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Independence Centenary

PMC Director Talks Paderewski in “Stories from the Eastern West”

January 15, 2019

“Stories From The Eastern West” is a new podcast series that reveals hidden history from Central and Eastern Europe in telling little-known stories that changed… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, November 2018

2018 Paderewski Festival in Paso

January 15, 2019

By Marek Zebrowski Held November 1-4, the 2018 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles celebrated this year the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with concerts, a… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Independence Centenary, November 2018

PMC Celebrated Poland’s Centenary of Independence in Poland and France

January 15, 2019

In Poland Held under the title “Kontrasty-Niepodległa” [Contrasts-Independence], the 56th Bydgoszcz Music Festival celebrated the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with a wide-ranging presentation of… Read more »

Tagged December 2018, Festivals, Independence Centenary, Performances, PMC News

Manru at Kraków Opera

December 11, 2018

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence, the Kraków Opera presented the premiere of a new production of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s only opera,… Read more »

Tagged December 2018, Independence Centenary, Premieres

Project “100 for 100. Musical decades of freedom”

December 11, 2018

PWM’s “100 for 100. Musical decades of freedom” was an undertaking of an unprecedented scale in the country. 100 masterpieces of Polish music from 1918… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, November 2018, Premieres

Polonia in Calgary Celebrates!

November 15, 2018

The centenary of Poland’s regained independence was celebrated in Calgary, Canada, with a weekend of concerts, lectures, film screenings, historical and art exhibits, folk dancing,… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, November 2018

“Paderewski: Piano Works” by Sobczak

October 25, 2018

Paderewski: Piano Works Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 (1886); Nocturne in B flat major, Op. 16 No. 4 (1890–1891);… Read more »

Tagged Discography, Independence Centenary, October 2018

Jonathan Plowright Celebrates Poland’s Independence Centenary

July 12, 2018

“Polish music, [Plowright] has it in his heart, in his soul…” Ruch Muzyczny British pianist Jonathan Plowright—a champion of Polish Romantic repertoire for the piano—has… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, July 2018, Performances

100 Years of Independence in Bydgoszcz

June 25, 2018

The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic celebrated the centennial anniversary of Poland’s independence with a concert on June 15 in Bydgoszcz. The program featured Wojciech… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, June 2018, Performances

“Under the white and red flag” with Herdzin

June 1, 2018

On June 8, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra and the Krakow Reed Trio were led by Krzysztof Herdzin, as pianist and conductor, during the 15th “Polityka”… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Independence Centenary, June 2018, Performances

2018 Kraków Film Music Festival & Awards

June 1, 2018

The new decade of the Film Music Festival’s history will start with a combination of apparently distant music genres, not only the ones composed specifically… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Independence Centenary, June 2018, Performances

Warsaw Phil Honors Polish Independence

May 1, 2018

Under the title “Powstało w wolnej Polsce” [Created in Independent Poland], the Warsaw National Philharmonic’s April 27-28 concerts featured Paderewski’s Overture for Symphony Orchestra and… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, May 2018, Performances

New Production of Moniuszko’s Haunted Manor

May 1, 2018

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland, the Cleveland Opera will create a new production of The Haunted Manor [Straszny dwór]… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, June 2018, May 2018, Performances

Warsaw Music Encounters 2018 – Premieres, Conferences and more

May 1, 2018

The 32nd edition of the “Warsaw Music Encounters” Festival will take place from May 12-19, 2018. Founded in 1986 by composer Władysław Słowiński, the Festival… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Independence Centenary, May 2018, Premieres

100 songs for 100 years of Independence

May 1, 2018

The concert series “100 songs for 100 years of Independence”—in which the leading soloists of the Łódź Opera Theater seek to convey what the most… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, May 2018, Performances

Chopin Competition on Period Instruments 2018

April 1, 2018

On the anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in collaboration with Polish Television and Polish Radio, is organizing an event of… Read more »

Tagged April 2018, Competitions, Independence Centenary

100 Songs for 100 Years of Independence

April 1, 2018

Starting on April 16, the Grand Theater in Łódź will host a series of concerts entitled  “100 songs for 100 years of Independence.” During the… Read more »

Tagged April 2018, Independence Centenary, Performances

PWM’s ‘100 for 100’

April 1, 2018

Polish Music Publishers (PWM) is planning to publish and record one hundred works by over eighty Polish composers, written between 1918 and 2018. This project… Read more »

Tagged April 2018, Independence Centenary, News

Independence Centenary

March 1, 2018

Paderewski at the National Museum A few weeks ago, the National Museum in Warsaw officially opened its Paderewski Exhibit, drawing on the extensive collection of papers, artwork, personal… Read more »

Tagged Independence Centenary, March 2018

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