A Piano Recital by Łukasz Krupiński In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtyła, who would later be known as Pope John Paul II, pianist Łukasz Krupiński recorded a Chopin Recital on May 15. The recording was made in London’s Twickenham district at the house of Lady Panufnik, the wife of…Continue Reading Concerts Celebrating John Paul II
The latest work by Aleksandra Garbal, entitled Ostatnie słowa Aniołów i Ludzkich Serc przed Końcem Czasów [The Last Words of Angels and Human Hearts before the End of Time], was premiered on the website of the Church of Saint Catherine in Toszek as well as YouTube on May 3. The work was written on the occasion of…Continue Reading Aleksandra Garbal’s “Last words of Angels and Human Hearts before the End of Time”
Composer Mikołaj Laskowski, specializing in chamber instrumental and electronic music, has created the online premiere of his composition Sound isolation, which is available on www.youtube.com. Mikołaj Laskowski studied at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague and the Wrocław Academy of Music. He won the 3rd prize in the International Generace Competition (Ostrava) and received an award…Continue Reading “Sound Isolation”: New Composition by Mikołaj Laskowski
The work Ad Fontes, written especially for the Gdańsk carillons by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, was premiered online on 24 April as part of the “Weekly Carillon Concerts.” The concert is available to view at www.facebook.com, as well as an interview with the composer and discussion of the carillons of Gdańsk here. This latest piece by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, completed…Continue Reading Premiere of Katarzyna Kwiecień Długosz’s Ad Fontes
On 30 March, the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź hosted the online premiere of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Aleksander Tansman, performed by Julia Kociuban and the Łódź Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Paweł Przytocki. The recording will be available on SoundCloud. The recording comes from the album Bacewicz. Tansman. Piano Concertos (DUX 1612), which was nominated for a Fryderyk award. This recording…Continue Reading Online Premiere: Tansman’s Piano Concerto No. 1
The world premiere of According to Memling – a concert for flute, organ and orchestra by Piotr Moss -will take place on 28 February at the Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic in Gdańsk during the concert entitled “Program and Absolute Music”. Inspired by the Last Judgment triptych created by the Dutch painter Hans Memling and…Continue Reading Premiere of the new work by Piotr Moss
The world premiere of Hanna Kulenty’s Aisthetikos for soprano saxophone, piano and orchestra took place on 21 February at the Oskar Kolberg Świętokrzyska Philharmonic. The title comes from the Greek language, and its meaning pertains to sense perception. In her latest composition, Hanna Kulenty took into account all senses, creating a surreal universe that organizes…Continue Reading Premiere of “Aisthetikos” by Hanna Kulenty
Aleksander Nowak’s Drach The world premiere of Aleksander Nowak’s Drach. Dramma per musica was performed on October 4-6 at the Auksodrone Festival in Tychy, Poland. Set to a libretto by Szczepan Twardoch, each act of this three-act work was performed on a different night of the festival, and on October 5, audiences were treated to a panel with…Continue Reading Premieres of Works by Nowak & Sikora, Album of Twardowski
Collegium Musicale, an Estonian chamber choir, performed premieres of two works by Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia and EUFONIE Festival in Warsaw in November 2019. On November 1, Collegium Musicale performed at the Arvo Pärt Centre with a program of both Estonian and Polish music, including works by Arvo Pärt,…Continue Reading Premieres of Two Works by Łukaszewski
Double Concerto for piano, cello, and orchestra by Marta Ptaszyńska will have its premiere on November 22 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. Soloists Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano)—known jointly as the Cracow Duo—will be joined by the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paweł Kapuła. The program also includes Mieczysław Weinberg’s Polish Melodies,…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska Premiere by Cracow Duo