2014 IAMIC Conference
This year’s International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) Annual Meeting, General Assembly, Conference and Concert—collectively referred to as IAMIC 2014—will be held from October… Read more »
Kolberg and Panufnik Years
‘Andrzej Panufnik And His Vision Of Music’: Art & Science Conference
On the occasion of the jubilee of Andrzej Panufnik’s 100th birthday anniversary, the Fryderyk Chopin Music University’s Chair of Music Theory is organizing the International… Read more »
Meyer at 70
2013 was an anniversary year for Krzysztof Meyer, who celebrated his 70th birthday last August. In recognition of Meyer’s admirable accomplishments as a composer, many… Read more »
Seasons Of Panufnik
Already in full swing, the 2014 Panufnik Centenary celebrations are moving into festival mode for the summer, then leading towards the birthday month of September… Read more »
Kolberg In Song
The Twelfth Summer Lieder Festival at Wilanów Palace featured a performance of Kolberg’s songs at an evening concert on July 5. The beautiful atmosphere of… Read more »
Kolberg Concert at ‘Kolory Polski’
The 15th “Colors of Poland” Travelling Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic is held in a variety of locations in Poland throughout the summer months. It… Read more »
In The Footsteps Of Kolberg & Chopin
On June 28, the “Krokowski Summer of Music 2014” was inaugurated with the concert entitled “In the Footsteps of Kolberg and Chopin” at the Regional… Read more »
Kolberg Conference In Poznań
“The Work of Oskar Kolberg as National and European Heritage,” a two-day international academic conference, was held in Poznań, Poland on May 22-23. Poland’s president… Read more »
Kolberg In Kielce
Since Oskar Kolberg figures in the official name of the Kielce Philharmonic—aka Filharmonia Świętokrzyska im. Oskara Kolberga w Kielcach—the Philharmonic Auditorium as well as the… Read more »
Kolberg’s Opera Revived
Besides his monumental ethnographic research, Oskar Kolberg also composed a number of vocal works, including an opera: Król Pasterzy [King of Shepherds]. It was shown… Read more »
Bienkowski Interview
As a corollary to the Kolberg Year Celebrations, please see an English-language interview with Andrzej Bieńkowski, a painter, photographer, and ethnographer who answers Agnieszka Grzybowska’s… Read more »
Panufnik In Wrocław
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… Read more »
Gloria Artis For Lady Panufnik
“It’s difficult to find ambassadors who work so diligently and with such uncommon dedication for Polish culture as Lady Camilla Paunfnik in London. You embody… Read more »
Panufnik on Panufnik
In addition to composing music, Sir Andrze j Panufnik also wrote two autobiographies: Composing Myself, published by Methuen in London in 1987 and an earlier… Read more »
Panufnik At Warsaw Encounters
A new website, dedicated to Sir Andrzej Panufnik, was unveiled in Warsaw on May 16 by Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, a noted Panufnik expert. The address is:… Read more »
Panufnik Centenary May Celebrations
2014 marks the centenary of acclaimed Polish composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik. Throughout the year many exciting events have been scheduled around the world. Leading orchestras,… Read more »
Mazurkas Of The World Celebrates Kolberg
Traditional Polish folk and dance music is a living form of Poland’s natural heritage which exerted a major influence on European and global culture. The… Read more »
Kolberg On Display
Oskar Kolberg’s artistic, scholarly and editorial achievements are exhibited at the Warsaw Central Agricultural Library until May 27. His interests in Polish and Slavic folk… Read more »