The 37th edition of the annual Karol Szymanowski Music Days Festival will be held from July 9-19 in various venues around the beautiful town of Zakopane, Poland, where from 1922-1926, Szymanowski spent significant time immersed in Highlander music. Much of the music he composed during this time and thereafter was influenced by this local folk…Continue Reading Karol Szymanowski Music Days
The Musical Gardens [Ogrody Muzyczne] Festival is held annually in the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. This year’s Festival began on June 27 and will continue until July 19. Its current 14th edition honors Italy and her cultural heritage and recognizes Italy’s presidency of the European Union during the second half of this…Continue Reading Ogrody Muzyczne Festival
The Marcin Józef Żebrowski Music School in Częstochowa organized the third biennial celebrations of Marian Sawa’s music, presenting concerts, workshops, master classes and concerts, including world premieres of Sawa’s music. This year’s festivities took place June 30—July 4 and were co-sponsored by the local Center for Arts Education and Marian Sawa Society. Marian Sawa (1937-2005)…Continue Reading Marian Sawa Celebrations
The 57th Organ Festival in Oliwa began on July 1 and will continue throughout the summer until August 26. Concerts are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at the historical Gothic Cathedral of Oliwa, which has one of the most magnificent organs in northern Poland. A number of well-established and young-and-rising organ virtuosos from across the…Continue Reading Organ Music In Oliwa
Another music festival featuring historical venues with interesting programming in a city where Copernicus was born is running from June 24 until August 30 this year in Toruń. Called “Europe &Toruń. Music & Architecture,” this will be the 18th edition of the Festival that presents a wide spectrum of music from the Baroque to contemporary…Continue Reading Music And Architecture In Toruń
Every summer, the “LEOPOLDINUM” Chamber Orchestra in Wrocław hosts the week-long LEO Festival. This year, the concert held on June 1 will feature the music of Panufnik in celebration of his centenary. Entitled “Mentor & Student,” the program will be performed by students from the Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław as well as performers…Continue Reading Panufnik In Wrocław
From June 8-14, the 26th edition of the International Festival of Kraków Composers will be held. The Festival is organized by the Kraków branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), led by artistic director Marcel Chyrzyński. The program will include works by Marek Stachowski, Maciej Zieliński, Zbigniew Bujarski, Michał Jakub Papara, Witold Lutosławski, Mikołaj Górecki,…Continue Reading Kraków Composers’ Festival
Polish Day in L.A. Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm Linden Avenue between 1st Street & Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802 On June 14, Polish Day in L.A. will celebrate Polish culture with music, crafts, delicious treats, good beer, and fun during the 2nd Saturday Art Walk in Long Beach, CA….Continue Reading Polish Festivals Around The US
Many new works by Polish composers will receive their world premieres at festivals in Poland during the month of May. Below is a list of the premieres at prominent Festivals. Warsaw Music Encounters (May 10-17): Premiering soloists:Agata Szymczewska, Jarosław Bręk, Łukasz Długosz, Marek Bracha, Magdalena Bojanowicz, Leszek Lorent, Maciej Bogumił Nerkowski, Grzegorz Skrobiński Works premiered:…Continue Reading Festival Premieres In May
The rarely-performed Cud mniemany czyli Krakowiacy i Górale [An Apparent Miracle or The Cracovians and the Highlanders] is the first example of Polish opera, composed by Jan Stefani to a libretto by Wojciech Bogusławski. Premiered in Warsaw in 1794 to a wild public reception, it was the first Polish work to prominently use folk melodies,…Continue Reading Oldest Polish Opera Performed In Bydgoszcz