The 2016 nominations for the 22nd edition of the Fryderyk Awards were announced on March 9 by the organizers at ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Similar to the Grammys in the US, the Fryderyk is the highest award for success in the recording industry in Poland. For a full listing of all 2016…Continue Reading 2016 Fryderyk Nominations
Swiatkiewicz Receives Passport Award The 2015 “Passport” Awards were announced on January 12, 2016. This year’s nominees for the coveted award—given annually to scores of professionals by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993—were the youngest batch in its over 20 year history. During the ceremony, held at the Grand Theatre of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw,…Continue Reading Awards – February 2016
From the Paso Robles Daily News (January 2, 2016): Paso Artsfest has announced its honoree for the 2016 event. Steve Cass, owner of Cass Winery and the driving force behind the Paderewski Festival and a new symphony event, will be feted by friends and family at the festival’s annual fundraiser, “Sweet Art,” on Feb. 9. The festival, now in its eighth year, celebrates…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Board Member Honoured as Arts Philanthropist
Karol Szymanowski Foundation Awards On January 9, 2016, opera singer Mariusz Kwiecień and musicologist Alistair Wightman received the 2015 Karol Szymanowski Foundation Annual Award. The jury members (Teresa Chylińska, Agnieszka Chwiłek, Zofia Helman (chairperson), Witold Karol Juchniewicz, Eugeniusz Knapik and Zdzisław Szakiewicz) awarded Kwiecień in recognition of his interpretation of the role of Król Roger [King Roger] and promoting Karol Szymanowski’s…Continue Reading Awards – January 2015
The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) announced the winners of the PAHA awards for 2014 at the 72nd Annual Meeting in New York (January 2-4, 2015): the Amicus Poloniae Award “recognizing significant contributions enhancing knowledge of Polish and Polish‐American heritage by individuals not belonging to the Polish‐American community” was given to Ms. TERRY TEGNAZIAN, co‐founder of Aquila Polonica Publishing, and Dr. MAJA TROCHIMCZYK, of Moonrise Press and…Continue Reading 2015 in Review – Awards
On October 14th, 2015, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prof. Małgorzata Omilanowska decorated 23 persons with Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals for Merit in Culture “Gloria Artis.” Amongst those honored were composer Krzesimir Dębski and pianist Jerzy Marchwiński. All of the winners are listed below: Gold Medals for Merit in Culture – Gloria Artis Maria…Continue Reading Gloria Artis for Debski & Marchwinski
The finalists in the 13th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composers’ Competition, organized by the Polish Music Publishers (PWM Edition, Kraków), were recently announced. According to the rules, winning composers receive cash prizes (first prize: 1500 zł, award: 1000 zł), and winning compositions are published by and incorporated into the catalog of PWM for public usage. The jury…Continue Reading Winners of the 13th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composer’s Competition
An October 24 concert at the Mickiewicz University Hall in Poznań honored composer Paweł Łukaszewski, who received the Jerzy Kurczewski Award. Łukaszewski received his prize from Krzysztof Meyer, head of the Awards Committee and Alina Kurczewska, daughter of the Award’s founder and a distinguished choral conductor herself. Led by maestro Jacek Sykulski, the Poznań Boys’ Choir…Continue Reading Kurczewski Award for Łukaszewski
On Thursday, Oct. 8, renowned Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman received an honorary doctorate from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. During the ceremony, which coincided with the opening of the 2015/26 academic year at the Music University, Zimerman was honored by the Dean of the Piano Department, Professor Anna Jastrzębska-Quinn, as well as…Continue Reading Zimerman Receives Honorary Doctorate From Chopin Univ.
Bach – English Suites Nos 1, 3 & 5 Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suites, No. 1 in A, BWV806; English Suites, No. 3 in G minor, BWV808; English Suites, No. 5 in E minor, BWV810 Piotr Anderszewski: piano Erato / Warner Classics The new recording byPolish-Hungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski has been announced as the winner…Continue Reading Anderszewski Wins 2015 Gramophone Award