On the 74th anniversary of his passing, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) is proud to announce the public display of the Death Mask of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The sculpture was created by Malvina Hoffman in 1941 and donated by Martin Skoble and Gabrielle Howard in January 2014. After having undergone conservation sponsored by Ludwika…Continue Reading Paderewski Death Mask on Display at PMA in Chicago
From Culture.pl: The 17th International Chopin Contest is coming this October. Pianists from all over the world have already taken part in the qualifying stage and are now playing their fingers to the bone, using every minute to prepare as perfectly as possible for their performance. For us – the audience and lovers of classical…Continue Reading How Much Do You Know About Chopin?
Located just south of the Ammersee and Starnbergersee, the picturesque German town of Weilheim in Upper Bavaria hosts a series of monthly concerts at the Apostelkirche Weilheim. On Sunday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. a chamber concert titled “Von alten Weisen und jungen Wilden” [From Hallowed Sages to Young Iconoclasts] brings violinist Dagmar Becker, flutist…Continue Reading Bruzdowicz in Bavaria
On June 15, 2015, the winners of the 56th edition of the Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers were announced. The jury was composed of Jerzy Bauer – chairman, Zbigniew Baginski – secretary, Krzysztof Baculewski and Sławomir Czarnecki. Named for composer and pedagogue Tadeusz Baird, the competition is organized by the Polish Composers’ Union [ZKP]…Continue Reading Baird Young Composers’ Competition
The 11th edition of the Polish Music Festival will be held from July 8-18, 2015 in Kraków. Audiences will hear both early music and works by the great such as Chopin and Moniuszko, as well as outstanding contemporary composers such as Wojciech Kilar and Krzysztof Penderecki, all performed by outstanding soloists and ensembles from Poland…Continue Reading Festival of Polish Music
Seven Gates: a journey of discovery, an exploration of the music of Poland. There is a vast richness in Polish compositional output and during these four days we shall be opening seven doors through which to understand the power of its influence. By looking through the music of Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Lutosławski, Henryk Gorecki, Karol…Continue Reading Seven Gates Festival – Polish Music Celebrated in the UK
The Musikfestspiele Saar is one of Europe’s leading music festivals, held every 2 years in Saarbrucken, Germany. The 2015 edition of this Festival, which has been taking place since February and ends on July 22, is dedicated to the “rarities and stars” of Polish music. On June 27 and 29, Krzysztof Penderecki’s opera Ubu Rex…Continue Reading Polish Music Highlighted in Saarbruken
The ‘Ogrody Muzyczne’ [Musical Gardens] Festival has been organized annually since year 2001 during the month of July. Each edition’s program consists of over 30 artistic events: concerts, film and opera screenings, and ballet performances. Since the beginning, a large tent located at the Courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, suitable for gathering 1000…Continue Reading Ogrody Muzyczne
DREAM LAKE Witold Lutosławski: Chantefleurs et Chantefables (arr. E. Knapik for soprano and piano); Andrzej Czajkowski: 7 Shakespeare Sonnets (Dream Lake) Agata Zubel, soprano ; Joonas Ahonen, piano CDAccord ACD216 ‘Dream Lake’ (CDAccord ACD216) is a recording project by Polish soprano Agata Zubel and Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen. The disc includes Andrzej Czajkowski’s Seven Shakespeare Sonnets…Continue Reading Zubel Performs Lutosławski & Czajkowski
The 2006 recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter has focused intensely on the music of Fryderyk Chopin during her prodigious career. She has produced several excellent and highly praised recordings that showcase different aspects of his oeuvre. The most recent is her recording of his 24 Preludes for Linn Records—…Continue Reading Ingrid Fliter: A Passion For Chopin