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
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
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
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”
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
On 15 July, Baltic Neopolis Virtuos will premiere Overture for string octet by Mikołaj Górecki as part of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland. The international ensemble will perform in the former Ostrow Synagogue. Eight outstanding artists from the Baltic countries will perform works by composers from Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany. 23…Continue Reading Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
The 11th New Town Summer Festival is a series of chamber concerts that will be held from 20 July to 5 August in churches in Warsaw’s New Town. The festival will begin with Sonorus Quartet performing compositions by Radziwiłł, Elsner and Moniuszko. On 27 July, soprano Anna Mikołajczyk and pianist Robert Morawski will perform songs…Continue Reading 11th New Town Summer Festival
The Festival of the Polish Royal Opera takes place from July 5 to July 27. Fifteen musical evenings and sixteen artistic events across Warsaw – including the Royal Łazienki Park and the temples at Krakowskie Przedmiescie. Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Ryszard Peryta will premiere in the Royal Theater. The Opera has…Continue Reading Festival of the Polish Royal Opera
On 29 July, Marcel Chyrzyński’s latest installment in the Ukiyo-e cycle of compositions will premiere at the 41st edition of the Dni Muzyki Karola Szymanowskiego [Days of Music by Karol Szymanowski] Festival in Zakopane. The concert takes place at the Holy Cross Church in Zakopane, and the program will include additional works by Karol Szymanowski,…Continue Reading Chyrzyński Premiere
On June 17, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR), a beneficiary of EU funds, will participate in the 5th Open Days of European Funds at their home base in Katowice. Open Days is an initiative implemented by the Polish Ministry of Investment and Development to showcase the various projects that utilize EU funds. The…Continue Reading Open Days at NOSPR & Wojciechowski Premiere