Category: Premieres

Gatonska premiere at “Bujarski and Penderecki: Masters and Their Students”

On 8 October, a series of concerts will showcase the creative capacities of teachers and students. Works by Zbigniew Bujarski, Krzysztof Penderecki, and their former students Michael Gatonski, Karol Nepelski and Hyewon Lee will be performed. Before the concert there will be a discussion with Maestro Penderecki, led by Małgorzata Janicka-Słysz. The concert program includes: Zbigniew…Continue Reading Gatonska premiere at “Bujarski and Penderecki: Masters and Their Students”

National Philharmonic season opens with Knapik premiere

On October 5, the Warsaw Philharmonic will inaugurate the 2018/2019 season celebrating the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with Witold Lutosławski’s one-minute Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic (1993), the world premiere the newest work of Eugeniusz Knapik entitled Blessing Gentle Breeze, and the  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (1900) by Sergei Rachmaninov. Blessing Gentle Breeze features…Continue Reading National Philharmonic season opens with Knapik premiere

Premiere of Paderewski’s “Manru” directed by Marek Weiss

Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera will kick off their 2018/2019 season with the return of Ignacy Jan Paderewski‘s opera Manru on 12 October, with new staging by director Marek Weiss. Journalist and sculptor Alfred Nossig wrote the libretto of the opera based on Kraszewski’s novel The Cottage Outside the Village [Chata za wsią]. Manru premiered…Continue Reading Premiere of Paderewski’s “Manru” directed by Marek Weiss

New Works by Zygmunt Krauze: Declaration and Francesco

Zygmunt Krauze

The premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s The Declaration for 14 instruments, two voices and electronics took place at the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow on September 12. 70 years after the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 100 years since Poland regained its independence, Krauze comments the condition of contemporary societies in his latest work….Continue Reading New Works by Zygmunt Krauze: Declaration and Francesco

European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

Agata Zubel has been honored with the European Composers Award 2018 for the premiere of her newest composition “Fireworks” in Berlin during the Young Euro Classic Festival. On 6 September, Zubel will premiere “Bildbeschreibung” in Bolzano as part of the TransArt Festival. The song will premiere in Poland on 27 September at the Warsaw Autumn…Continue Reading European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

Leaning Out Movie Premiere

The documentary Leaning Out: An Intimate Look at Twin Towers Engineer Leslie E Robertson will premiere in New York on October 16, featuring a score by Polish composer Tomasz Opalka. Tickets go on sale on 17 September. The documentary was directed and produced by the Polish husband-and-wife team Basia and Leonard Myszynski. Leaning Out tells…Continue Reading Leaning Out Movie Premiere

World Premiere Of Ahat Ilī – Sister Of Gods

The opera ahat ilī – Sister of Gods will premiere during the finale of the 16th Sacrum Profanum Festival. The opera was composed by Aleksander Nowak, with an original libretto by Olga Tokarczuk loosely based on her novel Anna In w grobowcach świata. The performance is directed by Pia Partum, with sets designed by Magdalena…Continue Reading World Premiere Of Ahat Ilī – Sister Of Gods

14th Chopin and His Europe International Music Festival

One of the musical highlights of summer in Warsaw is the Chopin and His Europe Festival. Organized since 2005 by the National Chopin Institute in Warsaw, it presents European music from the classical era to the present time in the context of links to Poland’s greatest composer, Frederic Chopin. The concerts take place at the…Continue Reading 14th Chopin and His Europe International Music Festival

Premiere of Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks”

On 13 August, Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks” will premiere at the Chopin and His Europe Festival. The piece will be performed by the European Union Youth Orchestra, led by Gianandrea Noseda. PWM describes the piece as: An eight-minute work by Agata Zubel, “Fireworks” was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Polish independence and contains an…Continue Reading Premiere of Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks”

In Homage to Elżbieta Chojnacka

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