2020 Met Gala “At Home” features Polish Artists
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… Read more »
April 2020
ROCO presents Kilar
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… Read more »
#stayathome—Virtual Musical Offerings from Poland
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… Read more »
Live Stream of Panufnik Violin Concerto
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… Read more »
American Institute of Polish Culture Scholarships
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… Read more »
National Stage of the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival 2020
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… Read more »
2020 “Chopin And His Europe” Festival: From Beethoven To Chopin
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… Read more »
Fryderyk 2020 award-winning album available online
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… Read more »
Creative and culture scholarships for 2020
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… Read more »
New on Naxos & CD Accord
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,… Read more »
1st Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition
The 1st Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition, organized by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, will take place over… Read more »
Music lovers, support Polish composers!
The presidents of the Association of Polish Artists and Polish Society of Contemporary Music have started a petition to support the composers and performers of classical… Read more »
Szymanowski’s “Lottery for Husbands” –YouTube premiere
Karol Szymanowski completed his only operetta, entitled Lottery for Husbands or Fiance No. 69, in 1909. After nearly a hundred years, in 2007 the Krakow Opera… Read more »
“Ignacy Jan and His Plan” – PWM youth publication about Paderewski
In honor of International Children’s Book Day (April 2), PWM Edition has published another book for young music lovers: Ignacy Jan and His Plan. Written… Read more »
Online Premiere: Tansman’s Piano Concerto No. 1
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… Read more »
Gifts to PMC March 2020
A Survey of the Triangiel Catalog In spite of the PMC being closed since March 16 due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic, gifts to our… Read more »