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Contemporary Music

Ryterband on the Festival Circuit

On July 25 in Cardiff, Wales, the Harplino Duet—Amelia Tokarska (harpist) with Jesse Reis (violinist)— presented an homage to Polish-Jewish composer Roman Ryterband (1914-1979) at… Read more »

Tagged August 2022, Contemporary Music, Festivals, PMC Collections

Save the Date: 2022 Paderewski Lecture-Recital

The 2022 Paderewski Lecture-Recital celebrates Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961), a brilliant contemporary composer who divides time between her native Poland, the Netherlands and France. With… Read more »

Tagged August 2022, Contemporary Music, October 2022, PMC News, Premieres

10th ‘Emanacje’ Festival: Wieniawski Cycle and Pianohooligan

Recognized jazz musicians and all Polish participants of the 16th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań took part in this year’s jubilee edition of… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, Festivals, July 2022, News

5th Royal Opera Polish Music Festival & Krauze Premiere

This year the Polish Royal Opera hosted its 5th Festival featuring a plethora of Polish music from July 2nd to July 24th. The Festival included… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, July 2022, News, Premieres

Celebration of Wojciech Kilar’s 90th Birthday

Wojciech Kilar was one of Poland’s greatest twentieth century symphonic composers. He studied piano with Władysława Markiewiczówna and composition with Bolesław Szabelski at the State… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, Festivals, July 2022, News

Upcoming Concerts at the Jazz Café POSK

There are over 3500 pubs and bars in the bustling city of London, and among those is the Jazz Café POSK. Known as one of… Read more »

Tagged 2022, Contemporary Music, July 2022, June 2022, Live Performances, Performances

Goldenthal in Kraków

By Marek Zebrowski Born in 1954, Elliot Goldenthal is primarily known as a very successful film composer with a long list of scores for such… Read more »

Tagged april 2022, Contemporary Music, Premieres

Trębacz Premiere in Seattle

The North Corner Chamber Orchestra, an excellent unconducted chamber ensemble in Seattle, presented the world premiere of A Machine for Entropy by Polish composer Ewa… Read more »

Tagged april 2022, Contemporary Music, Performances, Premieres

Sikora Premiere at the Szczecin Philharmonic

The world premiere of Elżbieta Sikora’s The Sixth Commandment will take place at the Szczecin Philharmonic on March 27. The piece will be performed together with Quando stanno morendo. Diario polacco No.2 by Luigi Nono. This… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, March 2022, Premieres

Opałka Opera Premiere

The premiere performance of the opera Ars Moriendi. Requiem Giocoso by Tomasz J. Opałka will take place on March 17 at the Polish Radio Witold… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, March 2022, Premieres

East-West Chamber Orchestra Weinberg Recording

The East-West Chamber Orchestra has just released their latest under the NAXOS label, Mieczysław Weinberg’s 2nd and 4th Chamber Symphonies. This completes the series, as… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, Discography, March 2022

Penderecki Remembered, in Film & Podcast

Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) was one of the progenitors of avant-garde music of the 1960s. Creator of his own compositional idiom, “sonorism,”… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, Contemporary Music, March 2022, Podcasts

Cracow Duo Back in California

During the second half of March, the celebrated Cracow Duo—comprised of cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer—returns for a tour of California. The Strad magazine… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, February 2022, March 2022, PMC News, Premieres

Dariusz Swoszowski Premiere

Dariusz Swoszowski’s new work–Dźwięki historii Tarnowa–premiered during a concert at the Music School Complex in Tarnów. The concert, entitled “In the World of Rhythm,” was… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, February 2022, Premieres

USC Thornton Symphony performs Lutosławski

As the 2022 spring semester gets underway, USC Thornton students are preparing for a return to live performances, and the school is proud to announce… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, February 2022, Performances

New Music Premieres in Katowice

The National Symphony Polish Radio Orchestra Hall (NOSPR) will host the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej [New Music Orchestra] in a December 19 concert of world premieres… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, December 2021, Performances, Premieres

Krauze’s Diamond Anniversary & Premiere

The Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw will be the site of celebrations for Zygmunt Krauze’s 60th anniversary of work as a composer.… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, December 2021, Performances, Premieres

PCMA/SPMK Autumn Offerings

Women in Music The Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association [PCMA, or SPMK in Polish] organized their first international festival promoting women composers and their work. It… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, Festivals, October 2021, Performances

Ptaszyńska World Premiere

The latest opus by the distinguished Polish composer, Marta Ptaszyńska, will be world-premiered on Sunday, October 17. The concert will be held at the Witold Lutosławski… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, October 2021, Premieres

2021 “Music on the Heights” Int’l Festival

On 11-18 September 2021, the Mieczysław Karłowicz Association in Zakopane presents the 13th “Muzyka na szczytach” [Music on the Heights] International Festival. This year’s edition… Read more »

Tagged Contemporary Music, Festivals, Performances, September 2021

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