Concert on the First Anniversary of Penderecki’s Death
A concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki will take place under the honorary patronage of Prof. Piotr Gliński – Deputy… Read more »
A concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki will take place under the honorary patronage of Prof. Piotr Gliński – Deputy… Read more »
Throughout the spring of 2021, the Polish Cultural Institute New York (PCINY) will curate “Krzysztof Penderecki in Memoriam,” honoring the life and legacy of Poland’s… Read more »
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Solidarność, or Solidarity, and the signing of the Gdańsk August Agreements. Founded in 1980 as… Read more »
On 23 August 2020, the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Jakub Chełstowski, and the Silesian Philharmonic commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of the… Read more »
A concert dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Zygmunt Stojowski will be held on 23 August 2020 at the Palace on the Isle in Royal… Read more »
The celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Paderewski Centre in Kąśna Dolna on 24-26 July 2020 will feature special events to sum up the… Read more »
A master recital by violinist Krzysztof Jakowicz on the occasion of his 80th birthday took place on 28 January at the National Philharmonic. Accompanied by… Read more »
by Marek Zebrowski The year 2019 will mark several important anniversaries for Polish musicians. The most prominent of them, Stanisław Moniuszko, was born 200 years… Read more »
On January 17, the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio will host a second concert in the “Resounds: New Polish Music” series. The Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra… Read more »
A total of 22 symphonies, including seven for voice and orchestra, eight operas, 17 string quartets, concertos, sonatas, cantatas, and songs… One cannot stop marvelling… Read more »
2019 marks a double anniversary for Grażyna Bacewicz, who was born 110 years ago on February 5, 1909 in Łódź and died in 50 years ago,… Read more »
Over 200 artists gathered on the stage situated in the Centre for the Meeting of Cultures [Spotkania Kultur] in Lublin to perform Seven Gates of Jerusalem — the monumental… Read more »
June – December Anniversaries The iconic festival of contemporary music, Warszawska Jesień [Warsaw Autumn], celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. Held in various venues around Warsaw… Read more »
Born This Month 3 December 1896 – Bolesław SZABELSKI, composer (d. 1979) 5 December 1899 – Bolesław WOYTOWICZ, composer (d. 1980) 6 December 1933 –… Read more »
Born This Month 1 November 1901 – Szymon LAKS , composer, violinist (d. 1986) 2 November 1876 – Eugeniusz MORAWSKI, composer, conductor (d. 1948) 3 November 1915… Read more »
Born This Month 3 October 1882 – Karol SZYMANOWSKI, composer, pianist, (d. 29 March 1937) 3 October 1923 – Stanislaw SKROWACZEWSKI, composer and conductor 4 October 1910 – Eugenia… Read more »
Born This Month 1 September 1900 – Kazimierz WIŁKOMIRSKI, cellist, conductor, teacher (died in 1990) 5 September 1924 – Krystyna MOSZUMAŃSKA-NAZAR, composer 5 September 1938 –… Read more »
Born This Month August 4, 1879 – Józef REISS, musicologist, Polish music expert (d. 1956) August 7, 1935 – Monika (Izabela) GORCZYCKA, musicologist (d. 1962)… Read more »
Born This Month July 04, 1904 – Artur MALAWSKI, composer (d. 1957) July 06, 1837 – Władysław ŻELEŃSKI, composer (also a doctor of philosophy, d.1921) July… Read more »
Born This Month June 1, 1909 – Maria DZIEWULSKA, composer and theoretician (d. 2006) June 4, 1845 – Aleksander POLIŃSKI, music historian (d. 1916) June… Read more »