February Anniversaries
Born This Month 2 February 1909 – Grazyna BACEWICZ , composer, violinist, pianist (d. 1969) 7 February 1877 – Feliks NOWOWIEJSKI, composer, organist 8 February 1953 –… Read more »
February 2017
Andrzej Nikodemowicz
Polish composer, pianist and music teacher Andrzej Nikodemowicz died at the age of 92 on January 28, 2017. Born in January 2, 1925 in Lviv,… Read more »
Bargielski Celebration
On Jan. 21, Silesian String Quartetgave a concert at the NOSPRChamber Hall. The program celebrated Zbigniew Bargielski’s80th birthday and featured two of his chamber compositions: String Quartet No.… Read more »
Kurczak and Alagna Shine in Paris
Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna gave a recital on January 9, 2017 in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The duo, who are… Read more »
Sobczak on Szymanowski
On January 31, pianist Radosław Sobczak performed a recital commemorating Karol Szymanowski’s 80th Death Anniversary in the Chamber Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic, as a part of their Piano… Read more »
NOSPR on Live Stream
On January 8, the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice (NOSPR) broke barriers and welcomed new audiences when they broadcasted their traditional New Year’s… Read more »
Górecki Meets Metal
SORROW A reimaging of Górecki’s 3rd Symphony by Colin Stetson Colin Stetson: Alto, Tenor, Bass Saxophones; Contrabass Clarinet; Lyricon | Dan Bennett: Tenor, Baritone Saxophones;… Read more »
New on DUX
Krzysztof Penderecki Chamber Music Vol. II Violoncello Totale Krzysztof Penderecki: Capriccio per Siegfried Palm for cello solo (1968); Cadenza for cello solo (1983-84) Transcribed by Jakob… Read more »
Szymanowski on Naxos
SZYMANOWSKI, K.: Concert Overture / LUTOSŁAWSKI, W.: Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 4 Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, Op. 12 in E major op.12; Witold Lutosławski: Concerto for cello… Read more »
4th International Festival of the Wieniawski Brothers
Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, this year’s edition of the International Festival of the Wieniawski Brothers will be held February 10… Read more »
Simon Plays Lutosławski
Lutosławski: Complete Piano Works Witold Lutosławski: Bukoliki [Bucolics] for solo piano; Two Studies for solo piano; Folk Melodies for solo piano; Three pieces for young people for solo piano; Invention (1968); An Overheard Tune; Sonata… Read more »
Lutosławski ‘Łańcuch’ Festival 2017
The 14th edition of the Witold Lutosławski “Łańcuch” [Chain] Festival is being held from January 28 to February 12, 2017 at Polish Radio’s Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The… Read more »
Mocarty 2016 Nominations
The winners of the MocArt RMF Classic award will be selected through online voting, which is available at rmfclassic.pl. The results will be announced on March… Read more »
Plowright/Borowicz Award and Recording Plans
Recently, British pianist Jonathan Plowright and Polish conductor Łukasz Borowicz were nominated for a prestigious International Classical Music Award (2017 ICMA) for their recording of concertos by Ludomir Różycki… Read more »
Opera Creation Finalists
On January 5, 2017, the first public performances of excerpts from the opera Człowiek z Manufaktury took place in the Łódź Grand Theatre. 40 composers from Poland, Spain,… Read more »
Penderecki/Warsaw Phil Receive Grammy
During the 59th edition of the Grammy Awards, which took place on February 12, Maestro Krzysztof Penderecki and the Choir and Orchestra of the Warsaw Philharmonic(Henryk Wojnarowski – choir director)… Read more »
Miro Kępiński Wins Award
Young Polish film composer Miro Kępiński was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Award for his soundtrack to a documentary The Wounds We Cannot See, directed by… Read more »
“Anders’ Army” Exhibit in LA
L.A.’s Polish church Our Lady of the Bright Mount is hosting a unique exhibition entitled “Anders’ Army,” devoted to the Polish Army General Władysław Anders as a… Read more »
KF in New York
In collaboration with The Isadora Duncan International Institute, Inc. (IDII), the Kosciuszko Foundation will present an evening of music and dance on the transformative power of love… Read more »
Lira at the Consulate
With the season of love afoot, the Lira Ensemble will present an evening of Polish and American love songs on February 15 at the Consulate General of the… Read more »