PMC at the PAN Conference
The year, the Musicology Institute at the Polish Academy of Sciences [PAN] held the Third Annual Conference on the topic of “Polish Music Abroad.” A… Read more »
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PMC at MAB Conference
Conference Overview The 41st annual conference of Polish Museums, Archives and Libraries [MAB] was held September 14-18 in Lublin. Hosted by the John Paul II… Read more »
Celebrating Paderewski in Chicago
The Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation led by Adam Bala and Marianna Humetska brought a chamber version of Paderewski’s opera, Manru, to Chicago’s Cernicus Center on October… Read more »
Inauguration of the 75th anniversary season of the Kraków Philharmonic
The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow opened the anniversary season of 2019/2020 with concerts on 4 October and on 5 October at the Nowa Huta… Read more »
Premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s Opera
The premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s opera Yemaya – Queen of the Seas directed by Hanna Marasz took place on 1 October at the Wrocław Opera. The… Read more »
H.M. Górecki Silesian Philharmonic Anniversary Season
The Silesian Philharmonic will celebrate its 75th anniversary in the 2019/2020 season with a rich artistic program which includes concerts with world-class soloists and presents… Read more »
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II
Two concerts commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II took place on 1 September. At Warsaw’s New Theater, Lidia Zielińska’s composition… Read more »
48th Polish Composers’ Union Musicological Conference: Borders of Freedom
The 48th Musicological Conference of the Polish Composers’ Union “Borders of Freedom” will take place from 5-7 September at the Leśnik Recreation Centre in Łagów,… Read more »
Premiere of Polish Landscape by Les Femmes
The premiere of the new album Polish Landscape by the ensemble Les Femmes took place on 8 September at the St. I. Witkiewicz Theatre in… Read more »
World premiere and anniversary of Piotr Moss
The 6th International Cello Academy celebrated composer Piotr Moss‘s 70th birthday and 50th anniversary of artistic work with a concert at the National Forum of… Read more »
2019 IAML Conference in Kraków
The Congress of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers (IAML) took place from 14-19 July at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.… Read more »
250th birth anniversary of Józef Elsner
A concert commemorating the 250th anniversary of Józef Elsner‘s birth took place on 3 June. Born on 1 June 1769, the composer, conductor, pedagogue and music… Read more »
40th General Assembly of the Members of the Polish Composers’ Union
On May 24-25 2019, the 40th General Assembly of the Members of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) took place in Warsaw. New authorities were elected… Read more »
Bogusław Schaeffer Obituary
Polish composer Boguslaw Schaeffer died on July 1, 2019 in Salzburg. Born on June 6, 1929 in Lviv, he was 90 years old. Schaeffer made… Read more »
2019 “Franciszek Wybrańczyk Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival
The 19th Franciszek Wybrańczyk Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival took place from May 31 – June 7 in Warsaw. Four concerts in three locations… Read more »
“12 Minutes for Moniuszko” micro-opera competition
Polish Parliament has declared 2019 the “Year of Stanisław Moniuszko.” In honor of this 200th birth anniversary, the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) and Teatr Wielki… Read more »
Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer’s “Quasi una Sonata” at Warsaw Phil
Krzysztof Meyer’s Quasi una Sonata for guitar and accordion was premiered on 28 May at the Warsaw Philharmonic. The Institute of Music and Dance commissioned the… Read more »
Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities
On May 10, the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok presented “Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities”—a Pawlik/Moniuszko Polish… Read more »
Elżbieta Sikora Premiere
After the well received premiere of Elżbieta Sikora’s Violin Concerto performed by violinist Linus Roth at the Festival of World Premieres in Katowice, the artists… Read more »
Premiere of New Work by Penderecki at La Scala
On May 19, Cameristi della Scala and Maestro Wilson Hermanto will perform the world premieres of Sinfonietta for flute and strings by Krzysztof Penderecki and… Read more »