In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during this season of closure, the Metropolitan Opera has invited some of the greatest contemporary opera stars to participate in an “At Home Gala,” singing from their home. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 25…Continue Reading 2020 Met Gala “At Home” features Polish Artists
The Houston-based professional River Oaks Chamber Orchestra [ROCO] featured a fantastic performance of Wojciech Kilar’s Orawa in their recent weekly concert rebroadcast. Entitled “Ticket to Ride,” the program is a musical journey of Europe by rail, led by conductor Brett Mitchell in his ROCO debut. During the concert, one can hear the world premiere of…Continue Reading ROCO presents Kilar
Sinfonietta Cracovia: “Beat the Virus with Music!” artistic and educational offer To provide artistic and educational outlets during this time, Sinfonietta Cracovia is presenting free content for adults and young music lovers through its media channels. Every other day at 7:00 p.m. in Europe, Sinfonietta will premiere concert recordings of music by Ludwig van Beethoven—on…Continue Reading #stayathome—Virtual Musical Offerings from Poland
On May 22, 2020, the Berlin Philharmonic will live-stream a performance of Andrzej Panufnik’s Violin Concerto. Written in 1971 for violin and string orchestra, the composer said this of his Violin Concerto: When Yehudi Menuhin asked me to compose a violin concerto for him, I immediately had in mind his unique spiritual and poetic qualities…Continue Reading Live Stream of Panufnik Violin Concerto
The American Institute of Polish Culture is accepting applications for the 28th season of the Harriet Irsay Scholarship Award. The Award provides $1,500 to the brightest and most well-rounded college students, preferably of Polish heritage, in America. The application are due by July 15, 2020, or earlier. Visit ampolinstitute.org to find the 2020-2021 Application and…Continue Reading American Institute of Polish Culture Scholarships
The Polish Society for Contemporary Music—the Polish Section of ISCM— will select five works to recommend at the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival. The Festival will take place in Romania from 8-15 November 2020. This year’s theme, PLANETARIUM, encourages the exploration of planets, stars, galaxies, comets, meteorites and space objects. From solar incandescence to the darkness…Continue Reading National Stage of the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival 2020
The 16th “Chopin and his Europe” International Music Festival will run from 15 August to 1 September 2020. This year’s program will present Ludwig van Beethoven’s works on the 250th anniversary of his birth. Beethoven’s pieces will be performed by Belcea Quartet and the Orchestra of the 18th Century with Kristian Bezuidenhout as soloist and…Continue Reading 2020 “Chopin And His Europe” Festival: From Beethoven To Chopin
The Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź has prepared a unique gift for music lovers in this difficult time: the open access to the Fryderyk 2020 award-winning album Emil Młynarski. Violin Concertos (DUX 1606) performed by Piotr Pławner and the Łódź Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Paweł Przytocki. Emil Młynarski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D…Continue Reading Fryderyk 2020 award-winning album available online
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has opened the 2020 application for creative and culture scholarships. A scholarship of PLN 3,500 per month will be awarded for the implementation of a project in such fields as music, literature, theater, dance, folk art, animation and cultural education. The scholarships are awarded for the implementation of…Continue Reading Creative and culture scholarships for 2020
WEINBERG, M.: Clarinet Music Mieczysław Weinberg: Clarinet Concerto; Clarinet Sonata; Chamber Symphony No. 4 Robert Oberaigner, clarinet; Michael Schöch, piano; Dresden Chamber Soloists; Michail Jurowski, cond. Naxos 8.574192 Polish-Jewish-Soviet composer Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 – 1996) was familiar with the clarinet from his youth, given its prominent place in klezmer bands and theatre ensembles, and he…Continue Reading New on Naxos & CD Accord