On March 13, Polish cellist Marek Szpakiewicz will join the partially-deaf legendary pianist Fuzjko Hemming who returns to Los Angeles for a special concert commemorating the 5th anniversary of earthquake & tsunami in Japan. The program will encompass many favorite works for cello and piano, including Chopin’s Introduction et Polonaise Brillante, Op.3, as well as solo works for each…Continue Reading Szpakiewicz Performs Benefit Concert
For their third tour of the US, the Meccore String Quartet is going coast to coast – starting in California then immediately going across the country to play in Florida. Audiences will also hear them in Alabama and Idaho, where Meccore String Quartet will present their colorful repertoire, including works by Szymanowski, Beethoven, Haydn, Ligeti and Sibelius….Continue Reading Meccore String Quartet in US
Polish baritone Artur Ruciński made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in February on the opening night of a new production of Puccini’s famous opera, Madame Butterfly. Ruciński shares his role with American baritone Dwayne Croft as Sharpless, the American consulate at Nagasaki. Though he only has two more performances at the Met in March, there is no…Continue Reading Ruciński at the Met
On March 11, the Podlaskie Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert featuring Maestra Ewa Strusińska and pianist Piotr Sałajczyk. On the program will be Karol Szymanowski’s Etude in b minor Op. 4 No. 3 and his Symphony No. 4‘Symphonie Concertante’ Op. 60 for piano and orchestra, as well as Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances Op. 45. March 11, 2016 |…Continue Reading Szymanowski, Strusińska and Sałaczyk in Białystok
Founded in 1945 on the heels of postwar Polish independence, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic [Filharmonia Bałtycka] is the largest music institution in northern Poland. Finishing their extensive tour of the US in the West, the Baltic Philharmonic will be in California for most of March. On March 9, the musicians from Gdańsk are scheduled to…Continue Reading Baltic Philharmonic in California
Kinga Augustyn, a Polish violin virtuoso now living and working in New York City, gave an extensive interview in February for Presto, a Polish-language periodical covering music, film and arts. Titled, “Ten niemożliwy Nowy Jork” [This Impossible New York], the article covers Augustyn’s artistic trajectory and provides her explanation of why New York City is sometimes…Continue Reading Augustyn Featured by Presto
Themed “Sounds of Tomorrow,” this year’s ISCM World Music Days Festival will be held in South Korea, organized and hosted by the Tongyeong International Music Foundation. The festival will begin on March 29 and last until April 3. Among the 66 works that were announced in the program is Five Miniatures for orchestra by Elżbieta Sikora and Three Polish Dances:…Continue Reading 2016 World Music Days
Culture.pl, the website of Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute, recently published an interesting article about the 8 most unusual instruments used in Polish folk music dating back to the 11th century: the ligawka, hurdy-gurdy, cart rattle, devil’s fiddle, suka, burczybas, pedal accordion, and vessel. In contrast to their unappealing names, these instruments emanate stunning sounds through simple mechanisms,…Continue Reading Unusual Polish Folk Instruments
The Centre of Artistic Education at the Gorzów Philharmonic announces the 4th International Composers Competition. The idea of Competition is to promote artistic creation and to support composers’ individual approaches to contemporary music. The Competition aims to popularize the fascinating and rich world of sounds. The previous three editions (2013-2015) were addressed to young Polish composers…Continue Reading 4th International Composers Competition
Conducted by Charles Olivieri-Munroe, the Kraków Philharmonic will presents a concert featuring Russian trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov on February 12-13. Known as the “Paganini of the trumpet” after an exceptional performance at 13 years old, Nakariakov has traveled extensively to expand his range of classical literature for the trumpet. He has performed in many of the world’s leading centers of…Continue Reading Krakow Phil – Weinberg Trumpet Concerto